Source: State House News Service Author: Colin A. Young Sellers Fetching High Prices Despite Surging Borrowing Costs Mortgage interest rates are almost double what they were a year ago, but the prices of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts continued to set new records and erode paths to homeownership in July, real estate market analysts […]
The MassHire Department of Career Services (MDCS) is pleased to announce that MassHire North Central Career Center is the recipient of the MDCS Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) Incentive Award. The MassHire North Central Career Center is the 2023 JVSG “RISING STAR” Winner of $3,105. The JVSG Incentive Awards recognize the efforts of an […]
Creates Network Upgrades to benefit new Community Center at Waterford Street School and Improve School Security The City of Gardner was awarded a $200,000 grant as a part of the State’s Community Compact Municipal Fiber Grant Program. The funding will allow the city to connect its School Department, Police Department, and the new location of […]
Hometown Financial Group, parent company of bankHometown, announced today that it was named a 2023 Financial Services Industry Top Workplaces national award winner. This award is based solely on feedback from employees of participating workplaces, gathered through an anonymous, third-party survey administered by Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. Top Workplaces […]
First chamber of commerce in Massachusetts and New England to be recognized with this prestigious national honor Salt Lake City, Utah — The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has recognized the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce as 2023 Chamber of the Year. The award was announced during the ACCE’s annual convention held […]
This weekend marks the return of the annual Sales Tax Holiday here in Massachusetts. On Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, most retail items of up to $2,500, purchased in Massachusetts for personal use, will be exempt from sales tax. However, purchases by corporations or other businesses along with purchases by individuals for business […]
The City of Fitchburg Health Department invites the public to attend an Overdose Awareness Vigil to be held on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at the Upper Common, Main Street, Fitchburg. A variety of Resource tables will be available at 6:15 pm and the Vigil will begin at 7 pm. This is a time for the […]
Berkshire Bank, a leading, socially responsible community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, announced more than $845,000 in Foundation philanthropic investments during the second quarter of 2023. These investments contributed to helping the communities Berkshire Bank serves. Grants awarded cover a wide range of projects that help foster upward economic […]
LUK, Inc. recently was awarded funds by the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation to provide scholarships for youth from Boylston and Worcester to participate in LUK’s TREK programs. TREK (Teaching, Reaching, Experiencing with Kids) is a program through LUK that provides adaptive adventure-based, experiential-learning (AB/EL) activities that motivate youth to try new things, […]
City Of Gardner Welcomes New Ride Share Business, 10th new business in 2023 Gardner is in the midst of welcoming yet another new business to the city, albeit this time one with a familiar face. Woods Ambulance, a long-time city institution, is expanding its services this week to include a ride share service, which will […]