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🔒Peterson Oil settles class action lawsuit over damage from biodiesel mixture levels for $14M

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement involving a class action lawsuit against Worcester-based Peterson Oil regarding its use of biodiesel fuel mix. 

🔒Longtime auto dealership property in Holden sold for $2.4M to local repair shop owner

The former Sunnyside Ford auto dealership in Holden, a property which dates back to the days of the Ford Model T, will continue to be used by the automotive industry after a $2.35 million sale.

🔒Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University

A Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member, today she owns Studio 1:1 in Maine, creating maps that highlight Indigenous land: telling stories of travel, collaboration, erased narratives, and stewardship.

🔒Fighting for immigrants: Attorneys are combating cuts, shifting policies, and burnout as demand rises in the second Trump Administration

Across Central Massachusetts, demand has risen for legal representation in asylum and removal proceedings, putting strain on the region’s limited resource pool of attorneys who are themselves facing burnout as they attempt to keep pace with Trump’s rotating door of policy changes.
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🔒The next mission: Veteran business owners say more resources are needed for post-9/11 military vets

More businesses are being started and bought by military veterans, particularly as the wave of post-9/11 service members hit the civilian workforce. Still, veterans in Central Massachusetts are calling for more help.

🔒Movers & Shakers for Nov. 17, 2025

Employees at Advantage Truck Group, Notre Dame Health Care, and ERA Key Realty Services are moving forward in their professional careers.

🔒Editorial: Partnering with our higher education institutions

A Nov. 4 non-binding ballot question asked Worcester residents if they would like to see a 0.5% tax on private college endowments for a City of Worcester-managed fund to finance needed housing, economic, and community development projects.

🔒Q&A: Farm & wedding venue keeps family legacy alive

The family-owned Farm at SummitWynds in Jefferson, a village within Holden, has weathered decades of change, loss,...
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🔒Fixed incomes, rising rents, and limited resources are making seniors the fastest-growing unhoused population in Worcester County

In Worcester County, those aged 65 or older remain the smallest unhoused age group, but it’s fastest growing, rising 29% since 2018, according to the Worcester nonprofit Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance.

🔒Trusts, wills, and estates: Here’s how to plan your legacy

As people move through their lives, making sure children are fed and work is taken care of,...
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