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🔒Auxilium announces first group of Innovation Studio participants, inks partnership with Venture Forum

Each of the five participating startups will receive milestone-based funding of up to $100,000, among other support.
Manufacturing

L.S. Starrett Co. partners with Ohio firm to offer retro tool chests

The Starrett 200WCR tool chest is made of sapele hardwood construction and is true to the original design from the 1950s wherever possible. 
Arts & Entertainment

Advocates push back against online casino bill

Mark Stewart, with the National Association Against iGaming, told a cautionary tale of states that have already legalized internet gambling. Almost 40% of those who internet gamble in Pennsylvania – where it’s legal – were “pathological gamblers,” he said. Also, studies show Pennsylvania lost 3,700 casino workers since the state launched internet gambling.
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Arts & Entertainment

🔒School children pack the DCU Center for Worcester Railers’ annual School Day Game

It was the fifth-highest attended game in franchise history, according to the team. 
Education

CDC awards UMass Chan $2M to study GLP-1 lifestyle changes

As the use of GLP-1s, like Ozempic, has skyrocketed in the U.S., two researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have received a $2 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study lifestyle change of those taking the popular drug.
Government & Politics

Former Worcester state rep. opens local law firm

Former State Rep. James Leary has established a law firm in Worcester focusing on government relations and public policy.
Energy

🔒Peterson Oil settles class action lawsuit over damage from biodiesel mixture levels for $14M

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement involving a class action lawsuit against Worcester-based Peterson Oil regarding its use of biodiesel fuel mix. 
Government & Politics

Concepcion resigns from Cannabis Control Commission

Another seat has opened up on the Cannabis Control Commission.
Real Estate

🔒Longtime auto dealership property in Holden sold for $2.4M to local repair shop owner

The former Sunnyside Ford auto dealership in Holden, a property which dates back to the days of the Ford Model T, will continue to be used by the automotive industry after a $2.35 million sale.

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Not just knights: Worcester Art Museum’s long-awaited Arms and Armor Galleries highlights global reach of former Higgins museum collection

The expansive 5,000-square-foot collection of arms and armor, featuring pieces from the shuttered Higgins Armory Museum, is now on display in a dedicated gallery space on WAM’s second floor.
Arts & Entertainment

🔒Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University

A Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member, today she owns Studio 1:1 in Maine, creating maps that highlight Indigenous land: telling stories of travel, collaboration, erased narratives, and stewardship.
Diversity & Inclusion

🔒Fighting for immigrants: Attorneys are combating cuts, shifting policies, and burnout as demand rises in the second Trump Administration

Across Central Massachusetts, demand has risen for legal representation in asylum and removal proceedings, putting strain on the region’s limited resource pool of attorneys who are themselves facing burnout as they attempt to keep pace with Trump’s rotating door of policy changes.
Manufacturing

🔒The next mission: Veteran business owners say more resources are needed for post-9/11 military vets

More businesses are being started and bought by military veterans, particularly as the wave of post-9/11 service members hit the civilian workforce. Still, veterans in Central Massachusetts are calling for more help.
Advice

10 Things I know about … Veterans and workforce development

"Military service instills accountability, discipline, and teamwork," writes Ray Carville of Worcester-based nonprofit Veterans Inc.
Advice

Being competitive in the arena of social engagement

In youth sports, the real competition isn’t just on the field — it’s online. Every organization is trying to stand out, attract families, and...
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Do you have employees who are reliant on SNAP benefits or other forms of public assistance?

As the federal government shutdown dragged on into November, nearly 42 million Americans were at risk of losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. While the end of the shutdown should bring those SNAP payments back online eventually, the issue certainly raised awareness around the level of food insecurity in our communities.

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Blackstone Valley

🔒Movers & Shakers for Nov. 17, 2025

Employees at Advantage Truck Group, Notre Dame Health Care, and ERA Key Realty Services are moving forward in their professional careers.
Central Mass. South

🔒Flexcon continues executive-level shakeup, as new COO to explore globalizing processes

Following his hiring, Ebin said the company is exploring moving some of its processes overseas.
MetroWest

🔒Major developments in Worcester, Littleton granted $7M in state funding

The largest grant went toward funding infrastructure upgrades at the site of King Street Common in Littleton.
North County

🔒State auditor assails UMass Memorial Health over use of $6.2M in COVID funding

The Massachusetts state auditor is calling into question UMass Memorial Health’s use of $6.2 million it received in COVID relief grants.

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