Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | March 4, 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 7 BIG Celebration April 6, 2024 Join us for our Start Time: 5:30PM Location: AC Hotel , Worcester Scan here for more info! Enjoy a fun-filled evening with fabulous live & silent auctions, a live band, a delicious sit-d own dinner, a tribute to our partnership with Holy Cross, and so much more! Tickets, sponsorships, and more information can be found at BigsCM.org/the-big-celebration. Fly me to the Moon Making I.T. work for small and medium-sized businesses in Central Massachusetts. Wage increase over the length of a two-year contract the Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union and Heywood Hospital agreed to on Feb. 22, as the Gardner healthcare provider goes through bankruptcy Source: Massachusetts Nurses Association $6.4 billion Combined assets after the planned merger of North Shore Bank in Peabody with Easthampton-based Hometown Financial Group, the parent company of Oxford-based bankHometown Source: Hometown Financial Group 19 feet wide Width of the building at 51 Harding St. in Worcester, the former site of M. Goldstein Scrap Metal, which Williston Development plans to turn into two apartments and first-floor retail Source: Worcester Planning Board $134,000 Amount of damages sought by JJH Investments in Whitinsville from Grafton-based cannabis dispensary Discern'd Cannabis Purveyors in a lawsuit alleging Discern'd failed to make payments on a $100,000 loan Source: Worcester County Superior Court 8% Dorchester Reporter. WBJ was unable to reach Selhi for comment about the new purchase. e property was sold by Arista Spencer LLC, a corporation based in South Yarmouth managed by Botsini Corp., a real estate investment firm also based in South Yarmouth. e construction of the CVS location was controversial with local residents when plans were announced in 2020. e property is located in the Spencer Town Center Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction required a special permit, as a large portion of the building and parking lot are located in a residential zone. A petition against the project on Change.org received 415 signatures but complaints from locals failed to stop the project. Construction of the CVS was completed in 2023. e location was the site of the Massasoit Hotel, a historic hotel constructed in 1873 and burned down in 1982, according to HMdb.org, a website chronicling historic markers and monuments. Before that, it was the site of Jenk's Tavern, an 18th century tavern. General George Washington passed the location in 1775 on his way to assume command of the Continental Army in the aermath of the Battle of Bunker Hill. President Washington would later spend a night at the tavern during a tour of the country following his election. A marker recognizing the fact Washington spent the night of Oct. 22, 1789, at Jenk's Tavern still sits at the location. e location was the site of the Kenwood Diner, which operated at the location since the 1950s. e diner was moved to the Spencer Country Inn at 500 Main St. just aer the property was officially sold to Arista in 2022, according to reporting from the Telegram & Gazette. e property was given a tax assessment value of $540,400 in fiscal 2024. W

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