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  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Executive director leaving JCC on firm financial footing

    When Holdstein took over the JCC 17 years ago, the organization was more than $1 million in debt and hurting for members and revenue.

  • Opinion
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    Fix the beer distribution laws

    Rick Walton

    With the explosion of small breweries in the U.S., it is not unusual to hear stories enumerating the problems encountered by these breweries as a result of outdated alcohol laws and regulations. It begs the question: What changes in the law can be made to allow these small breweries to thrive?

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Hanover Theatre sets revenue record

    The Hanover Theatre in Worcester generated $9.2 million in revenue in fiscal 2017, which is a record and double what the theater made when it opened in 2008.

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    Sarah Connell

    The Wellesley College philosophy professor who bought the Main Street building in Worcester wants to start the Emengini Institute for Comparative Studies.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to create a marketing plan

    Laura Dibenedetto

    Creating a winning marketing plan is to work within realistic goals, resources and options. This drives results.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Take a closer look at your leadership team

    What was it about the recent sexual abuse scandals that ignited a such a spark, and that has brought to the forefront the conversation about the continued lack of women in senior leadership positions?

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    Protect against identity theft and fraud

    Bob Ainsworth

    Computer information about you lives forever and can be the source of identity theft or even an accidental identity change.

  • Focus On Health Care
    Focus On Health Care

    Athol hopes for new life with marijuana facility

    Zachary Comeau

    Recreational and medical marijuana could be a $1.1-billion industry in Massachusetts by 2020, and Athol wants in.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Juggling projects

    Susan Shalhoub

    It's easy to wonder how, or even to doubt you'll get it all done. But, after a deep breath, these tips may help.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These firms incorporated with the Mass. Secretary of State from Sept. 1-15.

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Today's Poll

Should Mass. officials be allowed to force local communities to zone for multifamily housing?
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Poll Description

On March 19, a judge ruled the showdown between the Massachusetts attorney general and the Town of Milton will go before the full Supreme Judicial Court in October. The dispute is over the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns near T service to adopt zoning allowing multifamily housing by right in certain areas. Some Massachusetts local governments, including Holden, have pushed back against the requirement, saying such zoning doesn't fit in their communities. 

Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have cracked down on non-compliant communities with lawsuits and by reducing state funding, as part of a larger effort to address the statewide affordable housing crisis. The MBTA Communities Act is one of a handful of laws designed to increase housing construction by having at least one zoning district of reasonable size where multifamily housing is permitted.