HCN News & Notes

NORTHAMPTON — All Out Adventures (AOA) invites the public to a meeting on Thursday, June 20 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

WESTFIELD — The College of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State University is accepting applications for the 2019-20 Addiction

HOLYOKE — The Care Center, an educational and cultural resource center for young mothers, invites the community to celebrate the

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care Retirement Community and Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox will host a job

WARE — Though the clouds were out, the 14th annual Walk of Champions to support cancer services at Baystate Mary

NORTHAMPTON — Creating healthy communities requires input from those who live there. For that reason, Cooley Dickinson Health Care invites

WESTFIELD — Berkshire Bank employees recently came together to package more than 50,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger, to be

SPRINGFIELD — Trinity Health Of New England will kick off its Caring for Kids Cereal Drive on Friday, June 14

WEST SPRINGFIELD — United Bank recently presented a $5,000 grant to MHA to support the Springfield-based nonprofit’s Young Adult Transition

SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, HCN and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition program

SPRINGFIELD — Cassandra Smith hadn’t even finished her course work in Phlebotomy for Healthcare Workers at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC)

SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union is once again holding its annual summer food drive to benefit the Food Bank of

GREENFIELD — Parents, teachers, guardians, mentors, and any individuals who have young people in their lives have most likely experienced communication

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Technical Community College Foundation will kick off a new tradition on Wednesday, June 12 with its

HOLYOKE — Lucy Perez, a longtime area educator, is the recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from Holyoke Community

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Professor of Physical Therapy Regina Kaufman has been has been accepted to the Parkinson’s Foundation Distinguished Physical

GREAT BARRINGTON — Community Access to the Arts (CATA) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the organization’s future home at

NORTHAMPTON — On Saturday, June 29 from noon to 4 p.m., six award-winning historic-preservation homes will be open to the public. Tickets

MONSON — Marie Chivers, a family nurse practitioner, has joined Baystate Primary Care in Monson. Chivers earned a bachelor’s degree in

SPRINGFIELD — The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation located in Lake Forest, Ill., donated $2,500 to Dakin Humane Society

FLORENCE — In 2011, it seemed a leukemia diagnosis was the worst thing that could happen to Gayle Bradley’s grandson.

GREENFIELD — Baystate Health’s Senior Class is hosting an event to help those with diabetes get summer-ready and enjoy the

HOLYOKE — On Friday, June 14, the United Arc will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon at

SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, HCN and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition program

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Robert Roose has been named chief medical officer for Mercy Medical Center. In this position, Roose provides

NORTHAMPTON — On Thursday, June 13, the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival Committee will present donations totaling $30,000 to two local

SPRINGFIELD — Campers, hikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts could be bringing home more than memories now that warmer months and longer

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center has been awarded $3,949,912 in grant funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) in

SPRINGFIELD — Nick’s Nursery, New England’s only kitten intensive-care unit, located at Dakin Humane Society in Springfield, is about to

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane will sponsor a Babysitters Academy in July to ready area youth for summer and fall babysitting responsibilities.

SPRINGFIELD — The Valley Blue Sox announced that Shriners Hospitals for Children will serve as the presenting sponsor of the

SPRINGFIELD — Brooke Hallowell, dean of the School of Health Sciences at Springfield College, recently returned from Geneva, Switzerland, where

SPRINGFIELD — Presidents of Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) and Westfield State University will sign an agreement today, June 3,

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College will recognize 48 new graduates of its associate-degree program in nursing with a traditional pinning

HOLYOKE — Ross Webber and Grinnell Insurance and Webber and Grinnell Employee Benefits are moving their offices down the street

SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, HCN and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition program

SPRINGFIELD — Bulkley Richardson announced a new series consisting of events, written alerts, and related resources from professionals for professionals

HOLYOKE — During her lifetime, Elaine Marieb donated more than $1.5 million to Holyoke Community College (HCC) in large and

SOUTHWICK — More than 200 golfers are expected to participate in the 39th annual Brightside Golf Classic at the Ranch

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mercy LIFE will celebrate “Growing Strong, Five Years Long” at a special celebration on Thursday, May 30,