Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News will celebrate this year’s Healthcare Heroes with a free virtual event on Thursday,

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) announced that workers eligible for Paid Family and Medical

ITASCA, Ill. — Eating disorders can be complex and hard to identify and treat in children and teens, but the

BOSTON — Building on its commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions in the Commonwealth by 2050, the Baker-Polito administration released

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber will host three virtual events on Wednesdays in January, each dedicated to helping business

HOLYOKE — Not long ago, Aidan Burke was working in a local supermarket, making pizza for minimum wage. It was

SPRINGFIELD — Remember when you were a kid and your mother asked you if you had washed your hands before

FLORENCE — Florence Bank donated nearly $100,000 in 2020 to support a new food-distribution collaborative and nine other longtime nonprofits

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News will celebrate this year’s Healthcare Heroes with a free virtual event on Thursday,

NORTHAMPTON — Last month, Cooley Dickinson Chaplain Carole Bull became an ordained minister. Her ordination is a culmination of a

SPRINGFIELD — Pioneer Valley Financial Group (PVFG) in Ludlow donated $2,000 to the Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) on Giving Tuesday

HOLYOKE — Past year got you down? Need a brighter outlook for 2021? Holyoke Community College has a class for

HATFIELD — Wheeler & Taylor Insurance of Great Barrington and Canary Blomstrom Insurance Agency of Agawam are providing major support

HARTFORD, Conn. — Since the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived at its Saint Francis Hospital location on

HADLEY — TommyCar Auto Group, a local company that operates five car dealerships and a body shop in Hampshire County,

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University’s annual holiday party and employee-recognition event has been a long-standing tradition for faculty and staff.

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced further restrictions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, including new

WORCESTER — Fallon Health, a mission-focused, community-based, not-for-profit healthcare-services organization, announced $100,000 worth of grants have been awarded to 10

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — The Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) announced that Bradley International Airport has received the Airport Health Accreditation

HOLYOKE — OneHolyoke Community Development Corp. received a Massachusetts COVID-19 Community Grant to provide education to Holyoke residents in order

SPRINGFIELD — Revitalize Community Development Corporation (CDC) and the BeHealthy Partnership accountable-care organization (ACO) made up of Health New England,

SPRINGFIELD — With the safety of its neighbors and community in mind during the current COVID-19 spike, the Springfield Rescue

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services is asking for help for a special shelter pet. Second Chance first learned

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — In the spirit of the holidays and to reinforce its long-term commitment to assisting families in

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest, HCN’s sister

HOLYOKE — Valley Health Systems Inc., which consists of Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care,

SPRINGFIELD — It’s the gift that keeps on giving — COVID-19 — but it’s not a present you want to

HOLYOKE — The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke will help distribute gifts to 122 children and their families

SPRINGFIELD — The annual Gift of Light event at Mercy Medical Center will begin with a blessing and Christmas tree-lighting

SPRINGFIELD — Despite a pandemic and remote learning, Santa received a little help in spreading holiday cheer to children in

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Thunderbirds Foundation announced a donation of more than 1,000 teddy bears and stuffed animals to local

SPRINGFIELD — As cases of COVID-19 surge in the region and across the country, the Public Health Institute of Western

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced updates on the Commonwealth’s distribution efforts of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

NORTHAMPTON — Christopher Heights of Northampton, an assisted-living community, recently welcomed Amie Miarecki as its new marketing and admission director.

HOLYOKE — Free “Stop the Spread” COVID-19 testing at Holyoke Community College (HCC) has been extended until March 31, according

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden selected Rochelle Walensky, chief of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, last week to

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Rescue Mission will provide meals in to-go containers to the community on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23.