HCN News & Notes

SOUTH HADLEY — All Our Kids Inc. announced a workshop series exploring and practicing research-backed strategies to help make self-care

HOLYOKE — Prospective students still have one more opportunity to sign up for spring 2024 classes at Holyoke Community College

PITTSFIELD — 1Berkshire announced the addition of two staff members, one on the Member Services team and one on the

BOSTON — State Sen. Adam Gomez recently joined the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) in announcing safety-training

WARE — Country Bank reported more than $1.2 million in donations for 2023. The bank’s philanthropic efforts supported local nonprofits

GREENFIELD — The city of Greenfield has been awarded $199,064.25 from the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) Municipal Americans with

WESTFIELD — Westfield State University will offer three CPR classes this spring through the American Heart Assoc. Classes will be

ENFIELD, Conn. — CT State Asnuntuck will be offering an ophthalmic assistant program this spring at its Enfield campus. This

NORTH BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services is highlighting the importance of pet dental health during National Pet Dental Health

DALTON — Berkshire Money Management, a financial and retirement planning firm with offices in Dalton and Great Barrington, congratulates Nate

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has been recognized as a 2024 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University announced its fifth President’s Gala, themed “Breaking Through,” will be held on Saturday, March 23

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center, in partnership with its Community Benefits Advisory Council (CBAC), is issuing a request for proposals

SPRINGFIELD — Time is running out to nominate an individual for BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty class of 2024. The deadline

HOLYOKE — Wistariahurst Museum will present Mindfulness at the Museum: a SonorousLight Sound Bath the fourth Wednesday of every month

SPRINGFIELD — MassMutual announced the appointment of Cindy Ryan to head of Human Resources. Ryan, who has more than two

SPRINGFIELD — The public is invited to stop in at this year’s 23rd annual 94.7 WMAS Radiothon for Baystate Children’s

SPRINGFIELD — Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services (MLFKS) received a $50,000 grant from the MassMutual Foundation as part of

AMHERST — UMass Amherst’s online education programs have been recognized as among the best in the nation in U.S. News

WORCESTER — Fallon Health announced that Dinah Olanoff is taking on a key leadership position within its Massachusetts Program of

MONSON — The people have voted, and the results are in. In late 2023, Monson Savings Bank asked community members

SPRINGFIELD — Big Y’s annual Sack Hunger campaign provides funds for the four food banks within its two-state marketing area.

SPRINGFIELD — Holyoke Chicopee Springfield (HCS) Head Start named Mayra Felix, a teacher director with the organization, the recipient of

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2023. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 16.

GREENFIELD — LifePath, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to serving older adults and people with disabilities in Central and Western

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (MDAR) Division of Animal Health is informing the public that highly pathogenic

SPRINGFIELD — The United Way of Pioneer Valley will launch VolunteerConnect, a program of community events, workshops, and services that

SPRINGFIELD — Many of the approximately 39 million U.S. adults with sleep apnea cannot tolerate its treatment using a CPAP

NORTHAMPTON — Friends of Children Inc. (FOC) announced it has appointed new leadership at the organization beginning Feb. 1. Debi

BOSTON — Berkshire Bank announced that nearly $2.5 million in philanthropic investments were provided from its foundation in 2023 to

WORCESTER — A study led by UMass Chan Medical School viral immunologists Liisa Selin, MD, PhD, and Anna Gil, PhD

SPRINGFIELD — Future dental assistants celebrated their academic accomplishments and looked to their future at a pinning ceremony at Springfield

PALMER — The Baystate Health Blood Donation team will host its first blood drive of 2024 at Baystate Wing Hospital