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    Slavery’s lasting legacy on the Central Mass. economy

    Devina Bhalla Updated: September 28, 2020

    The modern Massachusetts economy has been growing for 400 years, since settlers first landed in Plymouth in 1620. And for 245 of those 400 years – more than 60% – the Massachusetts economy was tied to the legal institution of slavery.

  • Worcester's relationship with Polar Park remains under negotiation

    Grant Welker Updated: September 28, 2020

    More than two years after Worcester city officials announced the Pawtucket Red Sox were moving to the Canal District, there is no formal lease agreement legally obligating the team to come to Worcester.

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    Worcester to invest $15M in ionization to fight pandemic in buildings

    September 23, 2020

    The City of Worcester is spending $15 million to outfit 85 facilities, including schools and municipal buildings, to install new equipment to help sanitize air during the coronavirus pandemic.

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    UMass survey: 40% of Americans might not take coronavirus vaccine

    September 23, 2020

    Results from a national survey released by the UMass Medical School could indicate reaching herd immunity to the coronavirus through vaccinations could be harder than hoped.

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    UMass Memorial, Harrington formalize merger agreement

    Grant Welker September 23, 2020

    UMass Memorial Health Care and Harrington Healthcare have finalized their merger agreement, the entities announced Wednesday, sending the proposal to state officials for regulatory approval.

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    Worcester home prices surged 15% in August

    Monica Benevides September 23, 2020

    The median sale price for single-family homes in Worcester surged 15.1% in August, compared to the year prior, according to a new report from Peabody real estate data firm The Warren Group.

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    Worcester economic committee to review new deal for Polar Park-related development

    Grant Welker September 23, 2020

    The Worcester City Council's economic development committee will review the city's proposed new agreement with a developer looking to build next to the under-construction Polar Park baseball stadium.

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    MassHealth enrollment up more than 5% in pandemic

    State House News Service September 23, 2020

    Enrollment in MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program, has spiked by about 63,000 people since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in Massachusetts in March, but the overall number of people with health insurance in Massachusetts has remained…

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    LA firm buys Reliant medical offices in Auburn Mall for $50M

    September 23, 2020

    A former Macy's at the Auburn Mall, which is now used as medical offices for Reliant Medical Group, has sold for $50 million to a Los Angeles property investment firm that owns medical offices across the country.

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    Holy Cross president to step down

    Brad Kane September 22, 2020

    The College of the Holy Cross on Tuesday announced its president, Rev. Philip Boroughs, would step down from his role at the end of the academic year, ending his nine-year run leading the Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.

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