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Hoping to boost housing production in the state, the Gov. Maura Healey Administration has auctioned off four Central Massachusetts state-owned properties to private developers to convert the sites into housing.

The first half of 2023 was a difficult one for home buyers and for real estate agents as single-family home sales cratered and home prices plateaued high above pre-COVID levels.

While Beacon Hill searches for solutions to the serious housing shortage that fuels affordability concerns in Massachusetts, a real estate industry organization wants to see the Community Preservation Act program retrofitted to put a greater emphasis on housing production.

Five Central Massachusetts municipalities were selected to take part in a new program to help them identify and address internet availability and affordability, device access and digital skills gaps in their communities. 

Five organizations in Boxborough and Stow received a combined $232,209 as part of nearly $600,000 awarded in Central Massachusetts and $1 million statewide from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection grants to small public water suppliers.

Three Central Massachusetts businesses received grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development program, in order to install solar systems, according to a Thursday announcement.

Nearly $16.4 million in MassWorks funding will be spread across nine Central Massachusetts towns and cities to help cover infrastructure projects during economic recovery, state officials announced on Thursday.

Four multigenerational Central Mass. businesses owners underscore the importance of mixing up both their goods and their services, as well as an overwhelming willingness to adapt to customer requests and market demands.

Moon Hill Brewing Co. in Gardner is not only partnering with Phillipston Red Apple Farm for a brew yard and some summer fun, but is also looking to make some hard cider using the farm's apples.

Gardner's Moon Hill Brewing Co. and a Phillipston's Red Apple Farm are partnering to bring Worcester County a summerlong brew yard.