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Central Massachusetts' hospital beds continue to be filled up by COVID-19 patient as the nation undergoes a new wave of the virus before Christmas.

The annual event supports the clinical care and safety net mission of UMass Memorial Health, which includes Leominster Hospital.

When the professionals who would become WBJ’s 2021 Business Leaders of the Year started their years anew in January 2020, they could have had no idea the past 15 months would end up like they did. Yet, each of them in their own way, found a path for their organizations to thrive. In a year where every person and business struggled in some way, leadership often just meant survival. But the four individuals and one nonprofit WBJ is honoring as the Business Leaders of the Year went far beyond that, becoming shining examples not only for their companies, but for the entire Central Massachusetts...

When the call came in, Patrice Spicer figured she was being summoned in to work. She was, after all, on call at her job as a resource endoscopy nurse. She works at Marlboro Hospital and Southboro Endoscopy. But the call wasn't at all what she was expecting and the voice on the other end of the line was UMass Memorial Health Care president and CEO Dr. Eric W. Dickson, who told her she'd be boarding the New England Patriots plane — AirKraft — Sunday to head to Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida. "I just could not believe it," she said. "I kept saying, 'Oh my God!'"

By Veer Mudambi HOME ART CLASSES AT WAM: As someone without kids, I won’t pretend I can make a meaningful contribution to the discussion about the many ways in which kids have been affected by remote learning. The issues have been front and center for several months during the school closures as well as the on/off in-person teaching and assorted “hybrid” models.  To be honest, I (and many others) had thought that in the age of Zoom, Skype and instant messaging — remote learning, while not easy, would certainly be doable. Reality quickly disabused us of that pleasant notion.