COVID-19 Updates

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow President and CEO Anne Thomas announced on Wednesday that a resident has tested positive for COVID-19, representing

HOLYOKE — Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Wednesday that the Governor’s Office has hired attorney Mark Pearlstein to conduct an independent

NORTHAMPTON — As part of its mission to provide the community with personalized, compassionate, and personalized care and to respond

WEST SPRINGFIELD — American Family Care (AFC), the largest provider of urgent care and accessible primary care in the Commonwealth,

Everywhere you look, the news on the COVID-19 pandemic is sobering and, in many cases, frightening. But what we’re reading

HOLYOKE — The death toll at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home is up to 13 veteran residents in the past week,

BOSTON — On Tuesday, the Baker-Polito administration announced several updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak, including extending the non-essential business

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has recently partnered with several local churches to have bells rung during hospital shift changes

HOLYOKE — Eleven veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home have died between March 1 and March 30, at least five

PITTSFIELD — Kim and James Taylor have donated $350,000 to Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) to bolster the hospital’s efforts in

SPRINGFIELD — As President Trump left the White House briefing room recently during a coronavirus update, someone shouted out “donate

SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) announced the release of its first grants, totaling $700,000, to community

LONGMEADOW — Caleb Poirier, an LPN who spends his evenings caring for frail elders at the Leavitt Family Jewish Home

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services wants Massachusetts food pantries to know the Second Chance Pet Food Pantry remains

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration today announced a new request to the federal government for a major disaster declaration, in

AMHERST — Medical face masks, which have fallen into short supply during the COVID-19 pandemic, endangering both front-line healthcare workers

SPRINGFIELD — Responding to an urgent call for supplies, Springfield Technical Community College’s (STCC) School of Health and Patient Simulation is

SPRINGFIELD — Folks with a wide range of needs call their MHA group residence home. But the COVID-19 crisis has

HOLYOKE — In response to requests from area hospitals experiencing shortages of supplies, Holyoke Community College (HCC) is preparing to

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network (BHN) has introduced an innovative new program, BHNTeleCare, in response to the COVID-19 crisis that

SPRINGFIELD — As one of the region’s largest providers of childcare and family-support services, Square One is continuing to provide

HARTFORD, Conn. — It is important that kids are informed and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Trinity Health Of

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker issued an emergency order this morning requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society donated its in-house quantity of disposable surgical gowns and booties, along with other personal protective

SPRINGFIELD — As families everywhere hunker down at home to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, you may wonder

WATERTOWN — Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced it is making an additional $1 million available to efforts driven by community

AMHERST — A UMass Amherst biostatistician who directs the UMass-based Flu Forecasting Center of Excellence was invited by the White

SPRINGFIELD — Federal health officials are concerned that Americans are not listening to the warning when it comes to social

SPRINGFIELD — MHA’s recent introduction of its new TeleWell virtual service delivery could not have come at a better time,

GREENFIELD — LifePath, in its efforts to prevent spread of the coronavirus and mitigate the risk to the most vulnerable