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Closeted companies: Businesses who identify as LGBTQ+owned remain disproportionately low
September 8, 2021Even though the LGBTQ+ community represents a significant portion of the Central Massachusetts population, the number of owners who identify their businesses as such remains low.
September 8, 2021
Happy hours, fireworks, gig workers & corporate oversight lead 17 ballot initiatives receiving initial qualification
September 2, 2021On Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office announced it had certified 17 petitions for the November 2022 ballot, which potentially could become proposed laws if they receive enough signatures and then are approved by voters
September 2, 2021
Baker urges lawmakers to move on climate projects
August 31, 2021Available federal resources create an opportunity for Massachusetts to undertake "transformational" work on climate and environmental issues, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday as he again pitched his plan for spending a portion of the state's American
August 31, 2021
Brand new Holden apartment complex sells for $61M to Waltham real estate investors
August 30, 2021Reserve on Salisbury, a luxury apartment complex in Holden, sold for $60.55 million to an LLC registered to The DSF Group in Waltham, according to the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.
August 30, 2021
As premiums spike, Mass. is eliminating the more confusing aspects of its student health insurance program
Updated: August 23, 2021The Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) has provided health insurance to Massachusetts students for decades, while its more recent Student Health Insurance Plan Premium Assistance (SHIP PA) program helped control premium costs. However, declining
Updated: August 23, 2021
With state hesitating, employers are taking mask policies into their own hands
Updated: August 23, 2021With the exception of certain municipalities taking the matter into their own hands, the lack of government direction on masks has left individual business owners and management to decide for themselves whether or not to require face coverings.
Updated: August 23, 2021
How Central Mass. leaders are fighting vaccine hesitancy
Updated: August 23, 2021A quarter of Worcester County residents age 12 and up still haven’t gotten a first shot of COVID-19 vaccine. And, since the virus spreads much more easily among those who are unvaccinated, that group is helping to fuel the resurgence of cases coming
Updated: August 23, 2021
DPH reports 2,672 new breakthrough COVID-19 cases
August 18, 2021In the week between Aug. 7 and Aug. 14, almost 2,700 fully vaccinated people became infected with COVID-19 in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health said Tuesday.
August 18, 2021
CEDAC allots $500K to housing developments in Worcester and Leominster
August 17, 2021The Community Economic Development Assistance Corp., a public-private finance institution in Boston providing resources for nonprofits, approved almost $11.6 million in early stage financing to 16 Massachusetts nonprofits, according to a press
August 17, 2021
Baker not considering new mask guidance
August 16, 2021Despite the entirety of Massachusetts now experiencing "high" or "substantial" transmission of COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he had no plans to revisit his administration's latest guidance for wearing masks indoors or in schools.
August 16, 2021
40 Under Forty 2021: Dr. Moses S. Dixon
Updated: August 16, 2021With a lifelong dedication to serving underprivileged communities in Massachusetts, Dr. Moses S. Dixon is the youngest and first person of color to lead the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging as president and CEO.
Updated: August 16, 2021
Census data could mean redistricting
August 13, 2021After pandemic delays, the U.S. Census on Thursday released the local-level population and demographic data from the 2020 count of the nation's population that state lawmakers in Massachusetts will use to redraw the boundaries of the state's
August 13, 2021
Public health council delays official repeal of state mask rules
August 11, 2021Members of the Public Health Council raised concerns with the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant Wednesday as they decided to delay a vote officially rescinding state mask regulations that are no longer in effect.
August 11, 2021
Weekly report detects 2,200 more breakthrough cases
August 11, 2021In the last week, 2,232 fully vaccinated people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health said Tuesday, representing more than one-third of all cases in that time based on the state's seven-day average of
August 11, 2021
Mass. legislature not looking into vaccine mandates, budget chief says
August 9, 2021House budget chief Aaron Michlewitz is heading to New York on vacation next week and had given some thought to packing his COVID-19 vaccination card before realizing he won't need it there until September.
August 9, 2021
City of Worcester seeks mental health provider to replace police response model in crisis situations
August 4, 2021The City of Worcester has issued a request for proposals to find a mental health service provider to lead in the development and implementation of a community crisis response model.
August 4, 2021
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