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Opinion/Guest column: Protecting mental health care for youth a must
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (236+ words) A recent report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission underscores persistent challenges facing the commonwealth's hospital emergency departments, including long wait times for mental health care. However, the report also points to progress, as pediatric boarding rates continue to decline....
Wellness rooms in Worcester schools: How are they being used?
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (147+ words) Middle school break rooms are more frequently used for behavioral interventions. Some on the School Committee would like to see the rooms offered at elementary schools, but the superintendent says. .. Wellness rooms in Worcester schools: How are they being used?...
Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee
1+ week, 6+ day ago (119+ words) Worcester Telegram Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee WORCESTER " Citing the value that movement and socializing can have on mental health as well as social-emotional learning, a group of Worcester middle school students filed a petition…...
Students with autism population in Worcester has doubled since 2020
2+ week, 2+ day ago (94+ words) Worcester Telegram Students with autism population in Worcester has doubled since 2020 WORCESTER " The number of students in Worcester Public Schools with autism has nearly doubled in the past five years, leading to concerns in the district about being able to…...
Strengthening Pediatric Eye Care with Expanded Amblyopia Screening
2+ week, 4+ day ago (432+ words) When Do Amblyopia Symptoms Usually Start to Appear Vancouver, Canada " March 30, 2026 / Gastown Optometry / VANCOUVER, B. C. , March 25, 2026 " Gastown Optometry, led by Dr. Errin Bligh, a leading optometrist in Vancouver, today announced expanded amblyopia screening and early intervention services for pediatric patients. The…...
55 students in USA are national STEM champs; 2 are from Central Mass.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (88+ words) Worcester Telegram 55 students in USA are national STEM champs; 2 are from Central Mass. WORCESTER " What if Worcester had an inventor who came up with a solar panel that doesn't run on electricity and could be scaled up to help millions…...
Worcester Academy expanding campus with new faculty housing planned
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (87+ words) Worcester Telegram Worcester Academy expanding campus with new faculty housing planned WORCESTER " Worcester Academy will be adding two new buildings to its footprint along Providence Street. Boylston-based developer RP Masiello said in a Linked In post that the structures will…...
Area water ski group thinks summer with new name, expanded programs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (704+ words) WEBSTER - The snow pack may still be deep in many Central Massachusetts communities, but a certain ski collective is looking forward to the summer season and announced on Tuesday, Feb. 17, that it is expanding into new communities. Formerly Adaptive Skiing,…...
Introducing Letters by Evernomic, a Weekly Publication for Founders and Investors
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (491+ words) After three years of building quietly, Evernomic launches a weekly publication sharing lessons and conversations with founders, operators, and investors. The launch comes after three years of building quietly. Since 2023, Evernomic has assembled a portfolio of over a dozen ventures…...
Healey signs 'shield' bill to expand reproductive, transgender care protections
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (511+ words) BOSTON " Surrounded by health care advocates and curious tourists peering into Nurses Hall, Gov. Maura Healey signed an expanded shield law Thursday, Aug. 7, giving patients and providers in Massachusetts a new layer of defense against out-of-state intrusion into reproductive and…...