Author: HCN Staff

PITTSFIELD — The School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Elms College, in partnership with Berkshire Community College (BCC) and

WILBRAHAM — Select Physical Therapy announced a three-month presentation series focusing on low back pain, hip pain, and knee pain.

SPRINGFIELD — Allied Flooring and Paint is making a $5,000 donation to support the work of MHA, which provides residential

SPRINGFIELD — The Human Service Forum (HSF) and UMass Amherst University Without Walls (UWW) will collaborate on the Human Service

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest, HCN’s sister publication, is looking for nominees for its fifth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations

LEEDS — Ruth Wheeler, the VA’s longest-serving volunteer was remembered for her more than six decades of service to veterans

SPRINGFIELD — Throughout the month of March, American International College (AIC) will use the college’s website and social-media platforms to

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College will offer two Certified Nurse Aide classes, CNA 1 and CNA 2, starting Monday,

NORTHAMPTON — Hampshire Power is once again supporting Monte’s Cancer Connection Campout by facilitating donations to the Cancer Connection for

LONGMEADOW — In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Bay Path University’s On the Move Forum will

WARE — Sunday, May 5 marks the 14th annual Walk of Champions, where hundreds of walkers will come together in

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care will host three presentations on “Dementia & Our Community” on Thursday, Feb. 28; Wednesday, March

SPRINGFIELD — Two professors at Western New England University have been awarded $30,000 in seed funding by the Massachusetts Technology

AMHERST — In what could serve as a model for tackling one of the nation’s top public-health crises, a UMass

NORTHAMPTON — Clinical & Support Options (CSO) recently partnered with Webber & Grinnell Insurance in Northampton and Joe’s Garage in

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care will host two presentations on downsizing homes on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Thursday, March

NORTHAMPTON — Medical Oncologist Dr. Qiang Nai has joined the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. “It’s great

GREENFIELD — Pioneer Women’s Health and the Birthplace at Baystate Franklin Medical Center will host an open house for expectant

GREAT BARRINGTON — Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington invites the public to an open house to

SPRINGFIELD — For women living with homelessness, poverty, or respite crisis, having a period is more than a hassle. It

BOSTON — Massachusetts will participate in the development of a new pilot rating system designed to measure quality in addiction-treatment programs.

FLORENCE — Ten years ago, a first-time mother struggled with the care of her newborn and later helped another mother having

SPRINGFIELD — “Evie is the happiest little bean there ever was. Even through the hardest of times, this little sunshine brightens

CAMBRIDGE — A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) examines whether employees injured at work are more

SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Eric Lesser introduced a bill Friday that will reinvest the incentive funds returned to the state

SPRINGFIELD —National studies have proven that a greater number of lives are saved when heart-attack patients are quickly treated with

AGAWAM —The Employers Association of the NorthEast (EANE) will stage its Annual Leadership Conference on April 4 at the Sheraton

GREENFIELD — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will be at Baystate Franklin Medical Center today, from 11 am to 4

SPRINGFIELD —Joseph E. Flack, III, M.D., has joined the Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group at Mercy Medical Center.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Art Therapy/Counseling program will co-sponsor the Crossroads Art and Healing exhibition, which includes a collection

SPRINGFIELD — Bay Path University has announced its 3rd Annual President’s Gala, “Dance a Mile in Their Shoes,” to take place

SPRINGFIELD — During a recent presentation, more than 400 pairs of reading glasses were donated to MHA by the Georgia

AGAWAM — The new year brings a new time and new location for the Atrium at Cardinal Drive’s monthly caregiver

HOLYOKE — The city of Holyoke has been awarded a grant of $398,205 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is issuing a last call for nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2019. The deadline

BOSTON — Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts declined by 4{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} in 2018 compared to 2017, marking the second consecutive year-over-year decrease

SPRINGFIELD — Clinton Mathias, associate professor of Pharmacology at Western New England University, was named the recipient of the American

EASTHAMPTON — Riverside Industries Inc., a nonprofit agency empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live rich and full

PALMER — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts awarded Baystate Health Foundation a $26,000 Capital Grant to purchase two patient

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital and 94.7 WMAS are looking for change heroes to help support fundraising efforts in advance