Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of inspiring stories come out of Baystate Children’s Hospital every year, some of which will be told

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a leading discount closeout retailer headquartered in Rhode Island with stores

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health will hold two free virtual lectures in March to recognize National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal

SPRINGFIELD — Shields Health and Baystate Health have made the joint decision to conclude urgent-care service at their centers located

HOLYOKE — Chris Bland works daily to balance being in recovery with the challenges of a busy life that includes

HATFIELD — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts received a community-impact grant from KeyBank Foundation in the amount of $225,000,

HOLYOKE — Holyoke-based MiraVista Behavioral Health Center, a provider of inpatient behavioral-health and substance-use treatment, as well as outpatient substance-use

LEE — Despite the recent tragic death of Emily Armstrong, a long-time resident of the Berkshires who was slated to

SPRINGFIELD — The city of Holyoke turns 150 this year, and to mark the occasion, BusinessWest will produce a special

NORTHAMPTON — The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce welcomed five new board members at its first meeting of 2023 last

The quality of your sleep hygiene can make or break how well you manage to get some shuteye at night,

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2023. The deadline for nominations is

SPRINGFIELD — Do you suffer from leg pain? Although most leg pain and muscle cramps are harmless, some may be

SPRINGFIELD — I Found Light Against All Odds announced its first annual Celebrity Bartender fundraising event will take place on

WARE — The Quabbin Health District has been selected for the inaugural cohort of a new program from the de

MONSON — The people have voted, and the results are in for the Monson Savings Bank (MSB) 2023 Community Giving

SPRINGFIELD — The United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) is partnering with Inclusive Strategies to offer a free OnBoard training

EAST BROOKFIELD — Fifty million pets in the U.S. experience a lack of access to even basic veterinary care. Rising

FLORENCE — Florence Bank has pledged $100,000 to Hampshire Regional YMCA to support its $1.5 million mission-expansion campaign to expand

NORTHAMPTON — A powerful earthquake struck Turkey earlier this week, causing widespread destruction and leaving many families displaced and in

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced it has been selected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as one of

NORTH ADAMS — Eric Miller, director of Ecological Footprint Initiative at York University in Toronto, will give a talk titled

HOLYOKE — For a limited time, the Cannabis Education Center at Holyoke Community College (HCC) will offer its two-day, introductory

WEST SPRINGFIELD — LiftTruck Parts & Service Inc., a local, family-owned business, has launched a fundraiser to benefit Baystate Children’s

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank, a leading socially responsible community-dedicated bank with financial-center locations in New England and New York, announced

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2023. The deadline for nominations is

SPRINGFIELD — The Black Behavioral Health Network (BBHN) will host an event titled “Navigating the World of Addiction, Mental Health,

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank (MSB) has long held that one of its main responsibilities as a community bank is

WESTFIELD — Westfield State University’s (WSU) Athletic Training program has earned the maximum reaccreditation duration after a recent review by

NORTH BROOKFIELD — February is National Pet Dental Health Month, and Second Chance Animal Services is reminding pet owners to

EASTHAMPTON — bankESB and its employees recently made donations of more than $56,700 to the United Way of the Franklin

WILBRAHAM — A recently created family foundation is seeking to raise $25,000 to help individuals struggling with substance use and

SPRINGFIELD — American Medical Response (AMR), the city of Springfield’s provider of medical transportation, announced that the daily “Stop the

WARE — Country Bank reported that its donations and sponsorships for 2022 totaled more than $1.3 million. The bank’s philanthropic

SPRINGFIELD — MassMutual has been named a World’s Most Admired Company by Fortune magazine, placing second in the life- and

ENFIELD, Conn. — As construction on Johnson Memorial Hospital’s Enfield, Conn. campus for the S. Prestley and Helen Blake Ambulatory

SPRINGFIELD — Are you tired? Do you have indigestion? Do you think you may have pulled a muscle in your

AMHERST — Amherst College named Michael Thomas its new chief financial and administrative officer (CFAO). On the finance side, he

HOLYOKE — While stuffed animals may not replace human contact, they can still very much help to ease anxiety and