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BOSTON — A new coalition of community, business groups and health care providers was launched this week to oppose plans by Mass General Brigham to expand in Westborough, Woburn and Westwood. Calling themselves the "Coalition to Protect Community Care," the groups plan to call for the state Department of Public Health to "thoroughly scrutinize MGB's proposal through the lens of health equity, community demand and cost," according to spokesperson Dan Cence. The coalition so far includes the United Way of Central Massachusetts; Central West Justice Center; Worcester Regional Chamber of Comme...

Mass General Brigham's planned ambulatory care center in Westboro criticized at hearing Kim Ring Telegram & Gazette Staff Voices of many, including local and state officials, rose in opposition to Mass General Brigham's plans for an ambulatory care center in Westborough as the Department of Public Health hosted a hearing on the application for the project Tuesday. The four-hour call-in hearing brought dozens of participants, many affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center, Shields Imaging and UMass Memorial Marlborough Hospital, who expressed concerns that Mass General Brigham will cate...

Thrive awarded $5K Foundation for MetroWest grant Community Content MARLBOROUGH — Thrive Support & Advocacy, a nonprofit benefiting youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently announced it has received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest to support its Leadership Experience And Development initiative. Thrive’s LEAD initiative is a year-long, application-based program for young adults between the ages of 17 and 25 who live with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Under the guidance of LEAD staff and mentors, young adults develop leaders...

Community Content MARLBOROUGH — Thrive Support & Advocacy, a nonprofit empowering youth and adults with developmental disabilities, recently announced its first Standing Ovation Awards, an initiative created to recognize staff members and supportive community partners. The first of the planned annual awards went to employee Michelle Lariviere of Marlborough, a longtime residential program director who saved the life of an individual earlier this year, and SLH Medical Supply, a Webster business that provided much-needed Personal Protective Equipment to Thrive when the COVID-19 pandemic hit l...