Massachusetts labor secretary urges lawmakers to approve $10 million for summer jobs for youths

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... she said. Last summer, Hampden county received $1 million for 575 jobs in Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield and Westfield; Franklin and Hampshire county, $37,262 for 15 jobs in Northampton and Berkshire, $107,503 for 58 jo... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Northampton

Pioneer Valley youth need summer jobs, and experience that goes with them, career center director says at jobs campaign kickoff

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...yoke, the New England Farm Worker's Council in Springfield, the Valley Opportunity Council in Chicopee and at Westfield High School and Westfield Vocational Technical School. In Hampshire and Franklin counties, Northampt... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Westfield State University   Springfield

'Enormous pent-up need' propels public school construction across Western Massachusetts

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...mentary School at a cost of $28 million. Chicopee has received state approval for a $30 million renovation of Chicopee Academy, according to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Workers moved equipment into Easth... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Chicopee

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

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...transit service to 24 communities, including Amherst, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Palmer, Springfield and Westfield. Here are key details of a plan by leaders of the state Legislature to raise $500 million a year for... (Read Full Article)

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

Western Massachusetts health care providers team up to share patient information

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... you might be in trouble," said Dr. Richard Shuman of RiverBend Medical Group, which has offices in Chicopee, Westfield, Springfield, Agawam and Wilbraham. That's why RiverBend, Baystate Health, Sisters of Providence Hea... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Northampton

EDC Promotes Western Mass Presence at Paris Air Show

Explore From the EDC (Mar 20 2013) Aerospace/Defense

...dinate the administration of the Massachusetts Pavilion and HoppeTechnologies (Chicopee), Aimtek (Auburn) and Westfield Electroplating will joinus representing our aerospace manufacturing cluster. We are pleased to hostt... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Boeing   Springfield   Chicopee

Callaway Golf sells Chicopee plant, but plans to maintain production under 5-year lease

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...s the LEGO headquarters in Enfield and the 92-acre, 652,000-square-foot Southampton Road Industrial Center in Westfield. The Callaway plant in Chicopee does have some available space, but Poitras said he’s currently focu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Callaway Golf   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee

Sequestration fallout: Westover, Barnes air bases would see millions of dollars in cutbacks and furloughs

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...also lose construction funds. A $30 million project to resurface runways at Barnes, known in civilian life as Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, is in the planning stages. Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and the air ba... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   General Dynamics   Springfield

Barnes Regional Airport runway reconstruction could cause F-15 fighter jets to be temporarily transferred to Westover Air Force Base

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...rve Base in Chicopee and other airports in the northeast to find a temporary home for the planes, Mutti said. WESTFIELD - Four agencies are moving forward with plans to reconstruct the runways at Barnes Regional Airport,... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Westfield

Friendly's Ice Cream draws from past successes as it looks to future of restaurant chain

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...Boston Road in Springfield near the company’s headquarters and factory, Ludlow, Chicopee, Southampton Road in Westfield and in Enfield. The other five renovated locations are in Maine. Maguire, who came to Friendly’s in ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Western New England University   Springfield

Holyoke Health Center lays off 14 employees in medical records department

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee targeted for loss of 8 jets in latest move by military

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...icians renewed their commitments to fight any proposed cuts at Westover and Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield. “Our position remains the same. We will try to preserve and protect everything at Westover and Barn... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Westfield

Bellucci Salon & Day Spa gets makeover with help from Massachusetts treasurer's small business program

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...ll businesses with a particular focus on businesses in Gateway Cities like Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield and on businesses owned by women and minorities. "And it was money that was going out of state," sai... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Berkshire Bank   Springfield

Budget cuts proposed for Westover Air Force, Barnes Air National Guard bases to face continued opposition from Western Massachusetts politicians

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...ent of Defense proposals for cutbacks at Westover Air Reserve and Barnes Air National Guard bases here and in Westfield in the face of what may be temporary reprieves as Congress continues to weigh federal spending. Annu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

Funding for Westover Air Reserve Base, Barnes National Guard Base included in national spending plan

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Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Chicopee   Westfield

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission releases report on 'high-crash' intersections; junction of Boston Road and Parker Street in Springfield tops list

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Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield   Springfield

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno suggests Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's planned regional meeting on casinos may be premature

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...to officials in Springfield, Chicopee, Easthampton, Northampton, South Hadley, Southampton, West Springfield, Westfield and Hadley. Morse’s letter, sent Monday states: “The arrival of a large-scale gaming project to any ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   West Springfield   Springfield

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse seeks meeting with mayors on regional ups, downs of casino resort

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...e also sent the letter to officials in Easthampton, Northampton, South Hadley, Southampton, West Springfield, Westfield and Hadley. Casino projects are being proposed at three separate locations here - at Mountain Park o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Palmer   Springfield

Holyoke to see Paper City Development's plan for casino after all

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... include investments to improve traffic flow on I-91 and Route 141 and a plan to share revenue with Chicopee, Westfield, Northampton, West Springfield, Easthampton, Southampton, South Hadley and Hadley. But first, Ravosa... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   West Springfield   Palmer

Westover Air Reserve Base pumped $238 million into Western Massachusetts economy last year, federal officials say

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...p. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield. Under the federal proposal, Westover and Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, could see reductions soon. The plan, which has not been approved, calls for eight of Westover’s C-5... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Easthampton receive MassWorks grants

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...enger service is expected to start in spring 2014. The money for Chicopee will help develop the RiverMills at Chicopee Falls, a 64-acre site that includes the former Facemate and Uniroyal properties. Infrastructure work ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

Babson Capital, Big Y and MassMutal are among Western Massachusetts organizations helping American Red Cross raise money for Superstorm Sandy victims

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...heduled to join relief efforts this morning. Crews from Chicopee Electric Light, Holyoke Gas and Electric and Westfield Gas and Electric are among the utility workers who are helping out in some of the region's more hard... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Babson Capital Management   MassMutual

Westfield Vocational-Technical High School adds programs to promote student success and school pride

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...estfield Vocational-Technical High School has brought expanded focus on student achievement and school pride. WESTFIELD — A new administration at Westfield Vocational-Technical High School has brought expanded focus on s... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Westfield

Massachusetts Cultural Council grants awarded to Pioneer Valley communities

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... communities to $4,620 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 Cent... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Amherst