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January tax haul far surpasses pre-pandemic receipts
February 4, 2021January tax collections obliterated the Baker administration's expectations, coming in almost a half-billion dollars above the Department of Revenue's already-upgraded monthly benchmark and helping to brighten the state's financial picture heading
February 4, 2021
UMass, Reliant, City of Worcester launch social service resource portal
February 4, 2021UMass Memorial Health Care, Reliant Medical Group and the City of Worcester have collaborated to facilitate a web-based platform to help area residents find essential resources like food, housing, transportation, health and care.
February 4, 2021
Coming soon: Multi-family housing districts
February 3, 2021Acting quickly on a bill Gov. Charlie Baker signed last month, state officials this week released preliminary guidance applicable in dozens of municipalities that face a new multi-family housing requirement.
February 3, 2021
Central Mass. awarded $1.3M in winter streets grants
February 3, 2021Central Massachusetts communities have received a combined $1.3 million in grant funding through the state’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program, MassDOT announced on Tuesday.
February 3, 2021
Tax assistance program seen as difference maker
February 1, 2021Two years ago, Del Valle said Friday, she purchased a house and was able to expand the backyard using money she gained from a refund facilitated through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program. That in turn gave her clearance to open
February 1, 2021
Marlborough, Lowell adult day health centers fined $1M over billing
January 29, 2021Two adult day health centers, both owned by Malay Patel of Lowell, will pay out a cumulative $1,060,957 to settle allegations they improperly billed MassHealth for their services since 2014, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Thursday.
January 29, 2021
Baker: Small biz COVID-19 aid program is largest in the U.S.
January 29, 2021Another 1,100 Massachusetts small businesses will split $45.3 million in grants designed to keep them afloat during the COVID-19 crisis, the Baker administration announced Thursday.
January 29, 2021
Baker budget incentivizes hiring employees with disabilities
January 28, 2021Fresh on the heels of a legislative report that identified ways Massachusetts could promote the employment of people with physical or intellectual disabilities, Gov. Charlie Baker's latest budget proposal revived his recommendation to establish a
January 28, 2021
Baker shakes up vaccine distribution plans
January 26, 2021Facing criticism for the state's vaccine rollout, Gov. Charlie Baker detailed plans Monday to move residents 65 or older higher up the priority ladder and substantially bolster the state's distribution infrastructure in the coming weeks.
January 26, 2021
Worcester City Hall, municipal buildings will reopen Monday
January 22, 2021Worcester City Hall and other city municipal buildings will reopen on Monday by appointment only, following their closure due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the City of Worcester announced Friday.
January 22, 2021-
Vaccine access expanded to full range of health workers
January 22, 2021More health care workers, including those who work with patients in their homes, are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines as of Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced, opening up eligibility to the full suite of priority groups included in the
January 22, 2021 -
Baker lifts nightly business curfew
January 21, 2021Citing a stabilization of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the start of the year, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that he will lift the 9:30 p.m. curfew that many businesses now operate under effective Monday.
January 21, 2021 
Worcester chief information officer, Eileen Cazaropoul, retiring
January 21, 2021After working for the city for more than 34 years, Eileen Cazaropoul is retiring as Worcester’s Chief Information Officer, the city announced on Tuesday.
January 21, 2021
New rule allows more students to administer vaccine
January 21, 2021As the pool of people eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 swells, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel can now tap into the network of students in Massachusetts training to be pharmacists or physician assistants to deliver the shots.
January 21, 2021
Report examines views on hiring people with disabilities
January 21, 2021There is a strong business case to be made for hiring people with disabilities but a "general discomfort" among some employers and other significant barriers contribute to the ongoing underemployment of people with disabilities, a group of lawmakers
January 21, 2021
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president
January 20, 2021Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at 11 minutes to noon on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous and frequently unpredictable four years under outgoing President Donald Trump.
January 20, 2021
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