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  • The Boardroom Gap III: Mass. legislators eye laws requiring women on public company boards

    Grant Welker Updated: February 17, 2020

    One bill filed last year by Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), would require any public company headquartered in Mass. to have at least one female board member by the end of 2021.

    Grant Welker Updated: February 17, 2020
  • Housing complex with 54 units approved at former Natick school

    Grant Welker February 12, 2020

    The former St. Patrick's School in Natick has been approved for 54 residential units, a restaurant or retail space, and 500 square feet of office space.

    Grant Welker February 12, 2020
  • Activists launching gun reform symbol for businesses

    Statehouse News Service February 12, 2020

    Businesses would be able to show their support for gun control legislation by displaying a new symbol set to be unveiled Thursday by advocacy organizations, a survivor of the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the parents of a stu

    Statehouse News Service February 12, 2020
  • Lunenburg coffee roaster receives $48K microloan

    Sam Bonacci February 12, 2020

    Smokestack Roasters, a coffee shop and roaster in Lunenburg, has been approved for a $48,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.

    Sam Bonacci February 12, 2020
  • Owner of Auburn, Marlborough malls buys competitor

    Grant Welker February 11, 2020

    Simon Property Group, the owner of the Auburn Mall and Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough, has acquired a major competitor.

    Grant Welker February 11, 2020
  • Q&A with Farhad Vazehgoo, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

    Thomas Grillo February 11, 2020

    Farhad Vazehgoo, senior manager at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the state agency supporting growth in the technology sector, toured Saint-Gobain Research North America in Northborough on Monday.

    Thomas Grillo February 11, 2020
  • Starbucks to join Burger King in Westborough

    Thomas Grillo February 11, 2020

    The new 10,255-square-foot Burger King project on Route 9 in Westborough will not only be home for the Whopper with a drive through. It will also include a Starbucks with a drive-through, and ConvenientMD Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinic, according

    Thomas Grillo February 11, 2020
  • Study: More liquor stores could lead to more violence

    State House News Service February 11, 2020

    Public health researchers testified on Beacon Hill Monday that an initiative petition that could increase the number of stores allowed to sell beer and wine could lead to an increase in violent crime in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service February 11, 2020
  • Natick to seek pot license applicants starting Wednesday

    February 10, 2020

    Natick is expected to post a Request For Information to potential marijuana license applicants on the town's website on Wednesday.

    February 10, 2020
  • Worcester pot shop receives license for medical marijuana

    February 7, 2020

    Resinate will open on Millbury Street as Worcester's fourth marijuana dispensary, after it received final approval to sell medical cannabis on Thursday.

    February 7, 2020
  • CCC unveils recreational marijuana policy tracking webpage

    Thomas Grillo February 7, 2020

    The state's Cannabis Control Commission has launched a new webpage to help recreational cannabis license applicants, communities, and the public identify the status of adult-use marijuana zoning and related policies.

    Thomas Grillo February 7, 2020
  • Worcester Public Market opens with a splash

    Thomas Grillo February 7, 2020

    There were no movie stars, but Thursday’s debut of the Worcester Public Market looked more like a Hollywood premiere. The searchlights could be seen a mile from Green Street in Kelley Square in the city’s Canal District.

    Thomas Grillo February 7, 2020
  • More Macy's closures could be coming to Central Mass.

    Thomas Grillo February 6, 2020

    Macy’s at The Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster is set to close this year, but the fate of the four other stores in Central Massachusetts is unclear.

    Thomas Grillo February 6, 2020
  • Park Avenue cafe for sale

    Thomas Grillo February 3, 2020

    The Coffee Stop Cafe at the former Whiskey Tango pub last year is seeking a buyer to purchase the equipment and lease the 1,000-square foot space on  Park Avenue.

    Thomas Grillo February 3, 2020
  • Natick Papyrus among stores closing

    January 28, 2020

    The Papyrus greeting cards and stationery store in the Natick Mall will close, along with the rest of the chain's 254 stores.

    January 28, 2020
  • IC Federal Credit Union names three new SVPs

    January 28, 2020

    Three long-term employees of the IC Federal Credit Union have been promoted to its executive team, according to Anthony Emerson, president and CEO of the Fitchburg-based lender.

    January 28, 2020

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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.