Holyoke seeks design for platform that Mayor Alex Morse expects will lead to return of passenger train service

Explore masslive.com (Apr 17 2012) Transportation

Holyoke is included in the Knowledge Corridor Passenger Rail project that is making repairs to the Connecti......eph C. Szabo, administrator of the Federal Rail Administration, said in a press conference in Greenfield that the federal government would support improvements to restore passenger rail up and down Wester... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Holyoke

Westfield prepares to launch $400,000 transportation study

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...wns the Pride convenience store and service stations chain. Intermodal centers have been created in Holyoke and Greenfield but Westfield is considering a smaller scale facility to serve the transportation needs of its resi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Springfield   Amherst

Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

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...cy technicians, a position for which training is offered at schools like Springfield Technical and Holyoke community colleges. These companies expressing interest in Western Massachusetts want to know “is t......Community for two-year collaborative initiative to build employee-owned companies in Springfield Greenfield Community College: •: Received state grant for comprehensive review of the school’s general-e... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts issues $717,800 in grants

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Holyoke

Railroad developments on track for Valley

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A nearly $73 million federal project to rehabilitate the Pan Am southern tracks that extend from Greenfield through Northampton into Holyoke is slated for completion in the next few years, with some of its components already in the works. ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Palmer

Breaking Down the Report Card

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 6 2011) Education , Health Care

...unity colleges — we need and deserve that kind of attention,” said Pura, the long-time president of Greenfield Community College, noting that this segment of the Commonwealth’s higher-education portfolio is oft......leges are successfully training and retraining thousands of individuals. Bill Messner, president of Holyoke Community College, agreed, and took exception to some of the report’s primary recommendations, incl... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Bus service in Westfield to be study of new PVTA transportation study

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.... in 2008 off Southampton Road near Exit 3 of the turnpike. Intermodal centers have been created in Holyoke and Greenfield but the focus in Westfield will be on a smaller scale, Knapik said. City officials said earlier thi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Springfield   Greenfield

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

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...vices, of Springfield; • Northampton 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... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Amherst

Palmer, Amherst, Montague among communities advocating restoration of passenger rail service along New England Central rail line

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Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Amtrak   Springfield

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

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...tts and was confident it would have the remaining 63,000 on line before Saturday. Most customers in Greenfield, Hadley and the Springfield area are expected to have restored service overnight Thursday. There ar......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 collection of fallen trees and branches ne... (Read Full Article)

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

Care Center in Holyoke receives National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the White House

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Anne Teschner, executive director of The Care Center in Holyoke, is scheduled to receive a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from first lady Michell......des GED preparation, The Care Center offers an Introduction to the Humanities in collaboration with Greenfield Community College, a Poetry Project, a Readers and Writers Series and the Clemente Course in the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Greenfield Community College

SAT scores drop statewide but more students take the exam

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...ad 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 the trend. In ......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

Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts

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.... Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Cooley Dickinson Hospital, both in Northampton, Holyoke Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, and Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Western New England has already opened the Western New England College and Big Y Foods Inc. Consul... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Big Y Foods

Community colleges in Greenfield, Holyoke and Springfield win grants in new Massachusetts competition

Explore masslive.com (Sep 6 2011) Education , Life Sciences

Community colleges in Greenfield, Holyoke and Springfield on Tuesday won awards from a new state grant program designed to encourage innovati... (Read Full Article)

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

In tight economy, Pioneer Valley experts look to fire up regional job engines

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...e from Vermont to New Haven, Conn. Along the way, it will pass through new stations in Northampton, Greenfield and Holyoke before linking up with Springfield. The offshoot of that, of course, is more travelers, new busine... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Coca-Cola   Springfield

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

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...s. 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)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Northampton

Census numbers show increase in vacant housing units in Western Massachusetts; Springfield see uptick in wake of tornado

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Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Palmer   Springfield

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

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...mpden and Hampshire counties include: Agawam, Amherst, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granby, Hatfield, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Northampton, Palmer, South Hadley, Springfield and West Springfield. S......re brushes and two new mixers for use with paint and stains. Andy’s, Oak Shoppe celebrates 30 years GREENFIELD – Andy’s and the Oak Shoppe and Homespun By Andy’s are celebrating 30 years in business. When ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield College   Palmer   Springfield

Greenfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Orange win grants for stations to charge electric cars

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...charging stations for electric vehicles in 25 cities and towns around the state including units for Greenfield, Holyoke, Lenox, Northampton and Orange. Richard K. Sullivan Jr. of Westfield, secretary of energy and ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Greenfield Community College   Northampton

Leadership Pioneer Valley

Explore BusinessWest (Jul 5 2011) Education

...eminars will be held at venues across the region, said Wondoloski, listing the Springfield Museums, Greenfield Community College, and Yankee Candle as examples of potential sites chosen to connect participants ......gfield Day; a Five College Day to familiarize the class with the Amherst-Northampton area; a day in Holyoke, Chicopee, and perhaps South Hadley to gain perspective on that area; and a Hilltowns and Franklin ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual   Greenfield Community College

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

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...n Regions at Washington Street, Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions - Greenfield Family Learning Center, Girls Club of Greenfield •Hampden: YMCA of Greater Springfield’s School Out at GreenMeadows •Holland: Tri-Community YMCA •Holyoke: Holyoke.Chicopee.Springfield Head Start Inc.- Maple Street, Holyoke.Chicopee.Springfield Head Start Inc. - Churchill, The Kids Place •Ludlow: Holyoke.Chicopee.Springfield Head Start Inc. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

Massachusetts report shows sharp differences in prices paid to Baystate Medical Center, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other hospitals

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...n among hospitals in Western Massachusetts. According to the report, which includes costs for 2009, Holyoke Medical Center, for example, was paid $196,489 for 53 vaginal deliveries of babies at an average co......aginal deliveries of babies at an average cost of $3,430, while Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield was paid $590,738 for 114 deliveries at an average cost of $5,274. Baystate Medical Center in ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

Franklin County health-care field bolstered by $200,000 stimulus fund grant

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...e 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print GCC nurses training 2010.jpg GREENFIELD – A federal stimulus grant bolstered training for adult learners and non-native English speakers to......kinson Hospital in Northampton who are not in the medical field or would like to rise in the ranks. Holyoke Community College and the Center for New Americans ran similar courses at Northampton’s adult liter... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Greenfield Community College   Northampton

Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau says Howdy to award winners

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...e hospitality employees in the Pioneer Valley, were held at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting Room in Holyoke on Tuesday, May 10. HOLYOKE – Nine front-line employees in the Pioneer Valley’s hospitality industry received Howdy Awards and ......ter coordinator for Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield, won the Unseen Hero Award. Melanie Smith of Greenfield, a national tour and travel representative for Six Flags new England in Agawam, won the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Six Flags New England   Baystate Health