North County

Three companies contracted for a 2018 project at a Fitchburg State University dorm will pay up to $325,000 combined in civil penalties for failing to properly remove and dispose of asbestos, or asbestos-containing material.

Two Central Massachusetts locations of Bed Bath & Beyond were among 149 to be shuttered in the latest round of closures announced by the company on Tuesday.

The top energy official in President Joe Biden's Cabinet plans to visit Massachusetts on Friday to celebrate the opening of a new commercial fusion energy research center.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg loaned $150,000 to Adams Farm and Slaughterhouse in Athol to help run the company and purchase equipment.

The share of Massachusetts students who take out loans to pay for public higher education has exploded in the past two decades while the combined pressure of inflation and a lack of investment have hamstrung the impact of state-funded financial aid, according to a new report.

Hannaford Supermarkets has begun installing defibrillators at all 185 of its stores to save the lives of customers and employees in case of a sudden cardiac event, the Scarborough, Maine-based food retailer said.

State education officials use criteria that allows exclusionary admissions practices at vocational technical schools, leaving behind students of color, English language learners and students with disabilities, according to a new lawsuit filed by a coalition of educational advocacy groups.

Fitchburg Access Television has moved its studio and offices to 780 Main St. in Fitchburg, the Rollstone Bank & Trust building.

The former location of Scooby Doo’s Bar in Clinton at 675 Main St. was sold for $850,000 to a corporation with plans to demolish the building.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation in Worcester has granted $2.2 million total to 120 local nonprofit organizations to aid in operations and fund new projects.