United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region Accepts Two Major Gifts
NORTHAMPTON — United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region recently accepted two major gifts totaling $176,000, enhancing the power
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Consider the Right Option for COVID Testing and Care
SPRINGFIELD — Hospital emergency departments, which treat the most critically ill and injured patients, are not appropriate to seek COVID-19
Read MoreHCC to Stage 75th Commencement Exercises on June 4
HOLYOKE — Springfield entrepreneur Mychal Connolly will be honored with a distinguished service award on June 4, as Holyoke Community
Read MoreCaolo & Bieniek Architects Selected to Design New Northfield Emergency Services Facility
CHICOPEE — Caolo & Bieniek Architects (CBA) has been selected, and has begun work, on designing options for a public
Read MoreAIC Partners with STCC with Signing of Articulation Agreement
SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has signed an articulation agreement with Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), formally establishing a
Read MoreSTCC’s dean of STEM to serve on Engineering Technology Council
SPRINGFIELD — Lara Sharp, dean of the School of STEM at Springfield Technical Community College, was named to the American Society
Read MoreHolyoke Community College to Host June 1 Cannabis Careers Fair
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College will host a cannabis careers fair on June 1, with local and statewide cannabis retailers looking
Read MoreUMass announces $250,000 in Technology Development Fund Awards
BOSTON — New technologies aimed at reducing patients’ and health-care workers’ exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, detecting important ocean data, and determining
Read MoreFlorence Bank Celebrates 20th Annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program
FLORENCE — Florence Bank celebrated its 20th annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program gala last month, awarding $100,000 to
Read MoreMonson Savings Bank Donates Bikes to YWCA of Western Mass.
MONSON — In the spirit of its 150th Anniversary, Monson Savings Bank announced earlier this year that it will be
Read MorebankESB Makes $500,000 Challenge Grant to Cooley Dickinson
EASTHAMPTON — Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced that the bank has made a $500,000 challenge grant to
Read MoreThe Loomis Communities to Celebrate 120 Years at Spring Reception
SOUTH HADLEY — The Loomis Communities, the longest-serving provider of senior living in the Pioneer Valley, will stage its
Read MoreInsa Announces New Hires
CHICOPEE — Insa, a grower and retailer of medical and adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts, announced the hiring of three new
Read MoreJGS Lifecare to Stage 41st Classic Day of Tournaments
LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare, a healthcare system serving seniors and their families in Western Mass., will host its Frankel-Kinsler Classic
Read More3 Loomis Communities to Take Part in National Senior Health and Fitness Day Activities
SPRINGFIELD —All three Loomis Communities locations will take part in National Senior Health and Fitness Day activities on Wednesday, with
Read MoreHolyoke Community College to Host June 1 Cannabis Careers Fair
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College will host a cannabis careers fair on June 1, with local and statewide cannabis retailers
Read MoreBFAIR Announces Summer Kick-Off Festival on June 11
NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR (Berkshire Family and Individual Resources) will stage its Summer Kick-Off Festival on June 11 from
Read MoreBenefit Concert Slated
Former United States Artistic Ambassadors Andrew Mark, cello, and Brenda Moore Miller, piano, will perform a concert on June 12
Read MoreBig Y Joins Other Grocers Supporting Families Through the Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund
SPRINGFIELD — Big Y Supermarkets has joined others within the grocery community to offer financial support to the Tops Friendly
Read MoreStrokes in Young People on the Rise; May is National Stroke Awareness Month
SPRINGFIELD — You don’t have to be 60 to have your first stroke. “Over the past 10 years, there’s been a
Read MoreMay is National Aging Life Care Month
EAST LONGMEADOW — For the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the numerous caregiving challenges
Read MoreHCC Welcomes New Early Childhood Program Director
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College has appointed Leslie Klein Pilder as the first director of its new free program,
Read MoreInvitation-only 40 Under Forty Meet-and-Greet Event Slated for Friday
Mercedes Benz of Springfield will host a meet-and-greet event Friday for members of BusinessWest’s Forty Under Class of 2022 —
Read MoreHere’s What You Need To Know About Pfizer’s New Paxlovid Antiviral Pill
SPRINGFIELD — As more people continue to test positive for COVID-19 and its variants locally and across the country, Pfizer’s
Read MoreUMass System Research Hits $752 Million
BOSTON — The five-campus University of Massachusetts system research enterprise grew to $752 million in fiscal year 2021, compared
Read MoreBFAIR Promotes Kayla Brown-Wood to Director of Day Services
NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR (Berkshire Family & Individual Resources) announced that Kayla Brown-Wood has been promoted to director of Day
Read MoreUnited Way of Pioneer Valley to Stage 100th Anniversary Luncheon
SPRINGFIELD — In honor of its 100th anniversary, United Way of Pioneer Valley will be recognizing area businesses at a
Read MoreAmputee Support Group Meeting Slated at O & P Labs
SPRINGFIELD — The Western Mass. Amputee Support Group will hold its next meeting May 18 at the Springfield location of
Read MoreState to Compete for Biomedical Research Agency
On Monday, a new effort was launched to rally support for locating the newly-funded federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Read MoreAmputee Support Group Meeting Slated at O & P Labs
SPRINGFIELD — The Western Mass. Amputee Support Group will hold its next meeting May 18 at the Springfield location of
Read MoreBaystate Health Announces Changes to Visitor Policy
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health is announcing major changes to its hospital visitation (also referred to now as care partner) guidelines
Read MoreBaystate Health Announces Changes to Visitor Policy
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health is announcing major changes to its hospital visitation (also referred to now as care partner) guidelines
Read MoreApril Bartley Appointed Executive Director of Holyoke VNA and Hospice Life Care
HOLYOKE — Holyoke VNA and Hospice Life Care, a member of Valley Health Systems and affiliate to Holyoke Medical Center,
Read MoreGirls on the Run of Western MA will Host 5K Event on June 5
Girls on the Run of WMA will host its 5K event on June 5 at 11 a.m., at Western New
Read MoreHCC’s Itsy Bitsy Child Watch Center to Open May 24
HOLYOKE — Kara Torres has tried to make the most of her first year at Holyoke Community College. Besides studying accounting,
Read MoreState to Pay $56 Million to Settle Soldiers’ Home Suit
Gov. Charlie Baker has agreed that the state will pay $56 million to the families of veterans who contracted COVID-19
Read MoreSpectrum Home Health & Hospice Care Named to ‘Elite List’
LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving seniors and their families in Western Mass. for more than 110
Read More‘Together HCC’ Raises $192,000 for Scholarships, Student Aid
HOLYOKE — Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Holyoke Community College led a historic day of giving last month, raising more
Read MoreCooley Dickinson Recognized with ‘A’ Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s
Read MoreDr. Susan Quigley Joins River Valley Counseling Center
HOLYOKE — Susan Quigley, Psy.D., LP, LMHC, has joined River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) as the new director of Outpatient
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