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  1. Articles mentioning both Easthampton and Holyoke

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    1. Reuse of old mills in Chicopee, Easthampton examined by state, local officials

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 6 2012)

      Reuse of old mills in Chicopee, Easthampton examined by state, local officials ... do this in the future,” he said about the Chicopee project. Thursday Bialecki also made stops in Holyoke and Easthampton to view potential projects there. In Easthampton, Bialecki met with with several mill building owners to find out more about their plans to place en... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee   Holyoke

    2. Girl Scouts break ground for new Holyoke Service Center

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 27 2012)

      Girl Scouts break ground for new Holyoke Service Center ... service center at 301 Kelly Way in the Crossroads Business Park. Girl Scouts break ground for new Holyoke Service Center Published: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1:12 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1:......e L. Powers, is a Brownie and participated in the ceremony. Junior Girl Scout Emma L. Norman, 9, of Easthampton, gave the welcoming remarks. She sold 1,750 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to help fund ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke   The Republican

    3. 'Geek Gathering' event planned to give Pioneer Valley techies some face-to-face networking time

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 25 2012) Entrepreneurship , Information Technology

      'Geek Gathering' event planned to give Pioneer Valley techies some face-to-face networking time ...lon of Fit Soultions, are putting together a local computer -industry event called Geeks Gathering. HOLYOKE – A “Geeks Gathering” might not sound like a boon to the region’s economy and it certainly doesn’...... Square Group as well as smaller companies like software-maker Atalasoft, a Kofax Company, based in Easthampton, and Web-designer Tortus Technologies of West Springfield. “The whole Internet has allowed for this... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   Springfield College

    4. Route 141 between Easthampton and Holyoke to be closed for tree work on Thursday

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 27 2011)

      ... catch basins and spillways. The road along Mount Tom is the primary route for traffic between Easthampton and Holyoke and thousands of vehicles travel it each day The Easthampton DPW placed signs at each of Mountain Road earlier this week to remind motorists to plan alternate r... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke   Easthampton

    5. Editorial: Western Massachusetts construction projects sign of brighter days

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 12 2011)

      Editorial: Western Massachusetts construction projects sign of brighter days ...ef John A. Pond (rear) and Chief of Police James M. Neiswanger attach their signatures to beam A649 Holyoke High Performance Computing Center Topping Off Ceremony gallery (9 photos) While Western Massachuset......est Park Middle School. High schools are being built in Longmeadow, Wilbraham, West Springfield and Easthampton. The above list is not all-inclusive. But you get the idea: Some things are looking up in Western M... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

    6. Women's Fund sends out call for grant applications

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 11 2011)

      ...steady in spite of the turbulent economy, said Julie Kumble, director of grants and programs at the Easthampton-based foundation. It gave out $150,000 in grants last year, and it will give out the same amount th......and safety from violence for women and girls. Last year, 19 grant recipients included Girls Inc. of Holyoke, Hilltown Safety at Home, Bay Path College, for a girls’ leadership program, Montague Catholic ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Mount Holyoke College   Holyoke   The Republican

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

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 28 2011) Health Care

      ...2,000 outpatient visits and nearly 42,500 emergency room visits. They came mostly from residents of Holyoke, Chicopee, South Hadley, Granby, West Springfield and Easthampton, the press release said. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Holyoke Medical Center   Springfield

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

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 9 2011)

      Western Massachusetts food programs receive grants from Project Bread to fight hunger ...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......ol: Salvation Army Chicopee: Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry; Mission Center, New Jerusalem Inc. Easthampton: Easthampton Community Center Greenfield: Community Action; Salvation Army; Franklin County Community Meals Hatf... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Amherst

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

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 3 2011) Energy

      Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday ...aturday starting today, officials said. The town will also be picking up debris from the tree belt. Easthampton Nearly a quarter of the homes in Easthampton were still without power by mid-afternoon on Thursday, but Mayor Michael Tautznik was hopeful that ......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 begin curbside ... (Read Full Article)

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

    10. Stories Worth Telling

      Explore BusinessWest (Oct 25 2011)

      Stories Worth Telling ... alignments, oil changes, 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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Northampton

    11. Capped Ludlow landfill to be leased for solar panels

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 4 2011) Energy

      Capped Ludlow landfill to be leased for solar panels ...fill from the town for 20 years for the installation of solar panels on the capped town landfill on Holyoke Street for the production of electricity that would be sold to Western Massachusetts Electric Co. ...... Meeting. Borrego Solar Systems is about to begin construction of a solar facility on a landfill in Easthampton, Harrington said. He said he expects an agreement with Borrego Solar Systems will be negotiated... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   The Republican

    12. Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts distributes grants to four counties

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 24 2011)

      Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts distributes grants to four counties ...Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print EASTHAMPTON – The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts announced this week that it has awarded $150,000 in gr......deeper social issues,” Kumble said in a prepared release. The grant recipients are: Õ¤Girls Inc. of Holyoke ($5,000 a year for two years). Õ¤Hilltown Safety at Home, in Amherst, for its “Advocacy ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Palmer   Springfield

    13. MCAS scores improve in underperforming schools in Springfield, Holyoke

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 20 2011) Education

      MCAS scores improve in underperforming schools in Springfield, Holyoke 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 ......ements. They are Fairview Veterans Memorial Middle in Chicopee, Center and Neil A. Pepin schools in Easthampton, Mountain View in East Longmeadow, Leverett Elementary, Westhampton Elementary, West Brookfield ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

    14. SAT scores drop statewide but more students take the exam

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 14 2011) Education

      SAT scores drop statewide but more students take the exam ... 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 the trend. In Greenfield, ......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 and reading ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Chicopee

    15. Amherst Select Board to vote on fuel efficency policy so town can apply for green status

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 31 2011) Green Region

      Amherst Select Board to vote on fuel efficency policy so town can apply for green status ...ext five years. So far, 74 communities have received the green designation including Springfield, Easthampton, Greenfield, Holyoke and Northampton. It enables them to receive grants for energy efficiency projects. Granby, Monson a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Northampton

    16. Western Massachusetts business etc.: Big East women's hoop championship to stay in Hartford

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 25 2011)

      Western Massachusetts business etc.: Big East women's hoop championship to stay in Hartford ...rations in 29 states. Burlington Coat Factory has stores on Cooley Street in Springfield and at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside. Homes at Easthampton Meadow financing approved BOSTON – MassHousing has closed a $1.759 million loan for the Homes at Easthampton Meadow, the third and final phase of a mixed-income, multi-generational housing community for... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield College   Palmer   Springfield

    17. Groundbreaking for Easthampton Savings Bank

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 18 2011) Financial Services

      Groundbreaking for Easthampton Savings Bank Easthampton Savings Bank recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of their new loan center at 241 No...... Three Healthbridge facilities – Calvin Coolidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for Northampton, Holyoke Rehabilitation Center and Redstone Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East Longmeadow – have been... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   Springfield   Northampton

    18. YMCA, Head Start and 65 other Western Mass day care centers win grants to improve quality

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 13 2011) Education

      YMCA, Head Start and 65 other Western Mass day care centers win grants to improve quality ...town: Belchertown Day School •Chicopee: YMCA of Greater Springfield’s School Out at Litwin, Holyoke.Chicopee.Springfield Head Start Inc. - Westover Early Childhood Center, Holyoke.Chicopee.Springfield Head Start Inc. - Westover Job Corp. •Easthampton: Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions - at Easthampton •East Longmeadow: The Kids Place •Gill: Giving Tree School •Greenfield: Community Action of Frankli... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

    19. Annual Restaurant Guide

      Explore BusinessWest (May 10 2011) Tourism

      Annual Restaurant Guide ...cluded ownership of the Hotel Northampton and its restaurant as well as the Gold Mine restaurant in Easthampton — as owner of the Delaney House restaurant on Route 5 in Holyoke and, later, the Country Inn & Suites hotel he built next door. He sold that complex in 2003, and so... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   Holyoke

    20. Chicopee Savings Bank among 1st to get funds for Massachusetts treasurer Steven Grossman's Small Business Banking Partnership

      Explore masslive.com (May 6 2011) Financial Services

      Chicopee Savings Bank among 1st to get funds for Massachusetts treasurer Steven Grossman's Small Business Banking Partnership ...buildings and otherwise expand, creating jobs and further investment. On Friday Grossman will visit Easthampton Savings Bank and Country Bank for Savings in Ware to promote the program. The money had been invest...... wants the business-lending program to focus on the state’s older, industrial “Gateway Cities” like Holyoke and Springfield and also on lending to businesses owned by minorities and women. Chicopee Savings w... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Greenfield

    21. Holyoke Planning Board approves site plan for $168 million computing center

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 26 2011) Information Technology

      Holyoke Planning Board approves site plan for $168 million computing center ...high performance computing center to be built overlooking the first-level canal on Bigelow Street. Holyoke Planning Board approves site plan for $168 million computing center Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2......ure and urban design firm. The center will occupy the former Mastex Industries site. Harry Lavo, of Easthampton Road, said he appreciates the saw-tooth shape of the Mastex roof and asked whether it could house t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke   The Republican

    22. Treasurer Steven Grossman slots $100 million for Massachusetts community banks to lend to small businesses

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 22 2011) Financial Services

      Treasurer Steven Grossman slots $100 million for Massachusetts community banks to lend to small businesses ...am. Looking on from left are Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Agawam Mayor Richard A. Cohen and Easthampton Mayor Michael A. Tautznik. SPRINGFIELD – State Treasurer Steven Grossman hopes to have at least $10......d interest rates with a focus on lending in the state’s older “Gateway Cities” like Springfield and Holyoke and in lending to minority-owned businesses. “This is about how we ignite the optimism that has alw... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Chicopee

    23. Annual Log Cabin networking expo showcases 200 local businesses

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 27 2011)

      Annual Log Cabin networking expo showcases 200 local businesses ...ot quickly filled. “It’s going very successfully,” said Doris M. Ransford, president of the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce. The Holyoke, Northampton, Chicopee and Easthampton chambers sponsored the event. Representatives of nearly 200 businesses were posted along tables dis... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Northampton   Chicopee

    24. Doing Business in: Easthampton

      Explore BusinessWest (Mar 1 2011)

      Doing Business in: Easthampton ...io in Cottage Street Studios seven years ago. She loved the city so much that she sold her home in Holyoke and moved to a tiny apartment in Easthampton until she could find a larger place to live. In 2005, she was working three hours a week at Easthampton City Arts. Today the organization has grown so large that her position has become a full-time job. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   Holyoke

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