HCN News & Notes

NORTHAMPTON — Karin Jeffers, president and CEO of behavioral-health agency Clinical & Support Options, announced the appointment of Geoffrey Oldmixon

PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield’s Living in Recovery community received a boost from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which issued ServiceNet

GREENFIELD — Twenty-nine graduates from Greenfield Community College’s (GCC) Practical Nursing Program were awarded certificates in a ceremony staged on

HOLYOKE – College students of Hispanic heritage from Holyoke will benefit from new scholarships established at both Westfield State University

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts’ Trustees of the Order of William Pynchon have announced their selection of

WESTFIELD — At Armbrook Village in Westfield, they We believe it is time to better understand dementia. The facility’s Dementia

SPRINGFIELD —Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chris Cignoli, director of the Springfield Department of Public Works (DPW) and Mercy Medical Center

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) today filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of two North Dakota laws

SPRINGFIELD — About 1,000 area residents turned out to state Sen. Eric Lesser’s third annual “Thrive After 55 Wellness Fair”

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards program, presented by Health New

LONGMEADOW — On June 17, JGS Lifecare, a leading healthcare system serving seniors and their families, recently hosted its 39th

SPRINGFIELD — Unify Against Bullying’s 2019 online grant applications are now open. All applications are due to be submitted by

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

SPRINGFIELD — Bacon Wilson announced that attorney Jaime Margolis has joined the firm. Margolis is an associate and a member of

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Much attention has been focused on the risks of opioids for younger adults; but the use of

GREENFIELD — Individuals who are considering weight-loss surgery or have questions about the procedure and outcomes are invited to attend an

SPRINGFIELD — Unify Against Bullying’s 2019 online grant applications are now open. All applications are due to be submitted by

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) expanded its efforts to help serve the community with the official ribbon cutting for

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center announced it has again earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for certification for

SPRINGFIELD — You know the Fourth of July is just around the corner when you see the billboards up beckoning

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration and MassDevelopment announced $2,165,000 in funding for the fourth round of Collaborative Workspace Program grants,

BOSTON — Today, June 18, in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House, Joannah Whitney will be honored by the

GREENFIELD — Janis Merrell, who has been a resource consultant at LifePath since 2015, has accepted the position of Marketing and

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