Transportation

North Central chamber launches transportation program to connect workers and employers

North Central Massachusetts is tackling a problem familiar to suburban and rural communities: Getting workers from transit stops to their jobs.

Legendary Legacies awarded $150K for workforce program employing previously incarcerated individuals

Legacy Transport delivers more than 1.8 million pounds of food each year to more than 7,000 monthly households.

Rural advocates seek more stand funding for microtransit options

Microtransit services operate in parts of the state — sometimes through Regional Transit Authorities, other times independently — but advocates say they are underfunded and overstretched.

Higher demand at the pump drives higher gas prices in Worcester County

Gas in Worcester County has risen 5 cents from last week’s price of $3.06.

Worcester County gasoline prices up 1 cent following holiday weekend

Massachusetts gas prices on Tuesday are the same as a month ago and 25 cents lower than this day last year. Massachusetts’ average gas price is 11 cents lower than the national average.

World Cup games, state’s 250th anniversary could mean big tourism numbers in 2026

Take this as either an advertisement or as a warning: next summer will be like no other. In...

Busing firm buys Millbury industrial site for $3.5M

DATTCO, Inc., a motorcoach and school bus company based in New Britain, Connecticut, has purchased a 48.4-acre industrial property in Millbury.

Local organizations team up for survey seeking to get Worcester City Council candidates’ stances on land use, housing, and mobility policies

Worcester-based organizations have teamed up to launch a survey seeking to catalog the stances of electoral candidates on issues relating to development and transportation.