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Education

  • Worcester needs fiber to expand business options

    Timothy P. Murray November 23, 2015

    The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce works to recruit, retain and incubate businesses in the region. We must understand the region's assets and market for business looking to move or expand.

    Timothy P. Murray November 23, 2015
  • Framingham pushing for $34-million downtown MassBay campus

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015

    Local stakeholders are in the process of re-pitching a $34-million downtown Framingham satellite campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College to the Baker Administration after a host of community college capital projects across the state have been

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015
  • Central Mass. to benefit from Life Sciences 2.0

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015

    With its hybrid of open spaces and an educated workforce, Central Massachusetts is set to reap the rewards as the state's biomanufacturing initiative kicks into its second phase.

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015
  • Movers & Shakers

    November 23, 2015

    HEIDI M. LANDERS and REBECCA LYNCH were hired by Worcester social service agency The Bridge of Central Massachusetts. Landers is director of nursing. A resident of Barre, she is a graduate of Worcester State University, with a bachelor's degree in

    November 23, 2015
  • Virtusa receives Top 100 banking award

    November 20, 2015

    Westborough information-technology consultant Virtusa Corp. on Friday was named to the FinTech Forward Top 100 list, for helping the banking industry plan for the financial future.

    November 20, 2015
  • Worcester State adds freight farm, fresh produce

    Sam Bonacci November 19, 2015

    Worcester State University will be the first higher education campus in New England to make use of a freight farm with a 40-foot shipping container set to yield an acre's worth of fresh produce for the campus' dining hall.

    Sam Bonacci November 19, 2015
  • Social media privacy unanimously endorsed by Senate

    State House News Service November 19, 2015

    Employers and education institutions would be prohibited from forcing workers or applicants to share their social media passwords or access to their accounts under a bill that cleared the Senate on Wednesday.

    State House News Service November 19, 2015
  • Devens nonprofit receives EPA grant

    November 19, 2015

    The New England Environmental Alliance of Devens received $81,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency for a 1.5 year education project, the agency announced Wednesday.

    November 19, 2015
  • Molly Bish Center sets new course; names new leader

    Sam Bonacci November 18, 2015

    The nonprofit Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly located on the campus of Anna Maria College in Paxton has a new leader and plans to be more active and expand its influence, the college announced.

    Sam Bonacci November 18, 2015
  • Mount Wachusett leads healthcare diversity project

    Emily Micucci November 18, 2015

    Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has been awarded a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to spearhead a project designed to increase the number of minorities and disadvantaged students pursuing

    Emily Micucci November 18, 2015
  • Senate to push for employee social media protections

    State House News Service November 16, 2015

    The state Senate this week plans to renew its attempt to deliver social media privacy protections for students and employment candidates in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service November 16, 2015
  • Construction to begin at Holy Cross

    November 12, 2015

    Holy Cross will kick off work to improve the Hart Center after fundraising two-thirds of the estimated construction cost, the school said Wednesday.

    November 12, 2015
  • Central Mass. Girl Scouts hold to $4 a box

    Sam Bonacci November 11, 2015

    Bucking a national trend of climbing prices, the Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts have decided to maintain $4 a box for the popular product linked to the organization's financial literacy program.

    Sam Bonacci November 11, 2015
  • Bill to give unemployed longer to pursue job training

    State House News Service November 11, 2015

    A bill that would give unemployed workers longer to enroll in a workforce training program before their benefits expire was among about 20 bills considered by the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Tuesday.

    State House News Service November 11, 2015
  • Fitchburg State launches dyslexia grad program

    November 11, 2015

    Fitchburg State University has launched a guided studies program for dyslexia specialists, preparing students with skills for a variety of careers in disciplines including literacy coaching or special education.

    November 11, 2015
  • Rockwell painting pays off for Gardner public schools

    State House News Service November 10, 2015

    A valuable 74-year-old painting that hung for years in the principal's office at Gardner High School will soon begin paying dividends for students in that community.

    State House News Service November 10, 2015

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More Americans have pets than ever before. As of 2024, 86.9 million homes, or 66% of U.S. households, owned a pet, up from 56% in 1988, according to Forbes. The vast majority of those households — 65.1 million — were homes to dogs. Still, 46.5 million households in the U.S. had a cat, making them the second-most popular pet in the country, followed by fish, birds, and then small animals like hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, and guinea pigs.