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COVID-19 continues to shape the healthcare landscape across Central Massachusetts, as hospitals grapple with soaring costs and staffing shortages.

The right to an abortion is codified into Massachusetts law, even if Roe v. Wade gets overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court later this summer.

It’s been more than two years since COVID-19 first wreaked havoc across the globe. Despite this, the pandemic rages on across Central Massachusetts for a third summer.

Since 54% of Massachusetts voters in 2016 approved of recreational cannabis legalization in a ballot initiative, the legal adult-use industry has generated more than $3 billion in sales. The state Cannabis Control Commission has approved more than 400 marijuana business licenses.

Conflicts at work crop up over any number of issues. Here are some ways to stay calm.

Almost three years ago, Tamara Lundi took over leadership of Community Healthlink, the UMass Memorial Health division dedicated to improving the health of people suffering from mental illness, addiction, or homelessness.

In 2018, before the first adult-use cannabis dispensaries had even opened, 46 Central Massachusetts cities and towns had either moratoriums or all-out bans against any marijuana businesses opening in their communities. Today, that number sits at 15.

Small business owners in Massachusetts and across the country are reporting inflation and supply chain disruptions are impacting their businesses in big ways, according to new research from Bank of America.

Central Massachusetts business organizations with recent hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, GFA Federal Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.