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Government & Politics
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Report: Uxbridge school committee member secretly changed Town contract to benefit his cannabis business
May 31, 2024Barry Desruisseaux is a minority owner of Green N' Go, but the current investor group is attempting to remove him from ownership.
May 31, 2024
Taste of Shrewsbury Street planned for June 18
May 30, 2024The annual food festival for Worcester’s restaurant row is set to return in June
May 30, 2024
Tense exchange highlights more issues at Cannabis Control Commission
May 29, 2024"I have questions and concerns about certain activities that may have occurred in the last 48 hours or so that not only myself as a commissioner, CCC staff and the public at large need answers to," Roy, a Gov. Charlie Baker appointee, said.
May 29, 2024
QCC receives state funding for DEI certificate program aimed at higher ed workers
May 29, 2024Quinsigamond Community College has been awarded a $51,968 grant from the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to develop a diversity, equity, and inclusion certificate program for local higher education faculty and staff.
May 29, 2024
Legislators push for broader housing transaction tax plan
May 29, 2024In central and western Massachusetts, 53 municipalities had no transactions above the $1 million threshold in 2022. Under Healey's bill, only a handful of areas would raise major sums -- in the tens of millions of dollars -- for new affordable
May 29, 2024
Ameresco begins construction on $33M energy resilience project for federal agency
May 28, 2024The project, announced in a Monday press release from Ameresco, will see the company modernize infrastructure to reduce emissions at two NARA sites.
May 28, 2024
Salem brewery on tap to take over Mercantile Center beer garden
May 28, 2024After two summers of being operated by Boston-based Harpoon Brewery, the beer garden at Worcester’s Mercantile Center is set to be taken over by a by Salem-based brewery.
May 28, 2024
Q&A: Former Worcester city councilor grows nonprofit serving the disabled
Updated: May 27, 2024Now known as Thrive Support & Advocacy, the nonprofit has substantially grown under the leadership of former Worcester city councilor Sean Rose.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Cubicles to communities: Converting offices into apartments sounds like a quick fix to the housing crisis, but insiders say it’s not that simple
Updated: May 27, 2024Converting an office building into an apartments can quickly turn into a logistical and financial boondoggle.
Updated: May 27, 2024
The green outdoors: Indoor cannabis cultivation has a big environmental impact, but a few Central Mass. growers are blazing a more sustainable trail
Updated: May 27, 2024Outdoor growers face a litany of hurdles to bring product to market, but the end result can be an environmentally friendlier option to indoor production.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Of primary concern: The crises in the healthcare industry are hitting primary care doctors hard, as policymakers work to bring multiple fixes to fruition
Updated: May 27, 2024A host of factors are putting a squeeze on primary care practices including rising paperwork demands, pay inequities, burnout, and insurer demands for prior approval. Federal regulators and legislators are pushing an increased role for telemedicine
Updated: May 27, 2024
New local podcast centers urban planning, inclusivity, and queer joy
May 24, 2024Queer For Cities, a podcast created and hosted by Joshua Croke, looks to make queer a joyful norm—but not in the way you might be thinking.
May 24, 2024
Economists say Mass. economy losing momentum
May 24, 2024The economists at MassBenchmarks are taking a more dim view of the state's economy almost halfway through 2024 and said Thursday that a recent slowdown in growth revives questions of whether the economy is headed for a recession or a soft landing.
May 24, 2024
Central Mass. unemployment rates dropped in April, largely remain higher than 2023
May 22, 2024Central Massachusetts continues to see drops in the local unemployment rates as four of the region’s metropolitan areas saw lowered rates from March to April.
May 22, 2024
Central Mass. home sales rebounded in April, as price spikes continue
May 22, 2024Central Massachusetts saw an increase in the number of single-family homes sold in April when compared to the same month last year, as average sales prices in the region largely continue to climb.
May 22, 2024
Census: Worcester population grew 1.25% since 2020, as other Central Mass. communities shrink
May 21, 2024After seeing its estimated population decline from 2020 until 2022, the estimated population of Massachusetts in 2023 saw a 0.27% increase from 2022.
May 21, 2024
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