North County

James Cunningham gained planning board approval on Jan. 4 to convert part of an historic mill on Clinton’s Main Street into a mixed-use commercial and residential building.

People are on the move at Country Bank, Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., RCAP Solutions, and more.

The coronavirus lockdowns began in March 2020 lasted longer for indoor performance venues than nearly every other type of business, cutting off the main revenue streams for these Central Massachusetts hubs for arts and culture until May 2021.

Central Massachusetts communities have received roughly $44.3 million in loans and $5.6 million in loan forgiveness grants from the state treasurer to go towards improvements to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, according to a Thursday release from the office of State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who is also chair of the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust.

The 56-acre Maharishi Ayruveda Health Center, which is located in an historic mansion in Lancaster, sold for $2 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Harrington Farm, a popular wedding venue in Princeton, has been sold by its owner of almost three decades for $6.4 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Unemployment in the Greater Worcester metropolitan area saw a decrease of 0.4 percentage points in November, dropping to 4.8%, according to Thursday’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A property containing a Rite Aid in Clinton sold on Tuesday, along with several surrounding vacant lots, for just over $3.1 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

A 78,000-square-foot flex office space known as the Appleworks in Harvard has sold along with an adjacent property for a total of $6 million to a Boston developer, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Randolph and Baldwin, an Ayer-based engineering and design firm, has purchased a warehouse on Jytek Road in Leominster for $1.6 million, according to real estate database CoStar.