North County

More than 100 nurses from Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center flooded the hallway outside Gov. Maura Healey's office Wednesday morning, demanding that the state intervene and prevent bankrupt Steward Health Care from closing two hospitals in August.

A group of companies that are owed money from bankrupt Steward Health Care want a judge to mandate changes to the agreement that Massachusetts state government has to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term," taking issue with the way the deal gives the state the power to claw back the money.

Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she lacks the authority to keep two Steward Health Care hospitals open, after the bankrupt company signaled Friday its intent to flout state regulations by prematurely shuttering Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

A proposed order filed in the Steward Health Care bankruptcy case outlines a "commitment" from state government in Massachusetts to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term."

Gardner-based GFA Federal Credit Union has appointed a new member to its board of directors as Charles Bowles has announced his retirement following a 40-year tenure with GFA. 

The bankrupt Steward Health Care said Friday that it is closing two of its hospitals here in the next month or so -- Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer -- that received no qualified bids in its sales process.

“Central Massachusetts will complement the existing strengths in Greater Boston, accelerating the momentum for the Commonwealth to lead the emerging biomanufacturing sector in the U.S.,” the report reads.

Following a brief hiatus when Central Massachusetts saw a dip in unemployment, rates were back on the rise for the second month in a row in June.

Median home sale prices are on the rise in Middlesex and Worcester counties, as the number of sales in June fell compared to last year.

Hodge takes the role at a time where colleges across the country are facing the prospect of declining enrollment.