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  • Fresh Beginnings

    October 12, 2015

    Dragonfly Wellness Center opened at 176 Jackson Rd., in the former American Red Cross building, in Devens.

  • Heywood to open Gardner behavioral health facility

    Emily Micucci October 7, 2015

    Gardner-based Heywood HealthCare has finalized the purchase of a property Petersham where it will build a treatment center for patients in need of behavioral health services, the community health system announced.

  • Central Mass. celebrates manufacturing

    Sam Bonacci October 5, 2015

    National Manufacturing Day was celebrated throughout Massachusetts on Friday, Oct. 2 with tours and events hosted by manufacturers, business groups and educational institutions.

  • Non-clinical medical careers offer bright future — even for the squeamish

    Christina P. O'neill, Special To Central Massachusetts Health September 30, 2015

    Some of the fastest-growing occupations in health care do not require direct patient care, creating job opportunities for both new entrants and medical career-changers who can get a new lease on the use of their field of knowledge.

  • Central Mass. ramps up for Manufacturing Day

    Sam Bonacci September 28, 2015

    Central Massachusetts manufacturers and business organizations are ramping up for National Manufacturing Day that will take place on October 2.

  • Fitchburg State dedicates Veterans Center

    September 24, 2015

    Fitchburg State University (FSU) formally opened a Veterans Center in Thompson Hall on Tuesday to support to veterans seeking higher education.

  • Central Mass. ramps up for Manufacturing Day

    Sam Bonacci September 23, 2015

    Central Massachusetts manufacturers and business organizations are ramping up for National Manufacturing Day that will take place on October 2.

  • Central Mass. YMCA expands in Leominster

    Emily Micucci September 21, 2015

    The YMCA of Central Massachusetts will celebrate the opening of its fifth community branch this Thursday, at 108 Adams St. in Leominster.

  • McCarthy named Fidelity Bank's new president, COO

    September 18, 2015

    Christopher W. McCarthy of Holden has been named president and COO of Fidelity Bank, succeeding current COO John Merrill.

  • Fitchburg book-storage warehouse changes hands

    September 17, 2015

    Signet Enterprises of Akron, Ohio, has acquired Publishers Storage & Shipping that owns a warehouse in Fitchburg.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
Poll Description

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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