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    New casinos bring challenges to Central Mass. tourism

    Grant Welker

    The fight for entertainment dollars is not getting easier for Central Massachusetts venues and attractions, even if leaders aren't sure how casino competition will play out.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Central Mass is better off without a casino

    Central Massachusetts is square in the middle of a robust gaming market without a casino to call our own. But, really, we don't need one.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 things I know about ... Conflict resolution

    Danielle Clark

    There is healthy conflict, and then there is toxic conflict.

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    Focus On Real Estate - The Residential Report

    B&Bs vs. Airbnbs

    Grant Welker

    Bed-and-breakfasts used to be the little guys on the block in hospitality before anyone could rent their place on Airbnb. But in Central Mass., at least, they're holding their own.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    New JCC director focuses on community building

    Since she replaced Emily Holdstein as Worcester JCC executive director on Jan. 1, Emily Rosenbaum has sought to use the organization's prestige to help other nonprofits and enhance the JCC's role in the community.

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    Briefing

    SJC Drums nearly quadruples space with expansion

    Zachary Comeau

    The main entrance of the company's new digs in Southbridge is highlighted by displays of kits used by some of the company's most famous clients, including drummers from Slipknot, Green Day and Imagine Dragons.

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