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wbjournal.com | October 2, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 7 W EXPERIENCE THE Difference We believe we're a little different from other independent schools. We are a student-centered community where you can be you. Through rigorous academics, strong leadership opportunities, competitive athletics, and inspiring arts programs, we are focused on helping students become the best versions of themselves. Join us for one of our fall Middle and Upper School Open Houses. RSVP at worcesteracademy.org/openhouse or 508-459-5841. October 22 and November 5 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Fall Open House BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Finding an office printer that's out of paper is easy. It's just as easy to find ways to cut energy costs for your business at MassSave.com. Milford becomes latest town to ban pot shops Milford banned recreational marijua- na shops in September, with 56.3 per- cent of town voters opting for a com- plete ban of recreational establishments. The ban isn't just limited to stores. Banned facilities include marijuana testing facilities, marijuana product manufacturing, and marijuana retailers. Milford is home to two marijuana- related businesses: Sage Naturals, which operates a cultivation facility in an industrial park for medical marijuana dispensaries in the Boston area, and ProVerde labs, a medical marijuana testing facility. Those businesses are now prohibited from exploring the rec- reational side of the marijuana business. Venture opens Uxbridge disability services location Sturbridge human services nonprofit Venture Community Services has opened a location in Uxbridge, its first facility in the Blackstone Valley. The program will operate at 670 Douglas St. in Uxbridge and primarily service young adults with developmen- tal disabilities. The location opened in September, but the organization has been providing services in Uxbridge and the area since earlier this year, said President and CEO Mike Hyland. Worcester airport contractor fined $167K A Framingham contractor working at Worcester Regional Airport has been fined $167,500 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for wet- lands and water-quality violations. The fine against J.F. White Contracting Co. is the result of what the state said was the discharge of sedi- ment-laden stormwater to wetlands bordering the airport. Those wetlands are tributaries to a public water supply. J.F. White failed to follow approved plans or to implement erosion and sedi- ment controls, the DEP said. One of the city's water supply reservoirs was shut down several times because of elevated turbidity in the water. The state-owned airport is undergoing a $32-million renovation to add a new landing system and taxiway, to make landings safer and more reliable. Worcester Regional Airport is the midst of a $32-million upgrade.