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Education

  • Westfield's Loss Is Worcester's Gain

    April 5, 2011

    Worcester State University's board of trustees voted Monday to recommend Barry M. Maloney as the 11th president of the school.

    April 5, 2011
  • UMass Research Grants Coming To Med School

    Christina Davis April 5, 2011

    The University of Massachusetts announced $200,000 in grant awards through its Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property Technology Development Fund.

    Christina Davis April 5, 2011
  • Clark U Joining Computing Cluster

    April 4, 2011

    Worcester's Clark University is part of a new computing cluster arrangement that Nuclea Biotechnologies Inc. of Pittsfield announced t

    April 4, 2011
  • Genzyme CEO To Be FSU Speaker

    April 1, 2011

    Henri Termeer, chairman and CEO of Genzyme Corp., will be the undergraduate commencement speaker at Framingham State University this year.

    April 1, 2011
  • WPI Gets $150K Donation For New Gateway Building

    Brandon Butler March 30, 2011

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $150,000 pledge from a Farmington, Conn.-based fire safety company for the school's new

    Brandon Butler March 30, 2011
  • Playful Master's Planned At WPI

    Christina Davis March 29, 2011

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute plans to launch a master's in interactive media and game development in the fall.

    Christina Davis March 29, 2011
  • Eight Area Schools Get Planning Grants

    March 17, 2011

    The state is awarding $350,000 in planning grants to 26 innovation schools across Massachusetts, including eight in Central Massachusetts.

    March 17, 2011
  • WSU Announces Four Presidential Finalists

    Christina Davis March 16, 2011

    Worcester State University has four finalists to fill the president spot, including local candidate Mark P. Bilotta, CEO of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium.

    Christina Davis March 16, 2011
  • Founding Principal Returning To Nativity School

    March 14, 2011

    The Nativity School of Worcester, a Jesuit middle school, has hired Alex Zequeira, who served as its founding principal from 2003 to 2004, to return to the principal position.

    March 14, 2011
  • WPI Gets Middle-School STEM Grant

    March 11, 2011

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $34,550 grant from the Intel Foundation to support a program for middle school students.

    March 11, 2011
  • Leadership Change At Princeton Review

    March 10, 2011

    Michael Perik, president and CEO of The Princeton Review Inc. in Framingham, has resigned, and the company has appointed John M.

    March 10, 2011
  • New Anna Maria VP

    Susan Shalhoub March 9, 2011

    Anna Maria College in Paxton has hired Billye W. Auclair as vice president for academic affairs. Auclair will begin her new post in July.

    Susan Shalhoub March 9, 2011
  • Edward Augustus, College of the Holy Cross

    Susan Shalhoub March 9, 2011

    The College of the Holy Cross has just hired former Massachusetts state senator Edward Augustus to head up its new office of government and community relations.

    Susan Shalhoub March 9, 2011
  • Cybex In Partnership With UMass Amherst

    Christina Davis March 8, 2011

    Medway-based exercise equipment maker Cybex International has formed a partnership with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's department of kinesiology.

    Christina Davis March 8, 2011
  • Becker, WPI Top Game Design List

    Christina Davis March 1, 2011

    Two local colleges made a Princeton Review list for the top video game design programs at U.S. and Canadian universities.Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked No. 6 on the list, followed by Becker College, which ranked at No. 10.

    Christina Davis March 1, 2011
  • Central Mass. Innovation Schools Proposed

    February 24, 2011

    Three local school districts have approved proposals for eight new "

    February 24, 2011

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As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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Poll Description

In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. Despite the price increases, the counties saw 10.8% and a 6.2% increases in transactions over the year from June 2024. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.