Gaming regulator from Springfield faces questions about neutrality when ...

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...ino license for Western Massachusetts BOSTON – A member of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission from Springfield says he plans to vote on a casino license for Western Massachusetts despite concerns that he could ......flict. Stebbins was among the final two members of the commission who were selected jointly by Gov. Deval L. Patrick, Attorney General Martha M. Coakley and Treasurer Steven Grossman. "I'm going to review each licens... (Read Full Article)

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

Massachusetts Gaming Commission advances plan to reduce timetable for casinos

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...nk of to expedite the process without compromising anything material," Crosby said in an interview. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno had said he hoped the commission could reduce the number of years it estimat...... and oversee expanded gambling in Massachusetts. The state's casino law, signed in November by Gov. Deval L. Patrick, authorizes up to three casino resorts in different zones, including one within the four counties o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

Massachusetts Gaming Commission learns some lessons from other states with casinos

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...d any freedom of information requests, he said. The gaming commission -- which also includes former Springfield City Councilor Bruce W. Stebbins, former state judge James F. McHugh, former New Jersey State Polic......r anywhere in the four counties of Western Massachusetts. Click here to read the law signed by Gov. Deval Patrick in November. Several companies are angling for possible casinos including the Mohegan Sun, which is... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun   Palmer

Massachusetts Gaming Commission moves to create process for qualifying casino ...

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...t. This might pick up three to six months. This can make a material difference." Critics, including Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, have questioned if the commission is moving fast enough to approve casino r......und a municipality where a casino would be sited. The state's expanded gambling law, signed by Gov. Deval L. Patrick in November, authorizes up to three minimum $500 million casino resorts including one for ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

Gov. Deval Patrick announces $520000 in new Massachusetts tornado relief

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... can receive the funds to make repairs to damage not covered by insurance or other resources. Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced Tuesday that an additional $520,000 in state funds is being provided to communities that ......identify local needs and opportunities, officials said. The state funding also included $30,000 for Springfield Partners for Community Action for their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield

Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman defends timetable for licensing ...

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Commission chairman Stephen P. Crosby, and a second state gaming commissioner, former Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins, talked to members of several chambers of commerce in the Springfield area. Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman defends timetable for licensing casino resorts Publi......Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print stevepatr.jpg Stephen Crosby, left, speaks as Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, looks on during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston in December ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   The Republican

Northampton Community Music Center scores with renovation grant

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Daily Hampshire Gazette   Springfield

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick proposes $25 million in new funding to aid ...

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... savings of $25 million and reinvest the savings into housing programs, he said. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick proposes $25 million in new funding to aid homeless families Published: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 1......s face prolonged stays in hotels Enlarge Don Treeger, Republican staff photographer 11-15-11 - West Springfield - Republican staff photo by Don Treeger- HomeBASE (Building Alternatives to Shelter) is a Massachus... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Springfield

Proposed 64% cut in anti-gang program catches some Massachusetts legislators off-guard

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... programs,” she said in a phone interview. In his annual budget proposal released in January, Gov. Deval Patrick recommended $8 million for the Shannon program, which directs grants to cities and towns to help co...... Anti-gang programs funded through Shannon are keeping kids out of gangs, Coakley-Rivera, a Springfield Democrat, said. “I have a responsibility coming from one of the poorest areas of the commonwealth... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   The Republican

Massachusetts Gaming Commission launches plan to establish casinos

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...ring its own goods and services. When commissioner Bruce Stebbins, a former city councilor from Springfield, moved to vote approval of the mission statement, chairman Stephen P. Crosby noted it was the commi......commission to put into effect the comprehensive casino law passed by the state Legislature and Gov. Deval L. Patrick in November. The plan would include recommendations for staff, a budget, licensing, enforcement, ad... (Read Full Article)

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

State prepared to buy Springfield fire training center for $2 million and convert to regional training use

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...ity for $2 million and convert the site into a regional fire training center. State prepared to buy Springfield fire training center for $2 million and convert to regional training use Published: Monday, March 2......etts dates back as far as the late 1970s, but received a boost in support three years ago from Gov. Deval Patrick, Coan said. The project’s goal is to provide a “training area with ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield

Gov. Deval Patrick appoints former Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins to Massachusetts Gaming Commission

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Gov. Deval L. Patrick and other top state officials on Tuesday announced the final two appointments to the Massachusetts ......and will be responsible for implementing and overseeing the gaming industry in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick appoints former Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins to Massachusetts Gaming Commission Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Office of Business Development

Millbrook Scholars Program provides inner-city Springfield teens skills to succeed in work force

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...workers with the proper environment to learn and acquire the appropriate skills needed to meet Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s strategy for “bringing more good jobs and new economic growth to all parts of the state.” Millbro...... and new economic growth to all parts of the state.” Millbrook Scholars Program provides inner-city Springfield teens skills to succeed in work force Published: Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:55 AM The Republican ... (Read Full Article)

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

Solar company 1st Light comes to Massachusetts

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer   Springfield

Deval Patrick administration plans strategy to protect Massachusetts military facilities

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...olders to develop and implement actions that will support military bases across the Commonwealth.” Deval Patrick administration plans strategy to protect Massachusetts military facilities Published: Monday, Febru...... Sens. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., and Scott P. Brown, R-Mass., as well as U.S, Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, have said the Air Force proposal and any future Base Realignment and Closure recommendations must ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Bradley International Airport   MassDevelopment

Gov. Deval Patrick talks Black History Month at Dunbar Y Family and Community Center

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...bout Black History Month and celebrate the collaboration between the center and the YMCA of Greater Springfield. Gov. Deval Patrick talks Black History Month at Dunbar Y Family and Community Center Published: Thursday, February 23,... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassMutual

Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger

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...2 to $15 for the average ratepayer. sulli.jpg The Republican photo by Dave RobackMassachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick talks to Belchertown residents during a meeting last November about the Oct. 29 snow storm. At righ......ntial and other customers in Western Massachusetts including Amherst, Agawam, Greenfield, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. NSTAR, based in Boston, has electric customers in 81 communities and gas customers in 51 communiti... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Northeast Utilities   West Springfield

Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done

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Almost a fifth of the 100 workers at Microtest Laboratories in Agawam got their basic training at Springfield Technical Community College. Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done P......pend on the region’s community colleges to help train the workers they need, are a bit wary of Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s proposal to bring the 15 Massachusetts community colleges under a central state administration. W... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Commentary: Increased resources in STCC and other community colleges best investment for putting Massachusetts back to work

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... speech, says an investment in community colleges will produce dividends for the state workforce By Deval Patrick Special to The Republican We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs toda......colleges and seen their good work. They are an important resource, and we must ask more of them. At Springfield Technical College right now, students train for jobs in precision manufacturing through partnership... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   The Republican

Employers fear community colleges run from Boston

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...re close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Mark M. Murray/ The Republican02/02/2012 Springfield - - Springfield Technical Community College Laser Electro-Optics Technology student Rose Holloway from West Springfield , Professor Nicholas Massa, Laser Program co-ordinator, and student Chris Vanasse, work with the la......ng so well?” It’s a change a lot of employers across Western Massachusetts are asking now that Gov. Deval L. Patrick has proposed unifying ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires

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...e president of business development at the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, said the "traditional, commodity-based heavy stuff" normally associated with New England manufactu......re's also an unskilled work force at play. In his State of the State speech earlier this week, Gov. Deval Patrick called Yet, some believe those obstacles can be overcome. Duncan Cooper, the co-owner of Pittsfield... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Berkshire Bank

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

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...op an innovative center to make it easier for educators to try new teaching methods, he said. Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal to include $10 million for education in 24 cities Published: Wednesday, January 2......ents with family problems and teachers who want to try new ideas in the classroom. One item in Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s proposed budget for next year is $9.9 million set aside ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Chicopee

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick calls for new laws to reduce crime, boost job training, overhaul health care

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Mass wins $50M grant for early learning

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