HCN News & Notes

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,

HOLYOKE — Carl Cameron, chief operating officer of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, announced the appointment of Joe

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) will host an open house at its Center for Health Education & Simulation on

HOLYOKE — A single handwritten letter can change someone’s day, week, or month. In fact, it can have a profound

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Most people have had many sore throats throughout their lifetimes because this symptom can have numerous causes,

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation announced it has awarded more than $850,000 in grants through

SPRINGFIELD — BetMGM announced a new pledge to prominently feature responsible-gaming messages in its marketing and advertising campaigns beginning March

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health, the largest integrated healthcare organization serving over 800,000 people throughout Western New England, was awarded $950,000

SPRINGFIELD — This morning, Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing is hosting the Stone Soul organization’s annual Legacy Awards luncheon with

SPRINGFIELD — The Community College National Legislative Summit offered Springfield Technical Community College President John Cook and STCC trustees an

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, Feb. 24, the Springfield Youth Mental Health Coalition (YMHC), convened by the Public Health Institute of

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) was recently awarded state grants to enhance a nursing partnership with Westfield State

AGAWAM — The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) will host its annual Leadership Summit on Wednesday, March 29 at

SPRINGFIELD — The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) recently welcomed Jacqueline Velez as a community project coordinator for

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) announced that Massachusetts has been awarded $1,410,222 to expand the popular

SPRINGFIELD — The 15th annual Difference Makers Gala will be held at the Log Cabin in Holyoke on Thursday, April

SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of inspiring stories come out of Baystate Children’s Hospital every year, some of which will be told

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a leading discount closeout retailer headquartered in Rhode Island with stores

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health will hold two free virtual lectures in March to recognize National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal

SPRINGFIELD — Shields Health and Baystate Health have made the joint decision to conclude urgent-care service at their centers located

HOLYOKE — Chris Bland works daily to balance being in recovery with the challenges of a busy life that includes

HATFIELD — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts received a community-impact grant from KeyBank Foundation in the amount of $225,000,

HOLYOKE — Holyoke-based MiraVista Behavioral Health Center, a provider of inpatient behavioral-health and substance-use treatment, as well as outpatient substance-use

LEE — Despite the recent tragic death of Emily Armstrong, a long-time resident of the Berkshires who was slated to

SPRINGFIELD — The city of Holyoke turns 150 this year, and to mark the occasion, BusinessWest will produce a special

NORTHAMPTON — The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce welcomed five new board members at its first meeting of 2023 last

The quality of your sleep hygiene can make or break how well you manage to get some shuteye at night,

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