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Opponents of Leominster birthing center closure want Healey to declare state of emergency
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWORCESTER — A coalition of Central Massachusetts legislators fighting the impending shuttering of...
UMass Memorial Health says it has no choice but to close Leominster birthing center
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUMass Memorial Health declared that closing its birthing center in Leominster is unavoidable, in...
'Flexibility is important': Employment status issue in rideshare ballot question with millions in...
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoTwo rallies this week — one outside Worcester City Hall and one on the steps of the State House in...
Minimum wage in Mass. just increased to $15. Now a group is pushing for $20 by 2027
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBOSTON — The $15 per hour minimum wage that took effect Jan. 1 in Massachusetts was years in the...
Dueling ballot efforts could determine fate of app-based drivers in Mass.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBOSTON - One of two groups championing the rights of ride-share and app-based drivers in...
Leominster maternity unit is essential service, state health department says
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoLEOMINSTER - The maternity unit at the UMass Memorial Health hospital in Leominster is an essential...
Dr. Jeffrey Coleman will become Framingham State's next chief diversity officer
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJeffrey Coleman will become the next vice president for diversity, inclusion and community...
Maternity ward at UMass Memorial Health in Leominster closes, despite pleas to stay open
WFXT via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAfter weeks of protests and outrage by state and local leaders, the inpatient maternity ward at the...
State bill targets racial disparities in health care
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBOSTON - Legislators representing marginalized communities and diverse medical leaders touted comprehensive health equity bills as a solution to overcoming long-standing racial disparities during ...
At Worcester hearing, concern about law enforcement shortage in Massachusetts
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWORCESTER — Public Safety and Security Secretary Terrence Reidy warned lawmakers this week that big cities and small towns face a "major issue" with recruiting new candidates for law enforcement ...