Construction begins on $21M Kelley Square building

Construction has started on a $21-million mixed-use building taking over the dirt parking lot in Worcester's Kelley Square.

New plan calls for increasing opioid treatment access

A multi-pronged initiative Neighborhood Health Plan announced Friday aims to reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths by increasing access to treatment.

Mass. unemployment rate stable at 3.5%

For the seventh straight month, the state's unemployment rate has remained level at 3.5 percent, the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday.

Shirley waste firm fined $38K for Harvard oil spill

Shirley waste removal contractor Mitrano Removal Services has been fined $38,480 for failing to promptly notify state officials about a 30-gallon oil spill and a delay in cleaning up the site.

Saint Vincent Hospital opening behavioral health unit

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester is opening a new behavioral health wing of its emergency department on Monday as it seeks to meet a growing need.

House passes life science bill

The Massachusetts House on Wednesday nearly unanimously approved a bill to support the state's life sciences industry.

Mass., Worcester opioid programs get $11.7M

Massachusetts is getting another public funding boost to combat the opioid epidemic, this time in the form of an $11.7 million federal grant.

AG Healey approves Mount Ida, UMass deal, will investigate

Mount Ida College in Newton will receive "fair value" for its assets through its proposed acquisition by UMass Amherst, according to Attorney General Maura Healey's office.