HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced that Linda Blouin-Roy, who serves as the program director for BHN’s Family

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare, a leading healthcare system serving seniors and their families, announced that the Leavitt Family Jewish Home

SPRINGFIELD — More than 250 attendees gathered at the Log Cabin in Holyoke Thursday night as BusinessWest and the Healthcare

PITTSFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, visited Berkshire Community College (BCC)

AGAWAM — The Heritage Hall campus in Agawam will host its 18th annual Bazaar & Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov.

SPRINGFIELD — Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C. announced the hiring of Lisa Halbert as an attorney in the law

HOLYOKE — Nayroby Rosa, director of Community Engagement and Resident Services for OneHolyoke CDC, has been appointed to the Holyoke

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News, the business and healthcare journals covering Western Mass., will honor their sixth annual

GREENFIELD — Pioneer Valley Hospice and Palliative Care (PVH&PC) earned a perfect score on a recent survey by the Massachusetts

WEST SPRINGFIELD — October marks the start of flu season, and the experts at American Family Care (AFC) in Springfield

PALMER — As the holiday season approaches, the Baystate Wing Auxiliary will set up its annual Tree of Love. This

SPRINGFIELD — Amelia J. Holstrom, a partner at Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a leading labor and employment law firm,

PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) announced that two of its member organizations, Boyd Biomedical and Digital Eyes Film,

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced $15.9 million in grants to 24 nonprofit community-based organizations, cities and towns, and regional

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News, the business and healthcare journals covering Western Mass., will honor their sixth annual

SPRINGFIELD — The research and evaluation team at the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) announced it has added

BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be sending more than $26 million to Massachusetts to reimburse it

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Tickets are on sale for Second Chance Animal Services’ inaugural Cocktails for Tails, a fundraiser marking a

EASTHAMPTON — Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced the kickoff of the bank’s 2022 Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising

AMHERST — The Yiddish Book Center, located on the Hampshire College campus in Amherst, announced the opening of its latest

WESTFIELD — Westfield Center will host a harvest festival for all of its residents, families, and employees on Wednesday, Oct.

GREENFIELD — LifePath will present its Age-friendly Needs Assessment Survey results on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from noon to 1 p.m.

LEEDS — Members of the public can now dispose of expired prescriptions, including controlled substances, at VA Central Western Massachusetts

SPRINGFIELD — Nothing says “happy fall” for children better than having their own pumpkin to decorate. And through the generosity

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced the four organizations that have been selected as the Commonwealth’s new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

SPRINGFIELD — Anyone interested in improving the appearance of their skin is invited to join Michael Ibbott, global educator for

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank recently made a $1,450 donation to the Hampden Senior Center in support of the facility’s

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) has created a relief fund through its Feed a Family campaign to

SPRINGFIELD ­— The Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) honored Recovery Month by hosting a Recovery Breakfast & Workshop on Sept. 29

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration is recognizing Massachusetts Disability Employment Awareness Month in October as part of the administration’s ongoing

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News magazines, the business and healthcare journals covering Western Mass., will honor their sixth

SPRINGFIELD — Children’s hospitals and their emergency departments across the country, including Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield, are experiencing an

SPRINGFIELD — The first annual William A. Darity Sr. Black Men’s Health Forum, titled “Bridging the Gaps,” will take place

HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center employees were among those who responded to local relief efforts to assist Puerto Rico,

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network (BHN), the Gándara Center, and New England Public Media will present “Hiding in Plain Sight,”

LONGMEADOW — It takes a village to develop and maintain safe environments for our elder community. JGS Lifecare is partnering

CHICOPEE — Elms College has received a $1.1 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to continue its work

SPRINGFIELD — In order to continue to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, all Big Y supermarkets will be