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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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255 apartments units proposed for former Worcester supermarket site

WORCESTER – After two decades of speculation over the future of a large Mill Street lot across from Coes Reservoir, the owner has come forward with plans to build a housing complex with 255 units across seven buildings. The lot at 195 Mill St. was once home to the Big D chain and Price Chopper. The property has remained vacant for two decades after the grocery stores left, with the 32,000-square-foot building they left behind deteriorating into an eyesore and a significant topic of conversation during past election years. The building was torn down in October 2023 by the owner Worcester Mill LLC, a holding company that is part of Plaza Properties, which redeveloped the Lincoln Plaza shopping center. The company is headed by Sam Adams, whose family formerly owned the Big D supermarket chain. Blueprints Worcester Mill LLC submitted with the Zoning Board of Appeals show three five-story buildings and four four-story buildings. The 255 units will include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The plans also include 389 total parking spaces, including 85 compact spaces, 39 electrical vehicle spaces, 39 electrical vehicle-ready spaces and 16 accessible spaces. The owners will appear in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals

Worcester, MA · 3d

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Conversion of Worcester Boys Club Complete

Worcester, MA — F.W. Madigan Company, a fourth-generation Worcester contractor that led the design-build team, and Maugel DeStefano Architects of Harvard, Mass., recently joined WinnCompanies to celebrate the completion of The Residences on Lincoln Square, a $51 million construction effort that revived the historic Worcester Boys Club and delivered 80 affordable, energy-efficient apartment homes for adults 55 and older to downtown Worcester.

Worcester, MA · 1d
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The Haven Country Club Announces Major Capital Investment

The Haven Country Club (Boylston, Mass.) announced a major capital investment that brings new cool-season perennial grass green, enhances subsurface drainage and adds six new pickleball courts to the club. The projects are the latest milestone in an ongoing reinvestment effort focused on creating an inviting environment that best serves...

Boylston, MA · 2d
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Fox Business

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CVS announces major breakup, pharmacy expert weighs impact on consumers

CVS Health breakup will create separate pharmacy and healthcare companies as industry expert weighs the impact on prescription drug prices, pharmacies and patients.

Woonsocket, RI · 1d

takingthekids.com

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These 12 Massive Massachusetts Secondhand Shops Are Totally Worth The Late Fall Road Trip

One Cambridge antiques complex packs about 150 dealers into five floors. Five floors!. I have to admit, that number made me stop scrolling. It gets better. Across Massachusetts, old brick mills that once hummed with factory work now hold three floors of vintage signs, records, tools, and furniture. One shop...

Massachusetts · 3d

The Cool Down

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Vacant Massachusetts office tower becomes 198 apartments, with condos next door starting at $209,300

"This project shows what’s possible when the public and private sectors pull in the same direction."

Worcester, MA · 1d

unearththevoyage.com

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This Massachusetts Flea Market Turns Into A Treasure Hunter’s Paradise Only Three Times A Year

Six days. Three months a year. Hundreds of vendors stretched along both sides of one country road, selling everything from 1800s furniture to taxidermy. That alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned admission is free, and the whole thing runs rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in May, July, and September.

Massachusetts · 2d

The Cool Down

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Massachusetts homeowners chase heating savings but face $850 firewood sticker shock

"Firewood is all over the place, it's like the Wild West."

Massachusetts · 3d

Axios Boston

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Repeal campaign united cannabis sector. Here's what's next

A proposal to kill Massachusetts' legal cannabis industry flamed out Tuesday, with a resounding no vote . Now comes the hard part for the industry: Keeping the momentum going to make the legal market more accessible to those harmed by the War on Drugs. Why it matters: A controversial ballot measure campaign turned Massachusetts into a testing ground for those seeking to repeal state laws legalizing cannabis sales. Catch up quick: Supporters of the ballot measure, namely the interest group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Action Inc., rang the alarm over reports of marijuana psychosis and impaired driving. Cannabis business owners, workers and consumers tallied the costs of a yes vote: an industry employing 27,000-plus people and bringing in $336 million in state and local tax revenue in fiscal 2026 alone. The latest: More than 1.6 million voters (nearly 76%) decided against Question 8 as of 7am Wednesday, when 80% of the votes were counted. The Associated Press declared Question 8 dead just before midnight, hours after cannabis industry leaders claimed victory. State of blaze: While the ballot measure posed an existential threat to the industry, it also lit a fire under a workforce that has long felt defeated over

Massachusetts · 2d

WashingtonExaminer

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots. This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but […]

Wellesley, MA · 2d

bostonrealestatetimes.com

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Massachusetts Seeks Developer to Transform Former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls into 386 Homes

LANCASTER, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll administration is seeking a developer to transform the approximately 72-acre former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls property into a new residential neighborhood featuring at least 288 homes, with the potential to accommodate up to 386 units through additional local approvals. The Division of Capital...

Lancaster, MA · 1d

The Cool Down

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Lower-income National Grid customers in Massachusetts can get discounts on gas and electric bills

Customers can get help managing their bills and learn about energy assistance options.

Massachusetts · 3d

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Procopio Wins Three PRISM Awards

Middleton, MA — The Procopio Companies took home three awards at the 2026 PRISM Awards Gala, presented by the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston on Oct. 22 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf. Procopio’s communities were recognized as follows:. Best Rental Community, Gold: Vesa, Marlborough, Mass.

Marlborough, MA · 1d

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Woonsocket Taps Veolia as Jacobs Moves to Leave Amid Late-Payment Dispute

Woonsocket's City Council voted unanimously to approve a new wastewater treatment contract with Veolia for the city's Blackstone River plant, following an independent assessment that found a substantial maintenance backlog and deficiencies in almost every major process area. Jacobs Engineering Group was cutting ties with the city over a late-payment dispute and was still operating the plant after the vote, 14 years into its original 20-year deal.

Woonsocket, RI · 21h

csindie.com

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We need to save our naturally occurring affordable homes

Everyone agrees we need a lot more housing in Massachusetts. We’re spending billions of dollars and passing laws such as the Affordable Homes Act and the MBTA Communities Act, hoping to create that housing. But we’re losing housing for low- and moderate-income people at the same time. This chart...

Massachusetts · 2d

theberkshireedge.com

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Berkshire region real estate sales – November 6, 2026

98-100 Commercial Street: Star Generation LLC of Adams to Theresa Whitney, $240,600 on 10/23/2026. 51 Mountain Pasture Road: Michael Ragusa of Becket to Matthew Gerber, $45,000 on 10/22/2026. Clarksburg. 573 River Road: Devon C. Tosches of Clarksburg to Lyndsey Degrenier, $10,000 on 10/20/2026. 70 Brooks: Tobe A. Cote of Clarksburg...

Great Barrington, MA · 13h

Uprise RI

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Veolia Will Run Woonsocket's Sewage Plant Under Six-Month Deal

The plant treats sewage from Woonsocket, North Smithfield and two Massachusetts towns, and residents' annual sewer charge rose to $556 this fiscal year. A longer three-year operating contract will need another council vote. Veolia North America will take over day-to-day operation of Woonsocket's wastewater treatment plant under an interim agreement...

Woonsocket, RI · 1d