HCN News & Notes

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) celebrated its 20th class of Commonwealth Heroines at the

AMHERST — Funded by a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a UMass Amherst environmental and reproductive

HOLYOKE — The Care Center’s 2023 graduation ceremony will be held at the Wistariahurst Museum on Friday, June 30 from

NORTHAMPTON — Nonotuck Resource Associates Inc. announced the recent hiring of Gretchen Parker, MBA as Human Resources director. Parker comes

WESTFIELD — The Baystate Health blood-donation team will host a blood drive at Baystate Noble Hospital on Monday, July 3

NORTH ADAMS — The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) awarded Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)

SPRINGFIELD — Elizabeth Dougal has joined Bulkley Richardson as counsel in the Trusts & Estates department, where her practice incudes

BOSTON — Last week, the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs and Senate Vice Chair John Velis announced a favorable committee

HOLYOKE — Beginning Monday, June 26, Kate’s Kitchen, a program of Providence Ministries, will begin offering dinner service to the

SPRINGFIELD — Families with young children throughout Massachusetts have taken part in the first-ever community approach to early screening for

SPRINGFIELD — The buzz of mosquitoes is more than just a nuisance in Massachusetts; their bites can also transmit diseases,

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Recreation Department announced the grand opening of the city’s new skate park at 71 Chapman St.

HOLYOKE — Girls Inc. of the Valley will host its first day of programming at its new location in Holyoke

SPRINGFIELD — Consistent with recent guidance from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Assoc. (MHA), Baystate Health has adopted a Patient

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services recently received a $5,000 grant investment from Petco Love in support of its

GREAT BARRINGTON — Berkshire Agriculture Ventures (BAV) has awarded over $140,000 in grants to support SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Access Program)

HOLYOKE — As part of a recently launched statewide program to reach those most at risk, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center

SPRINGFIELD — As summer temperatures increase, leg pain often intensifies for people who suffer from varicose veins. Dr. K. Francis

LOWELL — TerraCorps, an environmental nonprofit that runs an AmeriCorps national service program, has received multi-year grant funding from a

SPRINGFIELD — Graduates of American International College’s (AIC) doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program have demonstrated exemplary performance on the

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber will host its annual meeting celebration on Wednesday, June 21 from 5:30 to 8

SPRINGFIELD —Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced that 15 local organizations received more than $1 million in funding as part of

WARE — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) recently held a grand-opening celebration for its new Ware Family Resource Center location

BOSTON — With treatment beds across Massachusetts closing, 44 legislators wrote a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kate

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) announced the opening of a new farmers’ market at the hospital. The HMC Farmer’s

BOSTON — Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh announced that Jeff McCue will be appointed commissioner of

SUFFIELD, Conn. — Campiti Ventures will bring the spirit of summer to local residents and regional visitors with the second

SPRINGFIELD — Karen Rousseau, dean of the School of Health Sciences at American International College (AIC), has been recognized as

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare, a leading healthcare system serving seniors and their families in Western Mass., will host its Frankel-Kinsler

NORTHAMPTON — Adults interested in donating blood will have an opportunity to do so at a community blood drive at

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal joined U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials, local veterans’ service officers,

AMHERST — Michael Fox has been appointed dean of the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst by Tricia

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest recently unveiled its 40 Under Forty class of 2023, the 17th compilation of rising stars in the

FRAMINGHAM — The Assoc. for Behavioral Healthcare (ABH), a statewide, nonprofit organization representing 82 community-based behavioral-health providers, announced the election

PALMER — Two new volunteers, Carole DeWolf and Luv Kataria, recently joined the Baystate Wing Hospital team. DeWolf, a retired

NORTHAMPTON — For the second year in a row, Cedar Chest, the anchor store in Thornes Marketplace on Main Street

SPRINGFIELD — Wildfires in Canada are releasing pollution and putting smoke into the air, leading to poor air quality across