Penn National Gaming could be next to compete for Western Massachusetts casino

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Chicopee Mayor Micha...... one that we'll compete very aggressively for. You can count on it." 102411 michael bissonnette.JPG The Republican | John SuchockiChicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette has said in the past that city officials have dis... (Read Full Article)

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Stephen Jendrysik: Chicopee Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years

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..., 4:37 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 4:48 PM Stephen Jendrysik By Stephen Jendrysik The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 1952-chicopee-chamber.JPG Photo courtesy of Maureen Moriarty HannaJohn Moriarty, Chicopee Chamber of Commerce president, addresses the crowd on Charter Night at the Schine Inn in Chicopee. CHICOPEE - The first businessmen’s associations were formed in the days ... (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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...ay, January 25, 2012, 12:01 AM Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:23 AM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Education.jpg Poorer u......lle, 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Forum: Human service workers make economic impact on Pioneer Valley

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

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...Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 010312 richard neal westfield.JPG The Republican | Dave RobackU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, speaks at a Chamber of Commerce meeting at S... (Read Full Article)

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Bowie School students in Chicopee learn engineering with after-school club

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...s and other building materials, such as index cards and ice cream sticks. Bowie School students in Chicopee learn engineering with after-school club Published: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 9:00 AM Jeanette De......engineering with after-school club Published: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 9:00 AM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print bowie ... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: Ludlow mills gets a new lease on life

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... life Published: Friday, December 16, 2011, 8:45 PM Updated: Friday, December 16, 2011, 8:49 PM The Republican Editorials By The Republican Editorials masslive.com Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Prin......7 million was financed through a state grant and a consortium of local banks including PeoplesBank, Chicopee Savings, Hampden Bank, United Bank, and Nuvo Bank and trust Co.The two projects ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   United Bank

Ludlow Mills complex proposed for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, new senior apartments

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...g family of New York City for about $7 million financed through a consortium of banks: PeoplesBank, Chicopee Savings, Hampden Bank, United Bank, Nuvo Bank and Trust Co., and First Niagara. Westmass has alread...... Fark Reddit Share Email Print This is an updated version of a story posted at 10:52 this morning. The Republican / Michael S. GordonRichard K. Sullivan Jr. secretary of the state Executive Office of Energy and ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   United Bank

UMass dean Stephen Crosby named by Gov. Deval Patrick to chair Gaming Commission

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... Updated: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 1:03 PM State House News Service By State House News Service The Republican Follow 3 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Joseph Wagner, Deval P......nd one slots parlor envisioned by the bill. Also seen are, from left, State Rep. Joseph Wagner, D-Chicopee, State Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham, and Kathi-Anne Reinstein, D-Revere. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)... (Read Full Article)

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

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

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...t Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 083111 south end community center.JPG The Republican file photo | Dave RobackThe South End Community Center in Springfield as seen three months after th......hcock 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)

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

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...rsday, December 08, 2011, 12:15 PM Updated: Thursday, December 08, 2011, 12:28 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Photo by Mark M. Murra......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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

UMass officials say agreement with Brazil should be boon for Western Massachusetts farmers

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... for Western Massachusetts farmers Published: Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 2:45 PM Diane Lederman, The Republican By Diane Lederman, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Governor's office phot......population of about 250,000, Mangan said, largely in the Eastern part of the state but also in Chicopee and Springfield. That means a market for crops they are used ... (Read Full Article)

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

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

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...ay, November 30, 2011, 5:15 PM Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 5:26 PM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Photo by Michael Beswi......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 ... (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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State education officials release 5-point improvement plan for Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Westfield schools

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...of education. State education officials release 5-point improvement plan for Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Westfield schools Published: Monday, November 21, 2011, 7:15 PM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 101309_paul_reville.jp... (Read Full Article)

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Walmart hopes to to add grocery store at Westfield facility

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... add grocery store at Westfield facility Published: Friday, November 18, 2011, 2:30 PM Ted LaBorde, The Republican By Ted LaBorde, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Walmart sign 2011.jpg ...... south sides of the current store and include new utility services to the building. Springfield and Chicopee are homes to super Walmart stores. (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo says economic development legislation will be one of his next priorities

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... Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 5:53 PM State House News Service By State House News Service The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Robert DeLeo Joe Wagne......aker Robert DeLeo faces reporters in a hallway at the Statehouse, in Boston, Tuesday. Behind him is Chicopee state Rep. Joseph Wagner. By COLLEEN QUINN WALTHAM - A day after major lawmaking ended for the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Chicopee   The Republican

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

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...ublished: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 9:59 PM Updated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 10:08 PM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 112510-manna-soup-crop...... 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)

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Chicopee Chamber of Commerce to hold roundtable series beginning Nov. 10

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...ssess the growth readiness of their leadership teams, according to chambe director Gail A. Sherman. Chicopee Chamber of Commerce to hold roundtable series beginning Nov. 10 Published: Wednesday, November 09, ......Published: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 6:16 PM Updated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 6:25 PM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print roundtable.jpg ... (Read Full Article)

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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, Me......pdated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 12:06 PM State House News Service By State House News Service The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 052511 deval patrick m... (Read Full Article)

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

Big Y at 75: Grocery chain's history follows path of opportunities

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...ery route, a 900-square-foot store in the Willimansett section of the Western Massachusetts city of Chicopee at an intersection where two roads converged to form a “Y,” was available for purchase. Big Y at 75......Grocery chain's history follows path of opportunities Published: Sunday, November 06, 2011, 4:05 AM The Republican By The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit ... (Read Full Article)

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Emergency responders convene in Springfield for education and networking

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...November 04, 2011, 5:55 PM Zachary Weishar, Republican Intern By Zachary Weishar, Republican Intern The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print emts.JPG F...... 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... (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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...ay, November 03, 2011, 10:37 PM Updated: Thursday, November 03, 2011, 10:58 PM Patrick Johnson, The Republican By Patrick Johnson, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print View full ......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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