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  • Workers' comp insurance rates to drop 10%

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service April 6, 2023

    Massachusetts businesses got a break on the high-cost front Wednesday with news that workers' compensation rates will drop an average of 10 percent.

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service April 6, 2023
  • Two charged with stealing $8.5M from MBTA contractor

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service April 6, 2023

    A former top official at Keolis Commuter Services pleaded not guilty to a slew of federal charges Wednesday after prosecutors alleged that he and another man stole more than $8 million from the company that operates the MBTA's commuter rail system.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service April 6, 2023
  • State warns pharmacies to stock up on abortion pills

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 23, 2023

    The Healey Administration warned pharmacies across Massachusetts on Wednesday: keep reproductive health medications, including a drug approved to end a pregnancy in early stages, in stock or face state investigation.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 23, 2023
  • GrubHub overcharged fees to Mass. restaurants

    Kevin Koczwara March 22, 2023

    Suffolk County Superior Court has ruled food delivery service platform Grubhub Holdings Inc. illegally overcharged fees to Massachusetts restaurants, which was in violation of the state’s statutory fee cap implemented during the COVID-19 public

    Kevin Koczwara March 22, 2023
  • AG threatens to sue communities over housing law compliance

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service March 16, 2023

    Municipalities that don't comply with the state law requiring that denser, multi-family housing be allowed near transit stations could be slapped with lawsuits in addition to losing access to key sources of state funding, Attorney General Andrea

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service March 16, 2023
  • WBJ announces its Hall of Fame, Class of 2023

    Updated: March 6, 2023

    With the induction of the Class of 2023, the WBJ Hall of Fame has grown to 25 members.

    Updated: March 6, 2023
  • Movers & Shakers for March 6, 2023

    Updated: March 6, 2023

    People are on the move at the Family Health Center of Worcester, AdCare Hospital in Worcester, the Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey, the Estate Preservation Law Offices, MutualOne Bank in Framingham, Framingham State University, and UMass

    Updated: March 6, 2023
  • Framingham office building sold for $4M

    Timothy Doyle February 23, 2023

    An office building at 40 Speen St. in Framingham sold for $4 million on Feb. 14, according to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds.

    Timothy Doyle February 23, 2023
  • Leominster home care agency to pay $2.5M settlement over debt collections

    Isabel Tehan February 16, 2023

    Leominster-based Regional Home Care has reached a $2.5-million settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office resolving allegations the home care agency improperly collected payment from MassHealth members and engaged in deceptive debt

    Isabel Tehan February 16, 2023
  • Three companies to pay up to $325K for illegal Fitchburg State asbestos work

    Timothy Doyle February 13, 2023

    Three companies contracted for a 2018 project at a Fitchburg State University dorm will pay up to $325,000 combined in civil penalties for failing to properly remove and dispose of asbestos, or asbestos-containing material.

    Timothy Doyle February 13, 2023
  • Samantha McDonald found a niche in commercial real estate and encourages other women to do the same

    Timothy Doyle Updated: February 6, 2023

    Samantha McDonald has risen to partner at Bowditch following an untraditional career path.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: February 6, 2023
  • Karyn Polito named to board of Berkshire Bank parent

    Timothy Doyle February 3, 2023

    Former Massachusetts lieutenant governor and lifelong Shrewsbury resident Karyn Polito on Thursday was appointed to the board of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    Timothy Doyle February 3, 2023
  • Complaint alleges exclusionary vocational school admissions policies

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service February 2, 2023

    State education officials use criteria that allows exclusionary admissions practices at vocational technical schools, leaving behind students of color, English language learners and students with disabilities, according to a new lawsuit filed by a

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service February 2, 2023
  • Owner of collapsed Mill St. apartment complex in Worcester sells Framingham apartments for $14M

    Timothy Doyle and Brad Kane February 2, 2023

    A corporation co-registered to Bechara Fren of Franklin, who also co-owns the Mill Street apartment complex in Worcester whose roof collapsed and displaced all the residents, has sold a Framingham apartment complex and nearby property for $13.6

    Timothy Doyle and Brad Kane February 2, 2023
  • AG Campbell helps roll out abortion hotline

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service February 1, 2023

    A new hotline went live Monday morning to offer free and confidential legal advice to patients seeking reproductive and abortion care in Massachusetts, including those who do not live in the state.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service February 1, 2023
  • AG puts renewed scrutiny on Peterson Oil over biodiesel, reaches additional settlement

    Kevin Koczwara January 23, 2023

    The Massachusetts Attorney General earlier in January reopened the case where Peterson Oil delivered heating fuel to the state allegedly containing too much biodiesel.

    Kevin Koczwara January 23, 2023

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