Massachusetts highway administrator boosts 1-91 overhaul in Springfield, possible restoration of turnpike tolls

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... million a year, he said. Under the Senate bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Stanley C. Rosenberg, an Amherst Democrat, money generated by the tolls could only be spent on transportation projects in the four coun... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield   Amherst

Mass Mentors: Volunteers to guide young people in short supply

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...achusetts total, are in Springfield. Holyoke has 13 percent of the mentor-youth matches; Chicopee, 6 percent; Amherst, 8 percent; and Greenfield, 4 percent. Martinez said there probably could be a lot more teens involved... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Amherst

Massachusetts legislative leaders propose to increase gas, cigarette taxes to finance transportation improvements | masslive

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... The authority provides fixed-route bus service and paratransit service to 24 communities, including Amherst, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Palmer, Springfield and Westfield. Here are key details of a plan by leaders o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   West Springfield

West Springfield revs up $2 million capital campaign for $13.4 million public library project

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...ts of Centerbrook, Conn., spoke about plans. Matthew Blumenfeld, principal of Financial Development Agency in Amherst, fund-raising consultants, said Friday a list of parts of the project that can be named by donors is n... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

Phoenix Academy Charter High School in Greater Springfield 1 of 5 to win education commissioner's recommendation for approval

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...d. If approved by the board, the Phoenix Charter Academy will serve 125 students ages 14-22 from Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke in fall 2014. It will be the third school opened by the Phoenix Charter Academy Network, ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

Agawam Planning Board endorses special permit for sports complex proposed for Shoemaker Lane

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...June or July. The Amherst resident had earlier proposed building a sports facility at the former Post Office warehouse on First Street in Chicopee, but failed to win the special permit needed for that project. ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

Reborn Qteros rises again with new plan to develop technology to make ethanol

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...e equipment was broken up and removed. “It broke my heart because I built that plant,” said Stephan Rogers of Amherst, an official with old Qteros and the CEO of the new company that has purchased the technology and name... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

Massachusetts Cultural Council grants awarded to Pioneer Valley communities

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... to Palmer, $22,410 to Holyoke, $84,340 to Springfield, $24,450 to Chicopee, $14,540 to Westfield, $18,250 to Amherst and $7,340 to Greenfield. Holyoke’s Community Adolescent Resource Education Center also received two g... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Amherst

Bulkley Richardson’s Office Renovations Focus on Efficiencies, Future in Springfield

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Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   West Springfield   Springfield

Qteros biofuels company equipment to be auctioned in Chicopee

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...t he hopes the city continues to work with the University of Massachusetts Amherst so technology developed in Amherst becomes commercially viable in Chicopee. He said the landlord at 150 Padgette St., Development Associa... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Michael D. Bissonnette   Amherst

Chicopee City Council rejects permit for indoor soccer complex near Westover Air Reserve Base

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... John L. Vieau said. “It just isn’t the right place for a soccer facility.” The owner, Donald Cameron III, of Amherst, wanted to convert the former post office warehouse at 123 First St. to a facility with indoor and out... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Chicopee

PVLSI Announces Licensing Agreement of Intellectual Property to Seahorse Bioscience, Inc. | Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst

Explore University of Massachusetts Amherst (Aug 21 2012) Life Sciences

...e PVLSI was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development.  Drawing on each of the founde... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Baystate Health

John Simpson's art students from UMass' Commonwealth Honors College turn ninth floor of One Financial Plaza into imposing studio and gallery in downtown Springfield

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...’s nephew, Nathaniel, is a visual artist and some of his work is scheduled to go displayed at Elms College in Chicopee on Sept. 6. Evan Plotkin is also involved in a public art collaboration with Chesterfield artist Jame... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual Center   Baystate Health

Legislators approve more than $60 million for transportation projects in Western Massachusetts | masslive

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...d reconstruction of Haynes Hill Road and Paige Hill Road. • Chesterfield: $6.3million to rebuild Route 143. • Chicopee: $653,750 for improving Granby Road to Dale Street. • Easthampton: $300,000 for design and rebuilding... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Springfield

Owner of Rumbleseat sports bar in Chicopee purchasing closed Collegian Court restaurant

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...essor, said he was working at Calloway Golf and taking business courses at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst when he took a chance a decade ago and bought the Rumbleseat with his father. For three years he worke... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

Officials praise economic-jobs bill

Explore WWLP 22 News Springfield (Jul 2 2012) Life Sciences

...acturing, nanotechnology, safety and security, cyber security will be a big area going forward,” said UMass Amherst Vice Chancellor for research and engagement Mike Malone. The economic development bill includes stipen... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

Valley Press Club awards annual scholarships to six

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...ro, of Wilbraham, Gregory Fitzpatrick, of East Longmeadow, Joshua Wolfsun, of Amherst, Heather Brouillard, of Chicopee, Emily Cimino, of West Springfield, and Avarie Cook, of Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – Six journalistic h... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield College   West Springfield   Springfield

Massachusetts Senate approves bailout for MBTA, rejects control board | masslive

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...lley authority provides fixed-route bus service and paratransit service to 24 communities, including Amherst, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Palmer, Springfield and Westfield. The service is used by elderly people, coll... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Amherst

Gov. Deval Patrick unveils $26.8 million in block grants for Massachusetts communities

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Amherst

Hampden Bancorp Names Richard Kos Chairman of the Board

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...City of Chicopee, Massachusetts from 1997 to 2004. Mr. Kos has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Amherst College, and a Law degree from Suffolk University Law School. He currently serves as a Trustee of Our ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amherst College   Springfield   Amherst

Defense cuts could be less damaging to Massachusetts jobs than other budget cuts, UMass study says | masslive

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...nstruction project along the flight line at Westover Air Reserve Base was funded with federal stimulus money. AMHERST – Defense cuts would hurt Western Massachusetts, but comparable cuts elsewhere in the federal budget w... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

Top Massachusetts legislator criticizes gaming official for saying state might not license 3 casinos

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Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   Palmer   Springfield

Seahorse Bioscience raises $9.4M

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...stitute was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Seahorse, which was founded in... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Amherst

Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility

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...fuels company that had its origins in research done at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has closed its Chicopee fermentation facility, part of an apparent retrenchment. Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee fac... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee