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Never leave a soldier behind: Worcester nonprofits help veterans face addiction
March 28, 2022U.S. veterans face many unique challenges navigating post-military life, but one local nonprofit has made it its mission to see them succeed. Veterans Inc., a Worcester based nonprofit, has become a national leader in providing services for veterans.
March 28, 2022
Worcester nonprofit receives $975K for telehealth in communities of color
March 25, 2022CENTRO Inc., a Worcester nonprofit providing social services, secured $975,000 as part of the $1.5-trillion federal appropriations package signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 12.
March 25, 2022Environmental firm fined $17K over asbestos at Kelley Square Flea Market
March 23, 2022The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Quincy-based Karma Environmental Services, Inc., $17,355 for asbestos violations while working at a Worcester site.
March 23, 2022
Post-moratorium evictions hit communities of color the hardest, report finds
March 23, 2022In the first year after elected officials allowed a statewide moratorium on evictions to lapse, tenants in neighborhoods where a majority of residents are nonwhite were nearly twice as likely to face eviction than renters in mostly white areas,
March 23, 2022
Billionaire Amazon philanthropist gifts $3.5M gift to local Habitat for Humanity
March 23, 2022Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, which is based in Worcester, received a $3.5-million unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott, the author, philanthropist, and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos.
March 23, 2022
WBJ panel: Worcester's growth leads to opportunities, challenges
March 23, 2022Worcester has experienced Boston-sized population growth over the last decades, creating not only major opportunities for businesses but urban growing pains along with it.
March 23, 2022
Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus to resign
March 22, 2022City Manager Edward Augustus will step down from his position effective May 31, the City of Worcester announced Tuesday afternoon.
March 22, 2022
Worcester County home prices rose 12% in February
March 22, 2022Single-family home sales in Worcester County have risen 11.8% in the last year to a median price of $370,000 in February. Meanwhile, the number of sales is continuing to decrease.
March 22, 2022
Former Worcester chief diversity officer hired at Mount Wachusett Community College
March 21, 2022Stephanie Williams, who is resigning as Worcester’s chief diversity officer, has been hired by Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner to be the school’s first-ever chief diversity executive.
March 21, 2022
Contractor fined for asbestos breach at Hanover Insurance Group HQ
March 21, 2022A Chelmsford-based firm has been fined for violations of asbestos regulations which occurred during work on The Hanover Insurance Group’s headquarters on Lincoln Street in Worcester.
March 21, 2022
Infiltrating Worcester's inner circle
Updated: March 21, 2022Informal meetings take place across Worcester everyday with the express goal of uplifting a Gateway City on the brink of larger economic and cultural significance.
Updated: March 21, 2022
Worcester developer proposing 256 rental units in Grafton
March 18, 2022A quarter of the proposed units would have reduced rates for Grafton residents and employees making 80% of the median income, which would be about $63,000 annually for a household of two.
March 18, 2022
Baker reveals $9.7B infrastructure bond bill aimed at green initiatives
March 18, 2022Efforts to replace the MBTA's entire Green Line trolley fleet, a statewide move toward electric vehicle adoption, and projects to make infrastructure more resilient in the face of climate change impacts would all get a boost under a $9.7 billion
March 18, 2022
Planning Board approves 210-unit apartment building with added parking
March 17, 2022The Worcester Planning Board approved slightly revised plans for a more than 200-unit apartment complex on Hemans Street, which removed a few units and added more than 100 parking spaces.
March 17, 2022
State to end pandemic-era rental assistance program
March 17, 2022The Baker administration will stop accepting new applications for federally funded emergency rental assistance next month, closing the door on a diminishing stream of money that advocates say has provided a "lifeline" to tens of thousands of
March 17, 2022
Worcester nonprofit names interim CEO following sudden retirement
March 17, 2022RCAP Solutions, a Worcester nonprofit which focuses on affordable housing solutions, appointed Executive Vice President Brian Scales as interim president and CEO, replacing long-time leader Karen Koller.
March 17, 2022
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