Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield will celebrate the opening of its new, 20-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit with

AMHERST — Movement neuroscientist Julia Choi at UMass Amherst recently received a five-year, $616,057 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) faculty early

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Laxmitejaswi Mittapalli has joined the staff of Mercy Medical Center and RiverBend Medical Group as an internal-medicine

EAST BROOKFIELD — Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as the Grey Muzzle Organization announced the recipients

SPRINGFIELD — O&P Labs owner Jim Haas announced that orthotist Jim Reed from Orthotics West in West Springfield has begun

WARE — The Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center and the American Cancer Society will sponsor “Look Good …

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care continues its series of art exhibits featuring works by local artists with “Cross-Border Beauty,”

NORTHAMPTON — A new, monthly support group for individuals living with metastatic breast cancer is being offered at Cancer Connection.

HOLYOKE — Every year, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women asks every state legislator to nominate someone from

BOSTON — A new, statewide study of marijuana use among Massachusetts residents found that about 21{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of adults had used

SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Human Development (CHD) has named Ben Craft its vice president of Community Engagement. In the

BOSTON —  The state House of Representatives passed legislation that seeks to ensure residents across the Commonwealth have access to

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Dr. Shadi Zaghloul has joined their medical staff and will serve as medical director for

WILBRAHAM — The Gaudreau Group, a regional employee benefits firm, and MMS Analytics, doing business as MyMedicalShopper, a leading provider

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center announced the appointment of Holyoke native Christina Grass Reynolds, as manager of the hospital’s Development

SPRINGFIELD — Erin E. Eppsteiner, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. has joined the staff of RiverBend Medical Group and Mercy Medical Center as

SPRINGFIELD — The Division of Developmental Services at MHA Inc. (Mental Health Assoc.) recently hosted state Rep. Brian Ashe for

SPRINGFIELD — Thanks to the efforts of the Western Mass. legislative delegation, Baystate Health has received $1 million from the FY

SPRINGFIELD — Rescheduled from a rainy May 19 initial date, a coalition of nonprofit and public organizations will host an

BOSTON — Berkshire Bank announced it was awarded the 2018 Gold Halo Award for its XTEAM corporate volunteer program. The

LUDLOW — HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts recently named Kathy Casagrande as director of Case Management and Mary-Anne Schelb

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) and Holyoke public schools have been awarded a $131,600 state grant to establish a

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine is currently accepting nominations for a new recognition program to honor a specific segment of the local population: women

STOCKBRIDGE — The Austen Riggs Center announced the winners of its 2018 Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media: Turtles

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration awarded $1,080,000 to a joint partnership between the Local Enterprise Assistance Fund and Franklin County

HOLYOKE — Students enrolled full-time in chemistry, engineering, mathematics, physics, or other STEM fields at Holyoke Community College (HCC) may

HOLYOKE — Since its founding in 1980, Providence Ministries for the Needy Inc. has been rooted in a mission of

HOLYOKE — On Friday, June 22, the United Arc will host an open house at its Holyoke Positive Parenting Center,

NORTHAMPTON — The Cancer Connection is conducting a search for a permanent executive director. According to Becky Jone, board president,

SPRINGFIELD — On Thursday, June 21, Springfield’s Fort Street, from Main Street to East Columbus Avenue, will be closed for

SPRINGFIELD — Nine new Pioneer Valley municipalities recently joined six already working on Municipal Vulnerability Program (MVP) certification, bringing the

SPRINGFIELD — The deadline to nominate an individual or organization for the second annual Healthcare Heroes awards was recently extended to

HOLYOKE — Registration is now open for the next Emergency Medical Technician training program at Holyoke Community College. The fall

SPRINGFIELD — Individuals who struggle with hoarding behaviors are invited to join the Buried in Treasures Workshop, a peer-led self-help

SPRINGFIELD — Lamont Clemons, President of the Rotary Club of Springfield, recently presented Rotarians Jack Toner and Rick Lee with

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank will host a complimentary workshop, open to the public, titled “Tips and Tricks for Protecting

SPRINGFIELD — Faculty from Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) health programs recently departed for Gambia in West Africa as part

SPRINGFIELD — Alan Popp, president of Colony Care at Home, a home-care agency in Springfield serving Western Mass. and North