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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Crust Bakeshop to expand, open wine and cheese shop
It only took about a year before 28-year-old Alexis Kelleher began an effort to expand her business, which she purchased in January 2017 from one of Worcester's most high-profile restaurant groups.
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Worcester bans flavored tobacco in retail stores
At the beginning of next year, Worcester will become the 110th municipality in Massachusetts to enact some type of flavored tobacco ban after the city Board of Health voted to adopt regulations prohibiting the sale of the products in convenience stores.
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Marlborough chamber CEO to retire
The longtime head of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce is retiring at the end of August, the chamber announced this month.
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Hangover Pub, Broth seek new licenses to reopen
The Hangover Pub, which closed last month due to an owner's connection to Kevin Perry's drug money laundering scheme, is applying for a liquor license under a new entity to reopen the Worcester restaurant in the Canal District.
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Worcester chamber says CPA will raise taxes
The Worcester City Council is considering placing a ballot question in November to ask city residents to adopt the Community Preservation Act, but at least the city's main business group is hesitant to sign on to a proposal to increase taxes.
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Framingham State secures its largest-ever donation
A Framingham State University faculty member and her husband have given the largest financial gift in the university's history, about $2.4 million.
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Worcester firm to pay $125K over tax lien fees
A Worcester tax lien purchaser will pay $125,000, including in restitution to about 100 Central Massachusetts homeowners, to settle allegations it collected unlawful fees in connection with its purchase of property tax liens.
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Regional Roundup
Question of the Week
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The Worcester City Council has approved a ban on flavored tobacco products at 266 retail locations in the city to prevent underage tobacco use, and the Board of Health approved the ban Monday. The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, however, opposes the idea, saying it could result in a loss of $5 million in sundry products purchased along with tobacco products.
Should Worcester have banned flavored tobacco in retail stores?
Yes. They are harmful and primarily marketed to young people.
No. They are legal and banning them harms businesses.

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