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UMass Chan awarded $11.6M grant for new psychiatric nurse fellowship
April 3, 2024Umass Chan Medical School’s Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing has been awarded a four-year $11.6-million grant by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to help finance the university’s new psychiatric mental health
April 3, 2024
Healey reins in hiring as fears over declining tax revenues mount
April 3, 2024With some exceptions, all new Executive Branch hiring between April 3 and June 30 will need to be approved by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance based on time-sensitivity and the importance of positions, the office said.
April 3, 2024
Municipal leaders take issue with aspects of Healey’s $4B housing bond bill
April 3, 2024A handful of local officials warned lawmakers Tuesday that the wide-ranging legislation Healey filed takes too heavy a touch in certain areas, infringing on the local control that community leaders cherish and that opponents contend is often used to
April 3, 2024
Last call: To-go drinks, outdoor dining laws expire as lawmakers consider next steps
April 2, 2024After nearly four years with a streamlined system in place to permit outdoor dining and permission to sell takeout alcoholic drinks, both practices lapsed Monday as the calendar flipped to April.
April 2, 2024
Canal District Transformation, part 2: Creating the next chapter
Updated: April 1, 2024Developers and business owners expect that growth to continue, saying new businesses and even more residents will soon make the area home, creating the next chapter in the long history of the Canal District.
Updated: April 1, 2024-
Senate agrees to new protections on debt collection
March 29, 2024The Senate on Thursday passed a "compromise" version of legislation affecting debt collection practices in Massachusetts, and according to its sponsor, the bill has a shot at final passage thanks to industry representatives collaborating on the
March 29, 2024 
MBTA to offer half-priced fares
March 29, 2024Years after public transit advocates launched a campaign to roll out a widespread low-income fare at the T, the agency's board of directors stamped its approval on a formal plan that will provide an option to riders who earn less than their peers
March 29, 2024
DPH offering $10M in grants to improve maternal health and morbidity
March 29, 2024State public health officials intend to award $10 million in grants for maternal and reproductive health care initiatives, as the Healey administration looks to combat the worsening rate of severe maternal morbidity that's disproportionately
March 29, 2024
Grants up to $20K available for Pleasant Street businesses looking to upgrade storefronts
March 28, 2024Stores on Worcester’s Pleasant Street stores may soon offer an elevated shopping experience as the Pleasant Street Transformative Development Initiative Partnership has been awarded $125,000 to sponsor storefront beautification efforts in the
March 28, 2024
New Worcester behavioral health clinic aims to make mental health care more accessible
March 28, 2024Guidelight Health, a new behavioral health treatment center, will be accepting patients at its very first location on Lincoln Street in Worcester come May 1.
March 28, 2024
Westborough firm chosen as subcontractor for $27.5M energy upgrade to South Carolina Marine Corps facility
March 28, 2024The upgrades, which are expected to be completed by February 2026, will help make the air station’s infrastructure more resilient.
March 28, 2024
Elected officials cite antitrust concerns over Steward-Optum Deal
March 28, 2024Steward, a for-profit, private equity-backed system that operates several hospitals in Massachusetts, has become one of the biggest boogeymen for policymakers since its financial woes burst into public view in January.
March 28, 2024
Psychedelic therapy supporters make argument in favor of ballot initiative as opponents claim lack of evidence
March 28, 2024Emily Oneschuk, a veteran and the first woman candidate for the Navy Seals, said a weeklong psilocybin retreat in Jamaica with other women veterans was a turning point in addressing her PTSD and depression.
March 28, 2024
QCC, MWCC receive $243K for healthcare and IT workforce development
March 27, 2024The grants are part of the Training Resources And Internships Network, which is designed to address the skills development needs of long-term unemployed, underemployed, and new entrant adults in the state.
March 27, 2024
Former Christmas Tree Shops plaza in Shrewsbury sold for $13.6M as Town considers site for MBTA zoning
March 27, 2024The parcel is part of a proposed overlay under consideration by the Town to comply with the state’s MBTA Communities Law.
March 27, 2024
DiZoglio clashes with legislators as push for audit-focused ballot initiative continues
March 27, 2024The hearing put the committee created to vet all of the proposed 2024 ballot questions in an unusual position: its members are simultaneously targets of the proposed reforms, stewards of its review in the Legislature and, at least as far as the
March 27, 2024
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