Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — The children served by Brightside for Families and Children will be the recipients of the annual Hope for

HADLEY — UMassFive College Federal Credit Union has received the first-place Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award for 2023

NORTHAMPTON — In its inaugural year as a nonprofit, Bikes Fight Cancer raised more than $190,000 for cancer research and

WESTFIELD — The PHIL Award is the FACES Foundation’s signature program and the only nationally recognized hospital-based recognition program dedicated

HOLYOKE — The Wealth Transition Collective, a financial planning firm in Holyoke, announced it will host its fourth annual week-long

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital welcomed its first-ever facility dog, Isabela — Isa for short — who joined the team

HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center will host a recruitment event on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 3 to 6 p.m.

HADLEY — The Happier Valley Comedy board of directors announced their selection of two Western Mass. nonprofits as the fall

HOLYOKE — Like so many of her Holyoke Community College (HCC) classmates, Katelynn Richards struggled for many years as she

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital Corp. has released a request for proposals for community-benefit mini-grants from area not-for-profit organizations supporting

SPRINGFIELD — In her new role as director of Early College Initiatives, Melanie Laurin is focused on a top priority

SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 4, Baystate Health honored recent graduates of its Workforce Pipeline Program, which was developed to help

BOSTON — More individuals and families in Massachusetts are now eligible to receive replacement payments for stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest will honor its sixth annual Women of Impact at Sheraton Springfield on Thursday, Dec. 7. Tickets cost

WESTFIELD — Staff from the Westfield Council on Aging reported this week that the second-floor renovation project at the Westfield

HOLYOKE — After 25 years at the helm, Anne Teschner will step down as executive director of the Care Center.

PITTSFIELD — Jewish Federation of the Berkshires announced that its executive board of directors has allocated $50,000 to support emergency

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest invites you

HOLYOKE — As part of statewide STEM Week activities planned by the governor’s office, Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler and

BOSTON — Jim Seltzer, a volunteer at ServiceNet’s Prospect Meadow Farm in Hatfield, was named Volunteer of the Year as

HOLYOKE — As the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary, Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island was presented on Oct. 11 with

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has introduced an online master of science in forensic psychology program. This new offering,

TURNERS FALLS — “Healing Waters,” a benefit for Hospice of the Fisher Home, is a curated selection of original stories

CHICOPEE — MicroTek Inc., a not-for-profit manufacturer of custom wire harnesses and cable assemblies, received the inaugural National Disabilities Awareness

SPRINGFIELD — Tapestry announced the appointment of Mavis Nimoh as its incoming executive director. With more than 20 years of

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Health Director Jennifer Hoffman has resigned from her position, effective Friday, Oct. 20. In a letter to

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the release of a podcast series on age- and dementia-friendly innovations across Massachusetts called ReiMAgine

NORTH BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the welfare of animals, announced a significant achievement

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has launched several new weekly dashboards that track viral respiratory illness

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest invites you

HOLYOKE — Kidney Associates at Holyoke Medical Center is scheduled to open on Wednesday, Nov. 1 with two locations, one

SPRINGFIELD — M.L. Schmitt Inc. hosted a charity golf tournament at Springfield Country Club on Oct. 2 in celebration of

SPRINGFIELD — On Thursday, Oct. 26, BusinessWest and the Healthcare News will honor nine individuals as 2023 Healthcare Heroes at

SPRINGFIELD — This fall, the Department of Physical Therapy at American International College (AIC) will host a four-session Pediatric Physical