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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Maynard Crossing project to bring life back to vacant Digital Equipment Corp. site

Two decades have passed since Digital Equipment Corp. occupied a 58-acre site in Maynard just a mile south of town center. More than half of that time has been spent trying to redevelop the property.

Kevin Perry, the former owner of The Usual and Blackstone Tap, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for using those eateries and other properties to launder proceeds of his illegal opioid sales.

The owner of a 1-million-square-foot vacant mill in Hopedale is pushing the town against including the property in a proposed historic district, in order to maintain its commercial and redevelopment viability.

Northborough office, manufacturing space sold for $2.2M

More than 27,000-square-feet of office space in Northborough was sold Monday for nearly $300,000 more than what the space was sold for in September.

Creative Hub Worcester youth arts grand opening next month

Nonprofit artist group Creative Hub Worcester is beginning its summer arts programming in a newly renovated space in the Hadley Apartments building.

Southborough IT giant Virtusa ended its fiscal 2018 in excess of $1 billion in revenue for the first time in the company’s history.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is set to begin construction along seven miles of I-190 from the West Boylston-Stering town line to the Sterling-Lancaster town line.

Monday's ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that states are free to legalize sports betting opened the door to the possibility of a further expansion of gaming in Massachusetts.

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Regional Roundup

Chemical incident at Medway company injures five (Milford Daily News)

Worcester committee OKs marijuana regs (Telegram & Gazette)

Preservation Worcester to hold party in historic mill (Boston Globe)

Ashburnham B&B on the market (Sentinel & Enterprise)

Question of the Week

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At the request of a citizen petition, Worcester City Council on May 9 asked the Hanover Insurance Group to delay demolition of the Notre Dame des Canadiens church as a preservation group seeks a willing developer to repurpose the building and a $6-million subsidy to make it financially viable.

At what point should historic buildings in Worcester be demolished?

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