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Developer buys 48-unit Worcester complex for $6.6M, to become luxury apartments
December 16, 2021A 48-unit apartment complex on Sunderland Road in Worcester sold for $6.6 million to local real estate developer, who plans to convert the property into luxury apartments.
December 16, 2021
Baker approves $4B COVID relief bill with minimized red tape
December 14, 2021Having taken his full 10 days to consider his options, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday took his pen and scissors to the $4 billion federal aid and surplus disbursement bill, signing off on the spending decisions but cutting out some of the "red tape"
December 14, 2021
Millbury apartment complex breaks ground
December 13, 2021After half a year in the works, construction of a 59-unit residential development on Canal Street in Millbury has broken ground.
December 13, 2021
Worcester, Framingham, Fitchburg among those receiving free at-home COVID-tests from state
December 13, 2021Eleven Central Massachusetts communities are receiving a portion of the 2.1-million at-home COVID tests set to be distributed by the Gov. Charlie Baker administration, per a Monday announcement.
December 13, 2021
Topsfield developers propose 216-unit Worcester apartment tower
December 8, 2021The Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals will vote Wednesday night on whether to push forward a seven-story, 216-unit apartment complex on Hemans Street, according to the board’s agenda.
December 8, 2021
Torrey Lofts developers receive $6M for Holden mill project
December 7, 2021Developers of a former mill in Holden received a $6.1-million loan from MassDevelopment and Fidelity Bank of Leominster to redevelop the vacant building into a 28-unit residential complex.
December 7, 2021
Baker expected to sign $4B ARPA spending bill on Friday
December 6, 2021It looks a lot different from the bill he proposed, but Gov. Charlie Baker finally has on his desk a version of legislation doling out billions of dollars in federal economic relief funds and surplus state tax revenue.
December 6, 2021
Worcester’s 30-year plan to have Polar Park pay for itself has hit a rough patch, as the city finds unexpected solutions
Updated: December 6, 2021The City of Worcester’s team-friendly effort to pay off the $160-million cost of the Polar Park baseball stadium over 30 years is off to a rocky start.
Updated: December 6, 2021
UMass Memorial runs out of ICU beds as COVID cases rise
December 3, 2021UMass Memorial Health ran out of intensive care unit beds on Thursday, Dr. Eric Dickson, the healthcare provider's president and CEO said, amid near record numbers of COVID cases.
December 3, 2021
Biden to require private insurance to cover at-home COVID tests, promotes PTO to get vaccines
December 3, 2021President Joe Biden announced a winter plan for combatting COVID-19 during remarks at the National Institute of Health in Maryland on Thursday, including an impending requirement for private insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests and a plea for
December 3, 2021
Safe Communities Act would protect immigration status, limit interactions with ICE
December 2, 2021Supporters of a bill that would limit interactions between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials are hoping that changes to the legislation will help advance this year's version.
December 2, 2021
Baker says vaccine passport coming soon to Massachusetts
December 1, 2021Massachusetts will soon become the next state to implement a digital vaccine passport system, falling in ranks with states like California, New York, and, most recently, Rhode Island, Gov. Charlie Baker said on a Monday episode of GBH News' Boston
December 1, 2021Lawrence company fined $64K for asbestos violations at Marlborough residence
December 1, 2021Infinity Abatement Services, Inc. of Lawrence has been fined $64,074 for violating asbestos regulations during work at a multi-family residence in Marlborough, according to a Tuesday press release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
December 1, 2021
Baker and Polito will not seek third term in 2022 governor race
December 1, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker, a two-term Republican who at his peak was one of the most popular governors in the country, will not seek a third term, throwing wide open the 2022 race for the state's top political office after close to two years of managing
December 1, 2021
Worcester nonprofits launch Operation Welcome to connect Afghan evacuees with housing, jobs
November 30, 2021Worcester Together, the United Way of Central Massachusetts, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce announced on Wednesday the launch of a new initiative designed to support Afghan evacuees arriving in Central Massachusetts.
November 30, 2021
Baker keeps lawmakers in the dark on unemployment metrics
November 30, 2021The Baker administration still does not know when it will announce how much money it will borrow to bolster the state's unemployment insurance fund or provide an updated estimate of the account's current balance, an uncertain outlook that has left
November 30, 2021
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