HCN News & Notes

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Rachel Sapelli, MS, RD, LDN, will present a lecture entitled Nutrition During Cancer Treatment at 5:30 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University is offering a 10-week data science boot camp, Data Science & Analytics, in partnership

The Boston Globe reported that opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts declined by an estimated 5{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} in the first half of 2017

CHICOPEE — After almost 25 years of service to the community, The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts Inc. (AFWM) will

Nearly a decade ago, BusinessWest, HCN’s sister publication, created a new recognition program called Difference Makers. That carefully chosen name

EAST LONGMEADOW — Edward Zemba, president of Unify Against Bullying, has announced that Christine Maiwald of Agawam has been named

WARE — The Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH) recently announced that 36 additional communities are now at moderate risk

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College School of Social Work hosts its 2017 fall semester convocation on Sept. 9, starting at

SPRINGFIELD — On August 29, Springfield’s Fort Street, from Main Street to East Columbus Avenue Downtown, will be closed for

SPRINGFIELD — The Baker-Polito Administration has announced that 17 health care organizations across the state, including Boston Medical Center (BMC)

NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Jane Fleishman will present a one-hour discussion on the emotional and intimacy needs of older adults on

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) submitted comprehensive comments Monday to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and

WATERTOWN — The Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) announced that Tufts Health Plan has signed contracts

NORTHAMPTON — The International Language Institute of Massachusetts (ILI) is focusing on improving communications among staff and customers in the workplace with

ENFIELD — Classes begin on August 26 at Asnuntuck’s campus for the first cohort of students to participate in an

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration announced today that 17 healthcare organizations across the state have executed agreements to participate in

STOCKBRIDGE — The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center announced its annual fall conference for clinicians and scholars: Mental

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Departments of Physical Therapy and Visual and Performing Arts recently hosted a cross-disciplinary collaboration that

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration released an update of its Chapter 55 report, providing residents, policy makers, and public officials new

AMHERST — Molecular biologists at UMass Amherst led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator, Elena Pobezinskaya, published

SPRINGFIELD — Three members of the American Legion recently visited the Center for Human Development (CDH) to present a donation

SPRINGFIELD — Thirty-two college students have been awarded a total of $54,500 in scholarships from the Baystate Springfield Educational Partnership

NORTHAMPTON — For a women-owned financial-services firm that thrives on relationships, the local community matters. So when it came time

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University’s master of occupational therapy class of 2019 has begun its first term. The cohort of

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), an affiliate of Holyoke Medical Center and a member of Valley Health Systems,

NORTHAMPTON — Christopher Heights of Northampton, an assisted-living community, will be a host location for Highland Valley Elder Service’s “A

SPRINGFIELD — During the National Assoc. of Clean Water Agencies’ (NACWA) Utility Leadership Conference and 47th annual meeting in St.

EAST LONGMEADOW — Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. announced that Max Kernizan, DMD has joined its oral-surgery practice. Richard

NORTHAMPTON — Linda Manor Assisted Living and Linda Manor Extended Care in Northampton will host the third “Successful Aging Summit”

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that 36 additional communities are now at moderate risk for West

STOCKBRIDGE — Austen Riggs Center has been recognized as a “Best Hospital” for 2017-18 by U.S. News & World Report,

AMHERST — In a new paper, UMass Amherst environmental toxicologist Edward Calabrese continues his campaign to cast doubt on the

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will host an information session for doctoral low residency programs on Saturday, Aug. 26

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) will receive the 2017 CIO 100 Award next week for a project that has

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), in partnership with Genoa, a QoL Healthcare company, announced the grand opening of

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival is expected to bring more than 10,000 people together in Court Square on Saturday,

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University will hold an open house for its recently announced occupational therapy doctorate program, the university’s

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College’s World Languages Department will be offering a three-credit “Conversational Spanish for Medical Personnel” course

STURBRIDGE — The Baystate Wing Hospital Auxiliary invites the community to a luncheon and performance featuring singer and entertainer Jimmy Mazz,

HADLEY — Dr. Bruce Goderez, founder of Pioneer Valley Hyperbaric, recently announced the reopening of his treatment center, which offers