Author: HCN Staff

BOSTON — Massachusetts health officials lifted the state’s temporary ban on the sale of vaping products on Wednesday, while also

NORTH ADAMS — Erin Shea has been promoted to vice president of Quality Compliance at BFAIR. Shea holds a bachelor’s

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Sarah Apgar, an Iraq veteran, volunteer firefighter, All-American Rugby Player, and founder of FitFighter, will run a

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from PeoplesBank to be used for BHN’s

SPRINGFIELD — Charles Milch, Springfield College Physician Assistant Program chair, joined physician-assistant faculty members from colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services has spent the past two years developing a life-saving protocol for prematurely born

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow’s Caregivers Support Group for both professionals and family members who are assisting someone with Alzheimer’s disease or

SPRINGFIELD — Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group was recognized by the American Heart Assoc. (AHA) and the American

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Department of Physical Therapy faculty members Dr. Julia Chevan and Dr. Regina Kaufman are the recipients

GREENFIELD — Diana Christopher recently joined LifePath as the new program director for Adult Family Care (AFC) and Shared Living

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network (BHN) recently completed and launched a total rebuild of the organization’s website, www.bhninc.org, which has

NORTHAMPTON — Steve Lewis Subaru announced that Cooley Dickinson Hospital has been chosen as its Subaru Share the Love Hometown

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) EMT program will hold a rescue training exercise for students on Saturday,

HOLYOKE — WestMass ElderCare announced it will participate in the 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event as a member of

HOLYOKE — Registration is now open for the spring 2020 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training program at Holyoke Community College.

NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Michelle Helms, a Cooley Dickinson Medical Group general surgeon, was among 1,993 people from around the world

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services is asking cat owners who use Fresh Step cat litter to donate Paw

HOLYOKE — Members of the Holyoke Community College (HCC) community will help spread some holiday cheer on Thursday, Dec. 12,

SPRINGFIELD — The annual “Gift of Light” campaign for the cancer support groups and Patient Services Fund at Mercy Medical

HOLYOKE — Keeping up its tradition of encouraging employees to follow the highest of standards, River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC)

SPRINGFIELD — Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital at Mercy Medical Center has again been awarded accreditation by CARF International for its Inpatient

HOLYOKE — Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, announced Dr. Simon Ahtaridis as

CHICOPEE — Founded on one woman’s desire to provide a comfortable and loving home for those at the end of

CHICOPEE — The Good Dog Spot, with locations in both Chicopee and Northampton, is hosting its annual Yappy Hour event

SPRINGFIELD — Comcast Western New England has donated $5,000 to furnish laptop computers for MHA’s programs serving young adults specifically

NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR held its first signature event, a masquerade gala, on Oct. 25 at the Proprietor’s Lodge in

BOSTON — Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts continue to decline, falling an estimated 6% in the first nine months of

LONGMEADOW — At its annual meeting in November, Glenmeadow appointed a new member to its board of directors and welcomed

SPRINGFIELD — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity in the U.S. is common, serious, and

SPRINGFIELD — Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with neighborhood-based stores in six states, has kicked off the season of

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Walter Paladino, a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist, to the medical

SPRINGFIELD — One of Square One’s largest and longest-standing donors, PeoplesBank, is taking the season of giving to a new

WESTFIELD — The College of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State University (WSU) will host information sessions for master’s-degree

SPRINGFIELD — Shoppers looking for a variety of bargains are invited to attend Dakin Humane Society’s Black Friday Fill-a-Bag shopping

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) applauded the House passage of the bipartisan “Workplace Violence Prevention

SOUTHBOROUGH — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on a call with doctors this week that