HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Norovirus, which can infect adults and children throughout the year but is more prevalent from November to April,

AMHERST — Maria Rivera, executive director of Hospice of the Fisher Home, announced that the hospice has adopted a new

HADLEY — During the month of March, the Hadley, Northampton, and Springfield Mercy Medical Center branches of UMassFive College Federal

HATFIELD — A coalition of legislators and advocates will gather for a debrief and a Massachusetts-focused strategy session on the

SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union is again collecting cash donations at all its branches throughout the Pioneer Valley to benefit

GREENFIELD — The board of directors of LifePath named Gary Yuhas the new executive director of the 48-year-old organization, effective

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration’s FY 2024 budget proposal allocates more than $240 million toward Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

BOSTON — Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh announced Dr. Kiame Mahaniah will join HHS as undersecretary for

NORTHAMPTON — ServiceNet recently hosted Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh, acting Undersecretary

EAST LONGMEADOW — In association with the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce, Gentle Dental East Longmeadow

EASTHAMPTON — Riverside Industries Inc. (RSI) announced that four new members have joined its board of directors to help support

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced several changes to its leadership team that include recent staff promotions as

PALMER — The Baystate Wing Hospital Auxiliary is making scholarship applications available for the 2022-23 academic year. The auxiliary will

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Climate Action Network, Boston Society of Architects, and Carbon Leadership Forum Boston/Northeast Hub will co-host a

BOSTON — Audrey Morse Gasteier, who has served as a policy leader at the Massachusetts Health Connector for more than

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler and acting Commissioner of Early Education & Care (EEC) Amy Kershaw will

RANDOLPH — As part of its commitment to school safety and positive student outcomes, the Healey-Driscoll administration partnered with the

SPRINGFIELD — Henry Thomas, who presided over the Urban League of Springfield for almost a half-century, announced his retirement on

SPRINGFIELD — Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services (MLKFS) has wrapped up an almost-year-long search for a new leader. After

HARLEM, N.Y. — At the end of February, state Sen. John Velis visited the East Harlem location of OnPoint NYC,

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services CEO and founder Sheryl Blancato is calling for a change in state regulations

CHICOPEE — On Sunday, March 12, the Chicopee Police and Fire departments will once again take the ice for the

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued new fish-consumption advisories to provide guidance for people who

SPRINGFIELD — It’s time to go back to Square One, where thousands of young children had their first early-learning experience.

SPRINGFIELD — In partnership with Holyoke Community College (HCC), United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) recently opened a pantry providing

SPRINGFIELD — March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, but Mental Health Assoc. Inc. (MHA) works year-round to provide support and

EAST BROOKFIELD — What do a modern grandfather clock, a bowling party for 12 at Splitsville in Patriot’s Place and

NORTH ADAMS — Christine Meiklejohn, director of ABI/MFP Residential Services at BFAIR, has been awarded the February 2023 Workforce Hero

SPRINGFIELD — (March 2, 2023) In order to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, all Big Y supermarkets donated

DALTON — Berkshire Money Management (BMM) announced that Scott Little, financial advisor and vice president at the firm, has earned

SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition (PVAC) is one of many coalitions led by the Public Health Institute of

ENFIELD, Conn. — The Stack Group and the Opera House Players are teaming up to help give area teens access

HOLYOKE — The MDRT Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts (GSCWM) in

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Ira Schmelkin, a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, to the medical

AMHERST — Scientists at UMass Massachusetts Amherst recently announced the invention of a nanowire 10,000 times thinner than a human

SPRINGFIELD — About one in three adults have an unwanted health risk called metabolic syndrome, also called insulin resistance syndrome,