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After Massachusetts voters said yes to legalizing marijuana Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker, an outspoken opponent of the referendum, said he wants a more efficient process of permitting retail pot shops than the extensive procedures the state engaged in to implement medical marijuana.

Voters on Tuesday approved a ballot question to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for adult use, making Massachusetts the first state on the East Coast to legalize marijuana.

The Southbridge facility making baked goods under the “Superior on Main” name is part of a $725-million deal orchestrated by a private equity firm that took the company public on Monday.

The town of Westborough will receive 22 additional liquor licenses in the next three years, the economic development department announced Wednesday.

If Simon Properties Group has its way, the Auburn Mall could soon be home to a new 62,940-square-foot medical facility, replacing previous plans for a movie theater.

The city of Marlborough has received more than $3 million in state funds towards Route 20 improvements that the Marlborough Economic Development Corp. says will open the area to $160 million in commercial development.

Legalization of marijuana would result in greater dangers on Massachusetts roadways, where authorities are ill-equipped to even know whether drivers are intoxicated by the drug, opponents of Question 4 said Tuesday.

It's rare that the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate and Gov. Charlie Baker can agree on tax policy - particularly if the question is about raising taxes.

The state's decision not to hold a weekend-long sales tax holiday in August led to "dramatic drops in local sales and hours worked," according to a Retailers Association of Massachusetts survey.

A uniquely New England product -- an organic spritzer sweetened with maple syrup -- is now being produced in Worcester.