Transportation

The average price for a gallon of gasoline is up 18 cents in Massachusetts, compared to a month ago, according to a report from travel association AAA Northeast.

JetBlue and American Airlines have reached an agreement to coordinate their service to the Northeastern United States, which includes a caveat relinquishing JetBlue of the need to maintain service to the Worcester Regional Airport as part of the newly formalized relationship between the two airlines.

A proposed lease agreement between the Worcester Red Sox and the City of Worcester commits the city to at least $15 million in infrastructure improvements around Polar Park in addition to the ballpark's roughly $157-million cost.

Several Central Massachusetts firms are among the recipients of nearly $4.5 million in grants from MassDevelopment aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of taxi and livery services in the face of the evolving for-hire transportation market.

Worcester County residents are largely taking public officials' pleas to stay home and limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

In December 2019, no one could have predicted what was to come in 2020. Still, the major trends and news items for the year largely stayed on track. Of the 10 predictions made by the WBJ Editorial Staff for the year, seven came true.

Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy. Here's what they expect to happen in 2021.

The MBTA announced Thursday it would cut back on commuter rail services beginning in January in response to a huge decline in ridership as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The price for gasoline continues to increase in Massachusetts. The average price per gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.12, which is two cents more than last week, according to the travel association AAA Northeast.

West Boylston was awarded $49,000 to improve pedestrian safety at four locations near a school and recreational facilities as part of a $1.7-million state grant package.