Royalston

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. 

Fueled by communities near I-495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Central Massachusetts region grew 8.1% in population from 2010 to 2020, outpacing both the state (6.0%) and nation (6.5%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing.

A Wayland woman and former treasurer at a Royalston nonprofit has been indicted for stealing $30,000 from the organization.

Gardner's Heywood Healthcare honored James and Asta Kraskouskas, owners of Anthony's Liquor Mart in Gardner, with the...

Mount Wachusett Community College has received $573,600 in state funds to help educate students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and Athol Memorial Hospital have received special recognition from separate organizations for work they've done in the areas of quality and safety and telehealth innovation, respectively.