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State overhauls commercial driver rules in aim to prevent disqualifications for decades-old offenses

The governor's office said about 280 people who were facing disqualification will be sent letters starting Thursday informing them that they no longer need to worry due to the new law. Another 65 drivers will benefit from the law after they address other outstanding obligations, Healey's office said.

State transportation funding task force to miss end-of-year deadline

Some reports have suggested task force members -- who stretch across a range of professional backgrounds and industry interests -- have been split over how far their recommendations to the governor should go.

🔒Results: How did WBJ do with 2024’s bold predictions?

In December 2023, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.

🔒WBJ’s 10 bold predictions for 2025

Every December for this Economic Forecast special edition, the journalists in the WBJ newsroom forecast 10 possible news events for the coming year, based on their expertise and the trends in the Central Massachusetts business community.
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MBTA weighs commuter rail options as Keolis contract set to expire in mid-2027

For about a decade, the T has entrusted Keolis with running trains on the commuter rail system, but that contract is set to expire in mid-2027 after the most recent extension.

In effort to ward off Circle K takeover, 7-Eleven buys Shrewsbury gas station for $3M

A Sunoco gas station on Route 9 in Shrewsbury has been purchased by 7-Eleven, Inc. for $2.75 million.

Middlesex sheriff named to MBTA board

Healey on Tuesday named Koutoujian to the T Board, which has been operating down one member since former Chair Tom Glynn resigned effective Nov. 1.

UniBank to offer 99-cent gas at Kelley Square station for three hours Wednesday morning

Following the opening of a new UniBank branch in Worcester’s Canal District, the Whitinsville-based bank is funding gasoline priced at 99 cents per gallon on Wednesday at a station in Kelley Square. 
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UPS wins approvals for 845K-sq.-ft. warehouse on Grafton/Shrewsbury border

Six years after purchasing more than 200 acres of property bisected by the municipal border of Grafton and Shrewsbury, a developer has won approvals to construct a 845,000-square-foot distribution center for delivery company UPS.

Worcester, Leominster regional transit ridership boosted by free fares

Ridership is up with both the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and the Montachusett RTA, which operates in communities around Leominster, Gardner, and Athol.
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