Stephen Jendrysik: Chicopee Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years

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...on, we lacked our own telephone exchange and had no daily newspaper, hospital or first-class hotel. Chicopee’s major companies were members of the chambers of commerce in Springfield and Holyoke. While local merchants advertised their stores as being located in Chicopee Center, Chicopee Falls, Willimansett and Aldenville, ironically in the 1950s, the small neighborhood stores survi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield

Holyoke job fair lets hundreds of seekers mingle with 25 companies

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Comment Mentions:   Smith College   Chicopee   Holyoke

Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal to include $10 million for education in 24 cities

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...Paul Reville, the state’s secretary of education. It targets 24 communities, including Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield, which are mostly former mill cities with a large number of poor children who do not ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Chicopee

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal meets with chambers of commerce from current and future congressional districts

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The purpose was to introduce Neal to communities that are not part of the congressional district he represents now, but will be part of the new 1st Congressional District, said Jeffrey S. Ciuffreda, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield. There were more than 60 business leaders at the event. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   West Springfield   Springfield

Taking Center Stage

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...le. “I think very highly of Herbie,” said Russ Omer, vice president of Commercial Lending for Chicopee Savings Bank, the lead lender on the Paramount project. “He’s been involved in the neighborhood for......usinesswest.com Previous Top Entrepreneurs • 2010: Bob Bolduc, founder and CEO of Pride • 2009: The Holyoke Gas & Electric Department • 2008: Arlene Kelly and Kim Sanborn, founders of Human Resource Solution... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   MassMutual   Springfield Technical Community College

Groundbreaking Developments

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...hey include Mill Valley Estates in Amherst, Edgewood Apartments in Westfield, Churchill Homes in Holyoke, Chicopee Village Townhouses, and several projects in Springfield, including Allen Park I & II, Forest Park A... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

Over $86,000 in tornado relief funds awarded by Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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...es; Hitchcock Free Academy, with $14,900 to support special education programs for tornado victims; Holyoke Chicopee Springfield Head Start with $3,500 for construction of playground improvements at their Madison Ave... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Mohegan Sun officials talk with Western Massachusetts business people about proposed Palmer casino

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...t of business with them in Connecticut,” said Dennis R. King, president of King Ward Coach Lines in Chicopee. “We are hoping to improve that relationship here.” Especially because a Western Massachusetts casi......levard in Springfield. Hard Rock International is proposing a casino at the Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke. Thursday’s forum was sponsored by Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, Affiliate... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun   MassMutual Center

Vocational high schools in Western Massachusetts could offer associate degree programs in the future

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...l Print Photo by Michael Beswick / The RepublicanTaking an eight-week machinist technology class at Chicopee Comprehensive High School with instructor Robert Cantin is left to right, Greg Nash, Kham Siphanoum......based Collaborative for Educational Services that now helps run William J. Dean Technical High in Holyoke and also offers vocational programs for the Department of Youth Services and for youth with learnin... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Palmer

Holyoke Medical Center gets $3 million in state help to obtain medical, non-medical and IT equipment

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Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Holyoke Medical Center   Springfield

State education officials release 5-point improvement plan for Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Westfield schools

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...ademic leader nationwide, but the 24 so-called mid-sized Gateway cities, which include Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield in Western Massachusetts, are still having difficulty ensuring all children achieve. ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Western Massachusetts food programs receive grants from Project Bread to fight hunger

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...ton Survival Center; • Franklin County Community Meals Program, of Greenfield; • Salvation Army, of Holyoke; and • Berkshire Food Project, of North Adams. “We run two emergency food shelters in Hampshire C...... Center; Massachusetts School-to-Farm Ashfield: Hilltown Churches Food Pantry Athol: Salvation Army Chicopee: Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry; Mission Center, New Jerusalem Inc. Easthampton: Easthampton Co... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Amherst

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick unveils education goals

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...o a list provided by the administration, the gateway cities in Massachusetts are Brockton, Chelsea, Chicopee, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Methuen, New Bedford, Pittsfield, Quincy, Revere, Sale... (Read Full Article)

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

Emergency responders convene in Springfield for education and networking

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... conference. Among the frequent attendees was Steve Draghetti, a paramedic working for Alert EMS in Chicopee. “I come to this conference every year,” Draghetti said. Draghetti said that after coming to one of......emergency and non-emergency transportation services for Springfield, East Longmeadow, Hampden, and Holyoke. Another vendor, Haix, manufactures safety boots. Their products meet industry standards, but th... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Springfield   Chicopee

Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday

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...hool ready for the students. Updates are being provided on the town’s website, www.belchertown.org. Chicopee All but about 500 homes have power restored, and Chicopee Electric Light and Power is now repairing problems at individual homes, Mayor Michael D. Bissonnet......ectrician to repair damage to their homes, such as if downed wires ripped off part of their houses, Holyoke Mayor Elaine A. Pluta said. The city will ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Michael D. Bissonnette

Holyoke Community College focuses on computer literacy with the new Thomas Gill III Community Technology Center

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...d state grants, the college was able to launch the new Thomas Gill III Community Technology Center. Holyoke Community College focuses on computer literacy with the new Thomas Gill III Community Technology Ce......or seeking jobs was computer literacy,” Kohout said. “We heard that many people downtown and in the Chicopee area did not have access to the Internet or low-cost computer classes.” 092111-picknelly-hcc-center... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield

Stories Worth Telling

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...hanges, brakes, suspension, and more. Delaney Restaurant Inc. / The Log Cabin 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 535-5077 www.logcabin-delaney.com Peter Rosskothen, President The Delaney House restaur......investment than other plastic molding processes. Valley Communications Systems Inc. 201 First Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020 (413) 592-4136 www.valleycommunications.com Edward Tremble, President Valley is a diversified... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Northampton

Springfield and Holyoke get $700,000 grant to promote higher education

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Big E draws more than 1.2 million people to West Springfield

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...n, the past 20 of which he has served as president and chief executive officer. With Al Viamari, of Holyoke, Linda Balakier, of Chicopee, and Betty Miller, also of Chicopee, who are among the staff of the “Lost People” booth near Storrowton Village. “Just make sure there’... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Check It Out

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...ne Your Business will be held in a room off the exhibition hall. Staged in partnership with the Chicopee and Greater Holyoke chambers of commerce, Mine Your Business pairs two representatives from a company — a decision make... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Comcast   MassMutual Center   Springfield

MCAS scores improve in underperforming schools in Springfield, Holyoke

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Most of the worst performing schools statewide, including eight in Springfield and two in Holyoke, showed improvements in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Systems exam students took this ......ommended schools recognized for sizable improvements. They are Fairview Veterans Memorial Middle in Chicopee, Center and Neil A. Pepin schools in Easthampton, Mountain View in East Longmeadow, Leverett Ele... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Springfield jobless rate dips to 11.8%

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...eport on employment gains and losses by city and town, and by sector. Around Western Massachusetts, Holyoke’s jobless rate falls in just behind Springfield at 10.9 percent (down from 10.8 percent last month ......ringfield at 10.9 percent (down from 10.8 percent last month and 12.2 percent this time last year); Chicopee came in with an 8.8 percent unemployment rate (down from 9.6 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

SAT scores drop statewide but more students take the exam

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... haven’t had access to the test before taking it.” In Western Massachusetts, some high schools in Chicopee, Greenfield, Easthampton and West Springfield saw declines in most subjects, while others bucked th......e because it means more kids are considering four-year colleges, he said. Several schools including Holyoke High, Longmeadow High and Ware High saw increases. At Holyoke High School, which is frequently struggling, 17 more students took the exam ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Chicopee

New House bill calls for three Massachusetts casinos, including one in Western Mass.

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...Wagner 2010.jpg The Republican file photoJoseph F. Wagner SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Joseph Wagner, D-Chicopee, announced a new bill Tuesday that, if approved, will allow three resort casinos in the state -- in...... construction jobs. Another developer, Paper City Development, wants to buy Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke and build a $450 million gaming resort. The new bill specifies that one of three casinos must be lo... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun   Palmer