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Blackstone Valley

  • 11 area nursing homes stand out in national rankings

    March 5, 2015

    Eleven nursing homes in Central Massachusetts received the top rating in U.S. News & World Report's annual list of best nursing homes.

  • Webster First, Industrial credit unions to merge

    March 4, 2015

    Webster First Federal Credit Union (WFFCU), which is based in Worcester, is merging with Boston-based Industrial Credit Union (ICU), the two institutions announced.

  • Water company lowers Millbury, Oxford bills

    February 3, 2015

    The private company that provides water to Millbury and Oxford is passing along savings from a revised tax classification to nearly 19,000 households, including customers in those two Central Massachusetts towns.

  • Holden Landmark Corp. buys Grafton News

    January 8, 2015

    The Grafton News and its website are being bought by the Holden Landmark Corp., publisher of several Central Massachusetts newspapers and websites. The sale is expected to close at the end of January.

  • Insurers, businesses seek halt to mental health provision

    Matt Murphy State House News Service December 31, 2014

    Insurers, small business advocates and local chambers of commerce are asking House lawmakers to put the brakes on a late-moving bill that would require health insurance carriers to cover services from licensed education psychologists for students.

  • National Grid to build more solar in Mass.

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2014

    National Grid will more than triple its solar-power generation capabilities in Massachusetts with an additional 16 megawatts of energy at 19 sites to be built in the next year, the utility announced Monday.

  • Congress approves Blackstone National Park

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2014

    In a move that will have funding and tourism implications at historic sites throughout Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Congress has voted to create a new national park in the Blackstone River valley.

  • Milford Regional president to also become CEO

    Rick Saia December 11, 2014

    Edward J. Kelly, the president of Milford Regional Medical Center, will also become the CEO of the health care organization in 2016, Milford Regional announced Thursday.

  • Blackstone River Valley national park bill clears House

    December 5, 2014

    The House of Representatives Thursday approved legislation to make the Blackstone River Valley National Historic Corridor a unit of the National Park System.

  • Despite Question 3, Plainridge casino forges ahead

    Emily Micucci October 9, 2014

    The fate of casino gambling in Massachusetts is far from certain as a ballot question that could nix it looms closer. But developers of the Plainridge Park Casino aren't faltering. “We are already underway with construction … In fact, we are a…

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