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  • BJ’s adding private-label spirits

    December 5, 2019

    BJ’s Wholesale Club is adding three liquor options to its private-label Wellsley Farms line.

    December 5, 2019
  • American Alarm in Worcester buys Sutton security firm

    December 5, 2019

    Worcester security firm American Alarm and Communications buys Eaglestar Security Inc. in Sutton.

    December 5, 2019
  • Living Earth market closing after 49 years in Worcester

    December 4, 2019

    The Living Earth Natural Market & Cafe is closing its doors at the end of the year after nearly a half-century in business, it announced Tuesday.

    December 4, 2019
  • 3cross Fermentation Co-op to reopen

    Thomas Grillo December 3, 2019

    Ten months after a community-owned brewing company shut its taps on Knowlton Avenue, 3cross Fermentation Cooperative is planning to relaunch next month.

    Thomas Grillo December 3, 2019
  • Curry Printing shutters Worcester operations

    Thomas Grillo December 3, 2019

    Curry Printing has closed its Worcester plant and consolidating those services into its Westborough headquarters.

    Thomas Grillo December 3, 2019
  • A.C. Moore's closure will leave three Central Mass. stores dark

    November 27, 2019

    The pending closure of the national arts-and-crafts retail supplier A.C. Moore will including shuttering three Central Massachusetts locations.

    November 27, 2019
  • Woburn medical equipment supplier buys Hudson warehouse for $1.6M

    Thomas Grillo November 27, 2019

    A Woburn purveyor of new and used lab equipment has purchased a Hudson warehouse for $1.6 million.

    Thomas Grillo November 27, 2019
  • Cumberland Farms, Julio's Liquors at odds on liquor-sale ballot question

    Grant Welker November 26, 2019

    Two Westborough companies, convenience store chain Cumberland Farms and retail store Julio's Liquors, are facing off on a potential ballot question going before voters next year to allow food stores to sell liquor.

    Grant Welker November 26, 2019
  • RK Centers pays $12.9M for Framingham shops

    November 25, 2019

    RK Centers, a Needham owner of shopping centers, has bought from Target three retail spaces next to its Framingham location for $12.9 million.

    November 25, 2019
  • Marijuana subpoenas cause a stir among Central Mass. communities

    Livia Gershon Updated: November 25, 2019

    When they looked in their email a few weeks ago and found subpoenas from U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling's office looking into their relationships with marijuana businesses, leaders in communities across Central Massachusetts, and the rest of the state

    Livia Gershon Updated: November 25, 2019
  • Three Natick businesses rise from the ashes of July fire

    Grant Welker Updated: November 25, 2019

    The overnight fire was devastating to Natick, but the community was generous in helping those affected.

    Grant Welker Updated: November 25, 2019
  • Bean Counter opening shop on Worcester's Grove Street

    Grant Welker November 22, 2019

    Bean Counter Bakery will open a new location early next year on Grove Street in Worcester to complement its Highland Street location and a sister shop in Shrewsbury.

    Grant Welker November 22, 2019
  • Worcester Wares to open second location on Nov. 30

    Brad Kane November 21, 2019

    The store known for its "I Love Worcester" merchandise and T-shirts will become the first business to open in the $21-million Worcester Public Market.

    Brad Kane November 21, 2019
  • Sudbury shop brings back defunct Necco candy bar

    Grant Welker November 21, 2019

    When the iconic New England Confectionery Co. went out of business last year, with it went many bars  Necco made, including the Sky Bar. Now, the Sudbury food shop Duck Soup has begun making the Sky Bar again.

    Grant Welker November 21, 2019
  • BJ's authorizes $250M stock buyback

    Grant Welker November 21, 2019

    BJ's Wholesale Club has authorized a stock buyback of up to $250 million in what the Westborough retailer said Thursday was a sign of confidence in its financial outlook.

    Grant Welker November 21, 2019
  • TJX buys stake in Russian retailer for $225M

    Thomas Grillo November 20, 2019

    TJX Cos., an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer, has invested $225 million for a non-controlling 25% ownership stake in Russian retailer Familia, the Framingham company reported Tuesday.

    Thomas Grillo November 20, 2019

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Should Massachusetts have an admissions lottery system for vocational technical high schools?
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Vocational technical high schools are important partners for many businesses and help feed their workforce pipeline, but more kids are seeking admission to these schools than there are available slots. The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has proposed implementing a lottery system to enroll waitlisted students into vocational technical high schools, with the claim that it will help eliminate discriminatory selection practices that have been the subject of much debate.

While the lottery system would exclude selection based on grades, schools would still be able to reject students due to 10 or more unexcused absences or days of suspensions/expulsions. Critics of the lottery system say that these new guidelines perpetuate the same discriminatory policies, arguing those with 10 or more unexcused absences are disproportionately from large populations of students of color. Others, including the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, argue a lottery system would water down standards and that administration should focus on directing more funds toward capacity-building initiatives at voc-tech schools instead of targeting their admission processes.