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Clothing retailer Old Navy is slated to open at Northborough Crossing in January, just a few months after it opened at Marlborough's Solomon Pond Mall.

Several cannabis companies in the state -- including the only two open on the East Coast for recreational sales -- have had their Facebook and Instagram accounts deactivated.

Recreational marijuana sales at Leicester cannabis retailer Cultivate have gotten off to a roaring start, but the long lines and traffic caused town residents to voice their frustrations Monday at an emergency town meeting.

For the first week, the stores reported a combined 56,380 products sold and an average of just under $40. Customers are averaging 3.4 products per transaction.

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is seeking state approval to extend a 2016 Urban Renewal Plan, which includes buying nearly three dozen properties and tearing down about 20 buildings.

Worcester medical marijuana dispensary Good Chemistry is seeking the city's first recreational cannabis retail license.

he first day of recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts brought in $440,011 in total sales to the two businesses opening last week, including Cultivate in Leicester.

It was all hands on deck in Leicester as marijuana dispensary Cultivate opened at 8 a.m. Nov. 20 to thousands of consumers who had been anticipating the rollout of the state's legal marijuana industry for more than two years.

Northborough retail tech provider Spencer Technologies explored possibilities for relocation in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts before landing in Medway.

Lost in all the very much necessary discussion about the opioid crisis in Massachusetts and across the country is opioid drugs actually help people when used properly.