HCN News & Notes

WESTBOROUGH — As winter continues to have a frigid grip on New England, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts is reminding customers

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College will be open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday from Jan. 8 through Jan. 18 to serve prospective students planning to

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College will offer an Emergency Medical Training (EMT) program during the upcoming semester, beginning Monday,

NORTH ADAMS — North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will host a free soup luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 25

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank announced it will honor 35 high-school seniors across Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, and

LONGMEADOW — The Dementia Friendly initiative, active across the state of Massachusetts as well as the country, helps communities better

EAST LONGMEADOW — East Village Place has been awarded a Best of Senior Living Award for 2018 by SeniorAdvisor.com, the

SPRINGFIELD — It’s a myth that cold air can make you sick with the common cold or flu. But it

WORCESTER — Susan Hillis has been promoted from treatment director to vice president of Clinical Services at AdCare Hospital. “Ms.

WARE — The George Whitefield Methodist Church in West Brookfield is a busy parish. In addition to Sunday-morning services, church

NORTHAMPTON — Carla Cosenzi, president of TommyCar Auto Group, recently presented Jack Collins, director of the Northampton Veteran Affairs Medical

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that an additional 25 Massachusetts cities and towns have been designated by the Department

It might be a little too early to mark your calendars for the next Healthcare Heroes gala — Oct. 18

PITTSFIELD — On Jan. 8 at 10:45 a.m., Linda Novick, MFA, will lead “Chair Yoga: Easy Yoga for Flexibility, Mobility,

LONGMEADOW — Healthcare today requires multi-dimensional leaders whose knowledge spans professional leadership, healthcare, science, and information technology. Coupled with the

PITTSFIELD — The Massachusetts Bankers Assoc. Charitable Foundation recently presented a grant for $5,000 to the United Arc in an

LONGMEADOW — Mensch is a Yiddish word that describes an honorable person who does good deeds, and on Christmas Day,

AMHERST — Research teams, including one led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst, are participating in a national influenza-forecasting

AMHERST — The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, which serves communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire through programs,

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — CMIC Group, a member-owned medical professional liability insurance provider, recently announced that CEO Denise Funk will retire

SPRINGFIELD — Last week, American International College (AIC) launched Rex’s Pantry, a food and necessities pantry housed on the AIC

SPRINGFIELD — For many years, Orthotics & Prosthetics Labs Inc. of Springfield has been a Secret Santa to the children

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living in Leeds will host a seminar on caring for an aging relative or spouse

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will bring back a course this spring that puts students on the path

SPRINGFIELD — RIZE Massachusetts, a statewide philanthropic initiative, chose the Center for Human Development (CHD) as one of six organizations

SPRINGFIELD — Are you eagerly awaiting the birth of your first grandchild? Or maybe even your second or third? Baystate

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank, in partnership with New England Sports Network (NESN), has awarded a $14,000 grant to the Jimmy

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced an investment of $43,226 in grants to benefit local social service, health, and educational

LEEDS — Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz has named Linda Manor Extended Care Facility “Northampton’s Official North Pole Substation” in a

LONGMEADOW — At Glenmeadow’s annual meeting in November, attorney David Carlson, chair of the nonprofit’s governance committee, announced three new

SPRINGFIELD — Carrying gift bags filled with new toys, books, and winter gear, staffers from Trombley Associates and Accardi Financial

CHICOPEE, NORTHAMPTON — Many people remember learning CPR and basic first aid in health class, but have you thought about

NORTHAMPTON — Members of the Hampden County Horsepower 4-H Club recently presented staff from the Mass General Cancer Center at

HOLYOKE — Members of the Holyoke Community College (HCC) Military Club made a visit to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home on

LEEDS – Former Chief Financial Officer Andrew McMahon has been named the new associate director of VA Central Western Massachusetts

NORTHAMPTON — Interested in making a difference in someone’s life while doing something deeply rewarding? Become a hospice volunteer. Cooley

SPRINGFIELD — Robinson Donovan, P.C. will ‘adopt’ three families as part of the Gray House Adopt-a-Family Christmas program. During the

LUDLOW — LUSO Federal Credit Union recently wrapped up its annual Toys for Tots and letters to the troops drive.

LONGMEADOW — In the spirit of the season, the students, staff, and faculty of Bay Path University have been hard

HOLYOKE — Employees of Valley Health Systems, which includes Holyoke Medical Center, the Holyoke Visiting Nurse Assoc. & Hospice Life