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WPI gets $5M state grant for new lab
April 13, 2017Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been given a $5 million state grant for a new healthcare research and product development initiative.
April 13, 2017
MassDevelopment head to depart
April 13, 2017The longtime head of the state's economic development and financing agency will leave in June after a divided MassDevelopment Board of Directors voted Thursday not to renew her contract.
April 13, 2017
New commuter rail ticketing setup for Marathon Monday
April 13, 2017Boston Marathon spectators will be able to hop on and off the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line for a flat $20 daily fee instead of the usual charge per ride.
April 13, 2017
Baker names WPI, Montachusett heads to STEM board
April 12, 2017The heads of two Central Massachusetts schools, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical District have been named to the state's board overseeing STEM education.
April 12, 2017
T considering ways to close $50M deficit
April 11, 2017The MBTA is considering elimination of same-day booking for The Ride paratransit service, savings in commuter rail weekend service and the introduction of alcohol ads onto the system.
April 11, 2017
Pilgrim Nuclear Station fuels for last time
April 10, 2017Pilgrim Nuclear Station began powering down Sunday morning so that it can refuel for the last time.
April 10, 2017
Bill enables Baker's employer health care charge
April 10, 2017The House budget committee unanimously advanced a spending blueprint for next year that would green-light the Baker administration's plan to levy an assessment on employers to help pay for MassHealth.
April 10, 2017
New director for Behavioral Concepts in Fitchburg
April 7, 2017Behavioral Concepts Inc., a company of behavioral clinicians specializing in the care of children with autism, announced Thursday it hired Jill McGrale Maher as the new director of its Fitchburg facility.
April 7, 2017
Fitchburg State signs criminal justice agreement with police
April 7, 2017Fitchburg State University signed an agreement this week with a police training committee to allow criminal justice students to earn their bachelor's and master's degrees and a police certification in five years.
April 7, 2017
Baker supports protections for pregnant workers
April 7, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker expects that he would sign a bill granting protections to pregnant workers that already has the support of nearly 120 lawmakers.
April 7, 2017
Over 8,000 ride-hail drivers fail background checks
April 6, 2017More than 8,200 drivers for Uber and Lyft failed a state background check to operate in Massachusetts after their applications were flagged for everything from license suspensions to sex offenses.
April 6, 2017
Embattled UMass Boston head to step down
April 6, 2017UMass-Boston Chancellor Keith Motley plans to step down June 30, take a year's sabbatical and then return to campus to teach.
April 6, 2017
Senate president against potential sales tax cut
April 5, 2017Senate President Stanley Rosenberg implored the business community not to pursue a cut in the state sales tax on the 2018 ballot, arguing that it would further compromise the state's fiscal health.
April 5, 2017
WPI joins court opposition to travel ban
April 5, 2017Worcester Polytechnic Insitute has joined 30 other colleges across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump's proposed travel ban on those living in six primarily Muslim countries.
April 5, 2017
AG settles with ad firm to prevent geofencing at health clinics
April 5, 2017An advertising company reached an agreement Tuesday with Attorney General Maura Healey to refrain from sending targeted ads to people entering healthcare facilities in Massachusetts.
April 5, 2017
Mass. dentists call for higher standards
April 5, 2017Survey data from about 400 Massachusetts dentists shows overwhelming support for advanced education for mid-level dental practitioners.
April 5, 2017
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