Good-bye for another year, Amber, Vanessa, and Raquel

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has slapped oil giant Sunoco Inc. with a $33,000 fine for failing to complete a required cleanup of an oil spill on Worcester Street in Wellesley.

Five years ago, the Babson College alum Jim Poss invented the BigBelly, a solar-powered trash compactor that eliminates the teeming trash problem and cuts down on trash pickups per week.  Now, the company’s business plan is a semifinalist in Forbes.com’s Boost Your Business contest.

Wellesley-based Women of Means, a non-profit that provides free health care to women and families in homeless shelters around Boston, might have to close its doors if it doesn’t get enough funding.

Athena Mastras is watching a lot more television on Sunday nights now that two of her kids have gone Hollywood. Both are writing for their own critically acclaimed television shows on AMC, “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad.”