HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Applications are now open for the second year of the Pathlight Challenge, Pathlight’s partnership with Valley Venture Mentors

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

SPRINGFIELD — The Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announced its community lecture series, titled Healthy

WARE, PALMER — Youth Mental Health First Aid Training will be held at Baystate Mary Lane in Ware on Wednesday,

WORCESTER — Berkshire Health Systems, through its physician hospital organization called the Partnership for Health in the Berkshires, and Community

HADLEY — “Hoarding Disorder: Recovery Is Real” will be the theme of this year’s conference presented by the Western Massachusetts

SPRINGFIELD — As the academic year gets underway, 88 new students from the UMass Amherst College of Nursing’s accelerated bachelor

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Joseph Yared, a urologic surgeon, to the medical staff of

WEST SPRINGFIELD — CHD Cancer House of Hope will host the official opening of newly completed private rooms for reiki

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Area caregivers are invited to attend the fourth annual Western New England Regional STEMI Acute Myocardial Infarction

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

SPRINGFIELD — Every Monday evening throughout the summer, dozens of classic cars cruised into Court Square in downtown Springfield, where

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

AGAWAM — The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) announced that Christopher Matteson has joined the EANE team as grant

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

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass. will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 2 with a fund-raising

DALLAS — Young adults, particularly men, lag behind middle-aged and older adults in awareness and treatment of high blood pressure,

SPRINGFIELD — The Division of Nursing in the School of Health Sciences at American International College (AIC) now offers a

FLORENCE — Tracy Roth, who launched the Hub Studio, a fitness studio located at the Nonotuck Mill in Florence, will

CHICOPEE — Elms College added nine new faculty members in accounting, biology, communication sciences and disorders, education, nursing, and social

GREENFIELD — The president of Greenfield Community College (GCC) announced he will retire after 17½ years of service to the

STOCKBRIDGE — The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center announced its annual Fall Conference for clinicians and scholars, titled

SPRINGFIELD — Are you ready to walk for love? Join the fun at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield for

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly a decade ago, BusinessWest created a new recognition program called Difference Makers. That carefully chosen name sums

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the launch of a new, statewide public-information campaign to raise

SPRINGFIELD — Among those displaced by Hurricane Harvey, people with disabilities have been impacted especially hard. The personal nature of

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — A coalition influential health organizations, responding to a July 7 report by the U.S. Centers

SPRINGFIELD — The Gray House, a nonprofit organization in the North End of Springfield, is kicking off its third annual

CHICOPEE — Elms College will host a screening and discussion of the documentary Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts on Thursday, Aug.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Rachel Sapelli will present a lecture titled “Nutrition During Cancer Treatment” on Wednesday, September 13 at 5:30

WARE — Dr. Kalyan Pundla recently joined Baystate Medical Practices – Quabbin Adult Medicine in Ware. Pundla is board-certified in

AGAWAM — Survivor Journeys is seeking licensed facilitators for two blood-cancer support groups, a breast-cancer group, and an all-cancers group.

LENOX — Annette Berkovits, a part-time resident of the Berkshires, will discuss her newest book, Confessions of an Accidental Zoo

SPRINGFIELD — Today, Aug. 29, Springfield’s Fort Street, from Main Street to East Columbus Avenue downtown, will be closed for

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Sage, a fellowship-trained joint-reconstruction specialist, to the medical staff

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care in Lenox will host William Newman, director of the Western Massachusetts Legal Office of

BELCHERTOWN — SOAAR (Speaking Out About Addiction & Recovery) and Honest Beginnings, in conjunction with the Belchertown Police Department (BPD),

NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR (Berkshire Family & Individual Resources) announced the appointment of Michelle Baity as director of Human Resources.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts has some of the highest childhood immunization rates in the country. In fact, the state Department