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Worcester, Leominster regional transit ridership boosted by free fares

Sam Doran | State House News Service December 11, 2024

Ridership is up with both the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and the Montachusett RTA, which operates in communities around Leominster, Gardner, and Athol.
Fitchburg State appoints first executive director of diversity

Mica Kanner-Mascolo December 10, 2024

Joshua Dodds has been named Fitchburg State University’s inaugural executive director of diversity, equity, and belonging programs as the institution looks to create an inclusive community amidst heightened anti-DEI sentiments throughout the country…
New law streamlines licensing process for foreign-trained physicians

Alison Kuznitz/State House News Service December 10, 2024

Foreign-trained physicians in Massachusetts are poised to return to practicing medicine under a new law that is also expected to alleviate primary care shortages for underserved and rural communities.
Developer plans 44 apartments, restaurant at historic Downtown Worcester building, seeks $200K tax break

Eric Casey December 9, 2024

The project is expected to cost $16 million, funded through a combination of equity, debt financing, and historic tax credits.
Worcester’s city solicitor, former chief development officer to retire in January

Mica Kanner-Mascolo December 9, 2024

After nearly 40 years serving the City of Worcester, Michael Traynor, former chief development officer and current city solicitor, will retire on Jan. 10.
Central Mass. business leaders feel optimistic about economy for first time since May

Mica Kanner-Mascolo December 9, 2024

Business confidence hit milestones in Massachusetts in November.
Worcester City Council to debate proposals for 2025 property tax rates

Eric Casey December 9, 2024

Last year, the council voted to enact a commercial, industrial, and personal property tax rate of $30.04 per $1,000 assessed valuation for 2024.
Movers & Shakers for Dec. 9, 2024

Updated: December 9, 2024

Employees at Milford Regional Physician Group, bankHometown, and Vision Advertising are moving up in their careers.
The next strategic plan: With a new board chair, Family Health Center of Worcester looks to sustain its financial recovery while ensuring quality, equitable care

Mica Kanner-Mascolo Updated: December 9, 2024

Spiliotes comes into the volunteer role as the community health center has just emerged from a financial crisis and is looking to forge a strategic plan for a sustainable future.
Sports broadcasting’s quiet icon: Worcester native Sean McGrail made NESN the envy of regional sports networks

Eric Casey Updated: December 9, 2024

NESN broadcasters have become household names in New England. But the network’s Worcester-born former president and CEO Sean McGrail has quietly been key to the network’s success, according to two of the region’s most powerful sports executives.

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More Americans have pets than ever before. As of 2024, 86.9 million homes, or 66% of U.S. households, owned a pet, up from 56% in 1988, according to Forbes. The vast majority of those households — 65.1 million — were homes to dogs. Still, 46.5 million households in the U.S. had a cat, making them the second-most popular pet in the country, followed by fish, birds, and then small animals like hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, and guinea pigs.

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