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.Â
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.