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While his name may be the only one on the cover, Victor Marquez-Barrios, associate professor of music, is the first person to acknowledge his latest album is a collaborative effort brought to life by the work of countless individuals, many of whom are his colleagues in the Department of Music.

Angry residents, including traditional leaders of Yokudee Pedebo, Maryland county have given local government officials two weeks ultimatum to provide them brand new transmitter.

LEOMINSTER — With the closure of the maternity ward now passing, Gov. Maura Healey has ordered two specific reviews to be completed by November that will look at access to maternity care in the Northern Worcester County area as well as a review of “prenatal, postpartum and birthing services across the state.” “Our administration is […]

UMass Memorial Health intends to move forward with plans to close the maternity unit at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts, company...

An emotional candlelight vigil featuring makeshift headstones was held outside the hospital.

Meanwhile, the City of Leominster is filing a lawsuit seeking to temporarily stop the closure on procedural grounds.

An 11th-hour plea to Governor Maura Healey to use her executive powers to halt the closure was denied.

UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close the Leominster Hospital maternity ward sends a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the Department of Public Health needs more leverage to bear in these situations. And that can only happen through the Legislature, which must provide the DPH with the authority to make shuttering a vital medical service a difficult, pains-taking process.

UMass Memorial Health made their decision to close the maternity ward final with the release of two documents on Monday.

UMass Memorial Health made their decision to close the maternity ward final with the release of two documents on Monday.