Area colleges offer more aid as tuition rises
The fall semester brings a new class of college students to campuses, but also a new group of students likely to go deep into debt to pay for their classes.
Milford becomes latest town to ban marijuana stores
Milford banned recreational marijuana shops on Tuesday, with 56.3 percent of town voters opting for a complete ban of any recreational marijuana establishments.
Fidelity Bank, Colonial Co-operative announce $870M merger
Leominster-based Fidelity Bank and Gardner-based Colonial Co-operative Bank will merge to create a financial institution with assets of $870 million.
Northborough real estate investor buys office space for $1.9M
A private local real estate investor has purchased 27,185-square-feet of office, warehouse and light manufacturing space in Northborough for nearly $1.9 million.
Barron's ranks Westborough wealth management firm 27th in nation
Financial publication Barron's has ranked Westborough wealth management firm Grimes and Co. the 27th such firm in the nation.
Venture opens Uxbridge disability services location
Sturbridge human services nonprofit Venture Community Services has opened a location in Uxbridge, the agency's first facility in the Blackstone Valley.
MHA picks former state legislator as CEO
The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association has named a new president and CEO, as its longtime chief executive, Lynn Nicholas, is retiring.
SCIEX appoints new president
Life sciences analystics technology firm SCIEX announced last week the appointment of Inese Lowenstein as the Framingham-based company's new president.
AG expands opioid sales investigation
Proposed bill would eliminate Mass. use of fossil fuels
Plans for former WRTA site getting urban overhaul
AdCare to be sold for $85M
Fitchburg company ships non-lethal projectiles to Canadian police
Table Talk Pies to open 50,000-sf facility
Becker College appoints new dean
Sycamore Partners announces Staples acquisition
Worcester airport contractor fined $168K
Natick's Lookout Farm begins making beer
Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line disruptions planned
Top credit unions
Ranked by assets as of March 2017
| Rank | Credit Union | Assets | No. of members |
| 1 | Digital Federal Credit Union, Marlborough | $7,983,890,884 | 644,778 |
| 2 | Workers Credit Union, Fitchburg | $1,542,379,470 | 92,676 |
| 3 | Webster First Federal Credit Union, Worcester | $872,032,298 | 67,288 |
Source: National Credit Union Administration, annual reports and websites