HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Program has been awarded a five-year, $996,172 Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA) Long Term

SPRINGFIELD — Two magic shows on Sunday, Oct. 13 at the Armory at MGM Springfield will benefit the Treehouse Foundation,

NORTHAMPTON — In some areas of Hampshire County, at least 15% of residents do not have reliable access to nutritious,

AMHERST — A UMass Amherst biostatistician will receive up to $3 million in funding over the next five years from

AMHERST — The public is invited to the opening of a photography exhibit in the Applewood gallery, featuring the work

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) reported the state’s first death from a vaping-associated lung injury, a woman in

HOLYOKE — The fourth annual River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) Golf Tournament, held on Sept. 13 at East Mountain Country

BOSTON — With the arrival of flu season in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health (DPH) urges people to get

PALMER, WARE — The Baystate Mary Lane and Baystate Wing Hospital Community Benefit Advisory Council announced a of a total of

HOLYOKE — Students enrolled in health science programs at Holyoke Community College (HCC) will benefit from a $230,068 state grant for the

SPRINGFIELD — Taylor Street Dental and Dr. David Peck announced the addition of Mahmoud Homsi, DMD to its dental practice

NORTHAMPTON — How does Cooley Dickinson Health Care identify the healthcare needs of the community it serves and support programs

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College’s dental hygiene program and the Valley District Dental Society will co-host the fourth Community

HOLYOKE — Beginning Sunday, Oct. 6, the Children’s Museum at Holyoke will hold Sensory Sundays, a program designed for families with

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) will host its annual gala on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Log Cabin. All

SPRINGFIELD — Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts (JFS) will host a workshop, “Home Your Own Way: Should I Stay

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will apply $500,000 in state funding to enhance programs in health science and electrical

SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Human Development (CHD) invites members of the social-work, counseling, human-services, and education communities, as well

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Richard Shuman has been named CEO of Baycare Health Partners Inc. and its subsidiary, Pioneer Valley Accountable

CHICOPEE — In honor of National Disability Awareness Month in October, Gina Kos, executive director of Sunshine Village, invites the

WEST SPRINGFIELD — In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Lexington Group will host an Aeron chair hockey tournament on Wednesday,

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Thunderbirds, AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, announced a new marketing partnership with Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley announced that Hampden County residents have saved $653,825 on their prescription medications thanks

AMHERST — Nursing researcher Karen Giuliano, who recently joined UMass Amherst, has been selected by the American Assoc. of Critical-Care

SOUTH HADLEY — The Loomis Communities invites the public to free exercise and wellness events taking place at all three Loomis

SPRINGFIELD — Eversource, New England’s largest energy-delivery company, presented a check for $2,500 to the Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) to

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that laboratory testing has confirmed the 12th human case of

GREAT BARRINGTON — The Berkshire Fallon Health Collaborative (BFHC), a MassHealth accountable-care organization (ACO) partnership plan, announced the launch of

WILBRAHAM — Baystate Health announced plans to expand its MIGHTY program to Scantic Valley YMCA beginning in January 2020. MIGHTY,

LONGMEADOW — The Willie Ross School for the Deaf will hold its annual gala and testimonial dinner on Thursday, Oct. 17 beginning at

SPRINGFIELD — Handlers and owners of dogs, cats, birds, and other pets, as well as service and farm animals, are

WEST SPRINGFIELD — In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Lexington Group will host an Aeron chair hockey tournament on Wednesday,

SPRINGFIELD — The Foundation for TJO Animals board of directors recently welcomed Kelvin Molina-Brantley as the organization’s new executive director.

WARE — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and

BELCHERTOWN — Christopher Heights of Belchertown will host an autumn open house at the assisted-living facility on Saturday, Sept. 28

WARE — Carlotta Vachon has joined the Baystate Mary Lane Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center in Ware. Vachon will see

WESTFIELD — The College of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State University (WSU) will host an information session for

SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of visitors to Six Flags New England entered the park last weekend carrying boxes of diapers for

WARE — Holyoke Community College (HCC), in collaboration with the Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. and Emergency Medical Training Solutions,

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow announced it has received a $2,000 increase in grant funding from Greater Springfield Senior Services Inc. (GSSSI)