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Black Lives Matter mural in the works for downtown Worcester
July 13, 2020Plans are coming together for a Black Lives Matter mural set to be painted near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Major Taylor Boulevard in downtown Worcester as soon as Wednesday, mimicking similar initiatives in other cities
July 13, 2020
WBJ Podcast: A marijuana startup’s two-year fight to open its doors
July 13, 2020After meeting in the Colorado marijuana industry, Kevin MacConnell & Tim Phillips set out to start an Uxbridge cannabis company, creating custom marijuana products for dispensaries.
July 13, 2020
Baker feels pretty positive about relief package
July 13, 2020Uncertainty around whether the federal government will provide additional assistance to states and municipalities dealing with pandemic-related budget stress has been holding up progress on Beacon Hill, but Gov. Charlie Baker is optimistic that a
July 13, 2020
Senate restaurant aid bill limited to to-go cocktails
July 13, 2020The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would allow restaurants to sell mixed drinks in sealed containers alongside takeout and delivery food orders, a measure some bar and restaurant owners have been advocating for as a way to attract customers
July 13, 2020
Marijuana regulators levy $800K in fines against three Central Mass. companies
July 10, 2020The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission agreed to levy $800,000 in fines against three cannabis companies at their regular meeting on Thursday.
July 10, 2020
Ongoing investigation has so far found 58,000 fraudulent unemployment claims
July 9, 2020Investigators have so far detected more than 58,000 fraudulent unemployment claims in Massachusetts amid an alleged national criminal scheme, but state officials still have not disclosed how much money paid out in error.
July 9, 2020
UMass, Framingham State, QCC presidents condemn ICE order as Harvard, MIT sue
July 8, 2020Several area college presidents, including Marty Meehan of UMass, Javier Cevallos of Framingham State and Luis Pedraja of Quinsigamond Community College fiercely condemned this week a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that would require
July 8, 2020
Former Uxbridge town accountant accused of stealing $729,000 from multiple towns
July 7, 2020Former Uxbridge town accountant Justin Cole, 38, of Harvard was indicted by a statewide grand jury for allegedly stealing more than $729,000 from Uxbridge, Millville and a Western Massachusetts town, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on
July 7, 2020
Gyms, museums may open Monday as Mass. enters Phase Three of reopening
July 2, 2020Phase Three of the Massachusetts reopening plan will officially begin Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced during a press conference midday Thursday, making way for gyms and museums to open their doors to patrons once again, so long as they strictly
July 2, 2020
Mass. treasury draws $500M from line of credit
July 1, 2020State officials have had enough cash on hand since the pandemic struck in mid-March to keep up with bill payments, including large monthly local aid payments, but are now dipping into a line of credit, just in case they run into problems.
July 1, 2020
Virus leaves education funding, locations in flux
July 1, 2020Members of the Massachusetts Board of Education on Tuesday dove into the plan to reopen Massachusetts schools this fall under new COVID-19 precautions, with the unknown variables associated with a still-unsettled state budget looming over school
July 1, 2020
Calls grow for Baker to extend eviction moratorium
June 30, 2020Calls are growing for Gov. Charlie Baker to extend a moratorium on non-emergency evictions and foreclosures beyond its scheduled mid-August expiration, with advocates warning that the current economic climate will place many families in housing
June 30, 2020
WooSox show off Polar Park progress, remain optimistic for spring 2021 opening
June 29, 2020Before construction even began, a timetable for completing Polar Park was called ambitious. Despite a month pause in construction, planners are still holding out hope: the Worcester Red Sox will begin playing at the ballpark in April 2021.
June 29, 2020-
Paycheck Protection Program applications deadline on Tuesday
June 29, 2020More than $100 billion remains available for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which will stop accepting applications after Tuesday.
June 29, 2020 
Cumberland Farms drops beer and wine ballot question
June 29, 2020The proposed ballot question to allow more stores to sell beer and wine will not appear on the ballot this fall and its backers will instead work to put the question before voters in 2022.
June 29, 2020
State electric vehicle rebates expanded to commercial fleets
June 26, 2020The Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles program will now include commercial and nonprofit fleets, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Thursday, expanding what Baker said was an already successful program.
June 26, 2020
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