HCN News & Notes

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

SPRINGFIELD — The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center has received a $3,000 community grant from the Springfield Rotary

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has acquired a second da Vinci Xi surgical system by Intuitive, designed with the goal

SPRINGFIELD — Through Feb. 29, Freedom Credit Union is inviting its members, employees, and community to “Paws for a Cause”

EASTHAMPTON — Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced that the bank’s third annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive

FRAMINGHAM — A new analysis examines how each state’s mental-health data compares across the country, with Massachusetts ranking significantly above

BOSTON — As part of Gov. Maura Healey’s ongoing commitment to regional and racial equity, the Healey-Driscoll administration recently laid

SPRINGFIELD — Revitalize Community Development Corp. (CDC) announced it has received a $2,000 grant from the Springfield Rotary Club to

SPRINGFIELD — Caring Health Center recently welcomed Dr. Ryan Lee as its new chief dental officer. Lee holds a doctorate

BOSTON — More than 72,000 people enrolled in new health-insurance plans with the Massachusetts Health Connector during Open Enrollment 2024,

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

SPRINGFIELD — The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) announced that it has received a grant from Health New

NORTH ADAMS — MCLA Physics Professor Emily Maher, one of 65 scientists in the MINERvA collaboration at Fermi National Accelerator

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

EAST BROOKFIELD — Tickets for the 25th annual Second Chance Dinner Auction are now available for purchase. This significant fundraising

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced it has selected eight Massachusetts schools or school districts to receive funding to support

SPRINGFIELD — Teach Western Mass (TWM) has won a $950,000, two-year grant from the Barr Foundation. This generous award will

WORCESTER — Fallon Health, a not-for-profit healthcare services organization with a focus on improving access, quality, and affordability in government

NORTHAMPTON — ServiceNet, a large mental-health and human-services agency based in Northampton and serving all four counties of Western Mass.,

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health’s Loyalty Programs will offer four free virtual events in February, beginning with “Navigating the Menopause Transition”

GREENFIELD — LifePath announced that Marvin “Marv” Kelley, Rides for Health volunteer and citizens advisory board member, has been recognized

BOSTON — The Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) launched the Immediate Needs Grant Program, which will provide financial assistance

HOLYOKE — Trauma-informed care rooted in cultural competence and compassionately delivered to support recovery of adolescents in psychiatric crisis was

FRAMINGHAM — The Assoc. for Developmental Disabilities Providers (ADDP), a statewide association representing community-based human-services providers, announced that Cheryl Fasano,