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Saint Vincent spent upward of $31M in battle against striking nurses
January 5, 2022Saint Vincent Hospital likely spent, at the most modest estimate, upward of $30 million in staffing and police detail costs over the course of a 301-day nurses strike, which officially ended Monday.
January 5, 2022
Worcester County COVID cases spike 288% in two weeks
January 5, 2022Worcester County had 1,882 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
January 5, 2022
Striking Saint Vincent nurses ratify contract, end 301-day strike
January 3, 2022Union nurses who have been on strike since March 8 voted on Monday night to ratify a new contract with Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, ending an historic 301-day strike initially hinging on staffing ratios.
January 3, 2022
Nonprofit buys former Saint Peter-Marian school site to build 158-unit senior housing
January 3, 2022Worcester senior housing nonprofit Goddard/Homestead has purchased a 24-acre site on Grove Street in Worcester for $4.75 million, where it plans to construct a new senior living campus.
January 3, 2022
Nearly 1,000 state employees left jobs over vaccine mandate
December 30, 2021Just fewer than 1,000 executive branch employees have left their jobs because they did or would not comply with Gov. Charlie Baker's vaccine mandate for public employees, including 656 people whose departures were involuntary.
December 30, 2021
Mass. DPH launches smoking cessation campaign
December 30, 2021The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday the launch of a new public awareness campaign aimed at promoting state tools to help residents quit smoking and vaping nicotine products.
December 30, 2021-
City of Worcester sets single-day record for COVID cases Tuesday
December 29, 2021The City of Worcester reported 923 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, setting a new single-day case count record.
December 29, 2021 
CDC halves recommended quarantine time for those who are asymptomatic
December 29, 2021The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has halved its recommended quarantine time to five days for those who have COVID-19 but are asymptomatic, the federal agency announced on Monday.
December 29, 2021
Franklin apartments sell for $129M, three years after development
December 27, 2021Station 117 Apartments, located on Dean Avenue in Franklin, sold for $129.1 million on Dec. 20, marking a rate of roughly $500,000 per unit, according to the Norfolk Registry of Deeds.
December 27, 2021
Former Boys Club approved to become affordable senior housing
December 23, 2021The Worcester Planning Board on Wednesday approved a site plan for the redevelopment of the former Boys Club at 16 Salisbury St., which is set to become 80 units of senior housing.
December 23, 2021-
Mass. DPH reports 97% of breakthrough cases don’t result in severe illness
December 22, 2021New data released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Monday found that about 97% of breakthrough COVID-19 cases among vaccinated people have not resulted in hospitalization or death.
December 22, 2021 
November home sales regulate while prices soar 13% in Worcester
December 21, 2021While the region’s single-family sales are starting to plateau, prices are still rising sharply, up 13% in Worcester and almost 12% countywide.
December 21, 2021
Worcester mill could be renovated into 18-unit apartment complex
December 20, 2021A former mill on Webster Street in Worcester could be rezoned to be renovated into an 18-unit apartment complex, Nick Lewis, CEO of Trivium Construction LLC, confirmed Monday.
December 20, 2021
Worcester physician will pay $115K to settle illegal opioid prescription allegations
December 20, 2021A physician who practiced at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has agreed to pay $115,000 to settle allegations claiming he improperly prescribed opioids, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Massachusetts said in a Friday press release.
December 20, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: David Moore
December 20, 2021Two years ago, David Moore retired as Worcester’s city solicitor, but he’s taken on a new role overseeing one of Central Massachusetts’ weightiest investments.
December 20, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Leah Bradley
December 20, 2021Beginning her role in the summer of 2020, Bradley has watched over the region’s housing and rental markets during an extraordinarily tumultuous period.
December 20, 2021
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