HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) will host a ‘new home’ celebration for the Chicopee Cupboard Food Pantry

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health’s and Health New England’s Black Employees Connecting (BEC) Business Resource Group received an honorable-mention award from

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts’ trustees of the Order of William Pynchon announced their selection of two

SPRINGFIELD ­— United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) announced two new appointments within the company. Longtime employee Megan Moynihan has

EASTHAMPTON — The public is invited to join the Massachusetts Chapter of the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, as well as Bella

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital and Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. (QVCDC) announced the funding of a new Quaboag Connector

ITASCA, Ill. — Children and adults may face emergency medical situations because of injuries, complications of chronic health conditions, or

SPRINGFIELD — The Dora D. Robinson Women’s Leadership Council, an affiliate group of United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) will

SPRINGFIELD — August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance for both adults and children

SPRINGFIELD — After nearly three years of pandemic-era scheduling hurdles, Springfield and West Springfield will host Hooplandia, the largest 3×3

PALMER — It’s back-to-school time, which means students from elementary through high school will be carrying backpacks weighed down with

LONGMEADOW — As the end of summer approaches, what better way to say goodbye to the hot temperatures than with

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services hosted a record-breaking 123 golfers at its 10th annual charity golf tournament last

PALMER — The Baystate Health Blood Donation team will host a blood drive at Baystate Wing Hospital on Wednesday, Aug.

SPRINGFIELD — Earl Miller, who heads the town of Amherst’s Department of Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service (CRESS),

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley announced that the 2022 Day of Caring will take place on Friday, Sept.

AMHERST — “Good medicine tastes bitter,” the Chinese saying goes. Mary Poppins had a cure for that in the timeless

ENFIELD, Conn. — Asnuntuck Community College will hold an open house on healthcare and personal-services careers on Wednesday, Aug. 24

SPRINGFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services will host the inaugural Cocktails for Tails event on Thursday, Nov. 3 at Springfield

LONGMEADOW — Willie Ross School for the Deaf (WRSD) announced that George Balsley, a longtime member of the school’s board

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) announced that three new members have been elected to the SSO’s board of

SPRINGFIELD — St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced that the team has named

SPRINGFIELD — Rocky’s Ace Hardware, one of the country’s largest family-owned Ace Hardware dealers with 47 locations in nine states,

SPRINGFIELD — Registration is still open for the 34th annual golf tournament to benefit the Children’s Study Home on Friday,

WORCESTER — Fallon Health recently elected two new members, Wanda McClain and Victor Woolridge, to its board of directors. McClain

SPRINGFIELD — The Resource Center (TRC) of MHA provides day programming for those with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury.

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) has been selected by local Big Y store leadership as the benefiting nonprofit

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation on Friday to address disparities in local and regional public-health systems. The bill,

BOSTON — In a legislative session that stretched well into the early hours of Monday morning, state lawmakers approved a

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced last week that residents can now easily initiate a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital recently welcomed nurse practitioner Elizabeth Jarry, CNP to its cardiology practice located at Baystate Wing

SPRINGFIELD — The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM) has commissioned a report titled “Life After Roe in Massachusetts,” prepared

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s three community health centers in Springfield will hold free health fairs during National Health Center

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital has been named a Best Maternity Hospital 2022 by Newsweek magazine. This award is presented

GREAT BARRINGTON — Community Access to the Arts (CATA) announced the appointment of Kelly Galvin as program director. She joins