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Education

  • Central Mass. colleges showcase affordability

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016

    In bid for students, marketing for Central Massachusetts higher education turns to dollars and cents.

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016
  • Mount Wachusett partners with Northeastern University

    Sam Bonacci March 24, 2016

    Mount Wachusett Community College has partnered with Northeastern University to allow MWCC graduates to seamlessly transfer into Northeastern's College of Professional Studies to pursue a bachelor's degree.

    Sam Bonacci March 24, 2016
  • Cities push for more educational aid

    State House News Service March 21, 2016

    Lawmakers representing the state's mid-sized, lower-income cities plan to lobby for more school aid in the House version of the budget.

    State House News Service March 21, 2016
  • Provider Profile: Dr. David Shepro

    March 21, 2016

    Dr. David Shepro came to the Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer and Wellness Center two years ago after the system owned by Texas-based Tenet Healthcare opened the $23-million facility in 2013. He works directly with cancer patients and oversees the

    March 21, 2016
  • Central Mass. organizations fight childhood obesity

    Taryn Plumb March 21, 2016

    Numerous area organizations are pooling resources and joining forces to combat youth obesity, which affects more than a third of local children and teenagers.

    Taryn Plumb March 21, 2016
  • Worcester $450K refugee wellness program launched

    Sam Bonacci March 16, 2016

    Ascentria Care Alliance will manage a pilot program aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of refugees in Worcester as they transition into the community.

    Sam Bonacci March 16, 2016
  • Worcester's Becker ranked fifth in the nation in game design

    Sam Bonacci March 15, 2016

    The Princeton Review has ranked Worcester's Becker College fifth in the nation when it comes to game design education.

    Sam Bonacci March 15, 2016
  • Mount Wachusett manufacturing program recognized

    Sam Bonacci March 14, 2016

    The Mount Wachusett Community College Advanced Manufacturing Program has been recognized for linking the community, businesses and education in the North Central Massachusetts region.

    Sam Bonacci March 14, 2016
  • Teacher unions back transgender bill

    State House News Service March 14, 2016

    The state's educational establishment on Monday lent support to a hot-button bill allowing transgender people to use locker rooms associated with their identified gender rather than their anatomical sex.

    State House News Service March 14, 2016
  • Accolades & Honors

    March 14, 2016

    Dr. Warren J. Ferguson has been honored by the Worcester District Medical Society as Community Clinician of the Year. He will receive the award at the district's annual meeting April 13.

    March 14, 2016
  • MassDiGI, colleges boosting video games

    Laura Finaldi March 14, 2016

    Local startups, colleges and the state's video game industry organization have fostered a vibrant game development culture in Worcester and are working toward accelerating it.

    Laura Finaldi March 14, 2016
  • WPI seeks to create business school of choice

    Brad Kane March 14, 2016

    The new dean of WPI's business school has focused on WPI's strengths of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and sought to ensure every WPI student leaves school with some degree of business education.

    Brad Kane March 14, 2016
  • Make Central Mass. the affordable college capital

    March 14, 2016

    At or near the top of the long list of what makes Central Massachusetts an attractive alternative to other areas of the state – and the country – is its affordability.

    March 14, 2016
  • Unum donated over $12.7M in 2015; built Worcester partnerships

    Sam Bonacci March 11, 2016

    Unum and its employees donated more than 88,000 volunteer hours and $12.7 million to charitable organizations in 2015.

    Sam Bonacci March 11, 2016
  • Agreement reached over Mass. painkiller limits

    State House News Service March 9, 2016

    An agreement has been reached to put limits on first-time opioid prescriptions and use additional screening of students and emergency room patients for signs of addiction.

    State House News Service March 9, 2016
  • Mass. leads big data charge; draws $2.4B in investments

    Sam Bonacci March 9, 2016

    Big data means big money for projects and companies in Massachusetts, with over $2.4 billion invested in companies in the last two years as well as $115 million from the federal government.

    Sam Bonacci March 9, 2016

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.