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wbjournal.com | June 26, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 7 Avidia Bank opening Framingham location Avidia Bank plans to open a full-ser- vice location in Framingham this sum- mer, and on Wednesday announced the new branch's leadership team. Fernando Ferreira, who has been with Avidia since 2014, will be assistant manager. Jeremy Brandon was named assistant vice president, market manag- er for the new branch. Father and son indicted for MassHealth fraud A father and son serving as a person- al care attendant surrogate and a PCA for a family member allegedly submit- ted fraudulent timesheets to MassHealth and defrauded the state's Medicaid program of over $10,000. Scott Gibeault, 51, of Southbridge, and his son Michael, 32, of Webster, were indicted by a Worcester County grand jury with the charges larceny over $250 and Medicaid false claims. After being indicted for four counts of Medicaid false claims and four counts of larceny over $250 by false pre- tenses in February 2016, Scott Gibeault continued to submit fraudulent timesheets to MassHealth between February 2016 and March 2017, Attorney General Maura Healey's office alleges. He was acting as the PCA sur- rogate for his adult son. Homewood Suites breaking ground in Berlin Homewood Suites by Hilton will break ground on its second hotel in Central Massachusetts next week while it prepares to open its first. Homewood Suites is building an 80,000-square foot, 105-room hotel in Berlin. Meanwhile, the new Homewood Suites in Worcester has started accepting reservations for arrival on June 25 and beyond. Marlborough property values hit pre-recession levels The number of households in Marlborough is up 12 percent since 2000, with two out of five such house- holds having income above $100,000, accord- ing to a report prepared for the Marlborough Economic Development Corp.. The aver- age home valuation has risen during that period by 81 percent, from $181,000 to $328,430, the firm found. About 1,500 new apartments have been built in that time and 700 new for-sale units, although the report said such growth has not had an effect on the W • Salt Water Pool • Exercise Room with State of the Art Equipment • Hot Breakfast included in your room rate • Evening Manager's Reception with hor d'oeuvres, beer and wine included with the room rate • Meeting Rooms for up to 75 people or as small as 10 people • Free Wi-Fi • Personalized services for long-term guest • Grocery shopping available upon request for extended stay guests at no additional charge • The longer you stay, the lower the cost per day • A Hotel Shuttle to and from train station and airport 1 W A S H I N G T O N S Q U A R E • W O R C E S T E R , M A 0 1 6 0 4 1 - 5 0 8 - 7 5 5 - 1 2 3 4 Call Homewood Suites by Hilton today and enjoy a King Size Suite with the Hilton Reputation for Quality FOR THE PRICE OF A ROOM, ENJOY A SUITE. NOW OPEN! city's public school enrollment, indicat- ing much of the growth has been in childless homes. Baker proposes $500M life sciences extension Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed $500-million extension of the life scienc- es initiative put in place by his predeces- sor in 2008 will put a greater emphasis, on workforce building to support indus- tries in Massachusetts. Baker put forward a plan to spend heavily over the next five years on capi- tal grants and tax incentives tied to pri- vate sector job creation. The proposal re-ups the expiring 10-year, $1 billion program put in place by former Gov. Deval Patrick. The governor will fly to California on Tuesday to take part in the 2017 International BIO Conference. The con- vention will move to Boston in 2018. R E A L D E A L Real Deal highlights recent commercial property transactions in Central Massachusetts. Commercial real estate firms that want to submit information on transactions can send it to editorial@wbjournal.com. Sources: Kelleher & Sadowsky, MyChoice, Massachusetts land records ~ Compiled by Laura Finaldi, WBJ staff writer ADDRESS: 708 Park Ave. AREA: 2,095 square feet of office space SALE PRICE: $292,000 SELLER: SJF Realty LLC BUYER: Fairbanks Beret LLC The buying company is registered to Alain Beret, who is leasing the space to his company, MyChoice: Programs for Independent Living. Park Avenue will be the company's second location after Main Street. Meredith Harris, MEDC executive director