Tom Marino

FALL RIVER – Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll appeared in Fall River on Thursday, July 9 to announce $18.6 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) tax credit awards for six housing projects that will create 662 new housing units in gateway cities in Massachusetts.

BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced on Wednesday, July 8, that Massachusetts will receive $730,000 as part of a $45 million multi-state settlement with Bl0ck Inc., the maker of Cash App.

WORCESTER – The Worcester Youth Speak Honestly (WYSH) Project takes over the Brickbox Theatre, at 20 Franklin St., for three shows starting Friday, July 10. The WYSH Project is a yearlong program that culminates in the creation of this original piece of theatre.

BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced on Monday, July 13, that her office agreed to join a coalition of 11 other states in suing to block a proposed media merger.

The Worcester Public Library announced the opening of an interactive tactile exhibit at its main branch, at 3 Salem Sq., starting July 15.

According to the settlement, 23andMe pays $18 million, including $387,218 to Massachusetts, to settle claims related to a 2023 data breach.

WORCESTER – The City of Worcester Board of Health voted to adopt modifications to tobacco regulations in the city on Monday, July 13, primarily related to locations where the city may issue a tobacco sales permit and the locations of smoking bars.

WORCESTER – The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival comes to Worcester from Thursday, July 16, through Saturday, July 18, at the Hilton Garden Inn, at 35 Major Taylor Blvd.

The Mass. Indie Film Festival comes to Worcester from July 16 to July 18, bringing both shorts and feature films to Worcester

A jury in Worcester County Superior Court found a local man guilty of a 2020 murder in the Grafton Hill neighborhood.