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1. Springfield unemployment rate hits 25.3% even as businesses reopen from coronavirus shutdown
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 23 2020 Workforce
  
  ... 13 after a four-month shutdown. Cruise said MassHire career centers in Holyoke, Springfield, Northampton and Greenfield have all pivoted toward an online system of helping people file for unemployment benefits and look ...
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2. Daily Hampshire Gazette, Greenfield Recorder outsource printing to Worcester County; union calls layoffs ‘devastating’
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 16 2020
  
  ... and 20 part-time employees will lose their jobs. NORTHAMPTON — The owners of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Greenfield Recorder will cease in-house printing of those newspapers, resulting in what a union official descr...
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  Mentions: Daily Hampshire Gazette Amherst Northampton
3. Big Y, Antonacci Family Foundation, aid Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, as coronavirus pandemic makes it tough for families to keep food on the table
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 3 2020
  
  ...hampton. In addition, the grants will fund The Food Bank’s Mobile Food Bank programs in Amherst, Easthampton, Greenfield and Turners Falls Big Y said it will split its donation equally between The Food Bank of Western Ma...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Big Y Foods Springfield
4. Franklin County Fair latest to cancel over COVID-19, economic concerns; other fairs weighing plans
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 3 2020 Tourism
  
  ... Fair in Northampton, and fairs in Westfield, Littleville and Middlefield plan to make announcements soon. In Northampton, the Three County Fair is focused now on planning for horse shows in July and August that'll be he...
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5. US Rep. Richard Neal touts Paycheck Protection Program in Holyoke as businesses struggle to survive coronavirus
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 30 2020
  
  ...ping up to meet demand, owner Steve Williams said. He’s got 123 employees delivering packages as far north as Greenfield. Rosskothen said he’s grateful for the loan his company received this week to meet payroll, rent an...
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6. Coronavirus fund at Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts tops $3M; $1M in grants made to nonprofits
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 7 2020
  
  ...ton) also received grants to cover costs associated with social distancing in shelters they manage. Grow Food Northampton also received a grant for food distribution in Greater Northampton. “I am awed that $3 million has...
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7. Coronavirus: Amtrak suspends Vermonter passenger train through Springfield; other north-south trains run on Saturday schedule
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 26 2020 Transportation
  
  ... Amtrak Hartford Line trains as well as Valley Flyer service north of Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield on a Saturday timetable seven days a week. The coronavirus has prompted competing bus carriers to s...
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8. Coronavirus forces Peter Pan, PVTA to cut back bus schedules; decision follows trains, planes and MBTA
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 24 2020 Transportation
  
  ...in service from Springfield to Hartford and New Haven and the Valley Flyer train from Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield on the less-frequent Saturday schedule on all seven days a week....
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9. East-west rail backers predict half a million commuter trips each year; MassDOT promises second look at ridership estimates
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 24 2020 Transportation
  
  ...ed to be timed to allow early morning commutes. The Valley Flyer from Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield is a state-supported demonstration project that started Aug. 30, 2019. By 2021, the service must re...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Palmer
10. Franklin County is poised for a wave of entrepreneurship, innovation and opportunity
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 6 2020
  
  ... opportunities. Several of these spaces had the foresight to locate along the train route from Northampton to Greenfield which has recently experienced an increase in daily train routes. With the help of our fantastic ed...
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  Mentions: Greenfield Community College Northampton Greenfield
11. Behavioral Health Network Announces Leadership Change
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jan 28 2020
  
  ...ychotherapist and worked for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health during the critical time when both Northampton State Hospital and Belchertown State School were closed by court mandate. The closings began a per...
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12. Platform C opening completes Springfield Union Station’s rebirth; Gov. Charlie Baker remains cautious about east-west rail
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 25 2020 Transportation
  
  ...ervice using Amtrak trains. Called the Valley Flyer, the route connects Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. Sarno said east-west passenger rail would connect Springfield with the booming Boston economy, all...
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13. Rep. Richard Neal, Gov. Charlie Baker to celebrate final step in Union Station rehab; Platform C caps $103M project
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 23 2020 Transportation
  
  ...commute. Union Station also offers, new since August, frequent north-south trains to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield on Amtrak trains supported by the state of Massachusetts. That service is called the Valley Flyer. ...
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14. Springfield Union Station Platform C elevator ready, awaits Amtrak inspection
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 9 2020 Transportation
  
  ...saw passenger volume grow by 5.9% from 337,882 to 357,682. Passenger numbers for the Springfield-Northampton- Greenfield line are not available. Nationally, Amtrak reported a 2.5% boost in ridership systemwide for a reco...
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15. Nouria buys $55M in Western Massachusetts gas station properties; Worcester firm already operated former F.L. Roberts sites
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 8 2020
  
  ...the Turners Falls section of Montague and at 63 Main St. in Greenfield. Hampshire County locations are at 124 Northampton St. in Easthampton (Route 10), 397 Northampton Road (Route 116) in Amherst and 450 Russell St. (Ro...
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16. PVTA will use $265K grant to integrate with regional rail, other transportation options
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 7 2020 Transportation
  
  ...Haven, Connecticut, and the newest local train option, Valley Flyer Service north to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. The system would work with participating a private carrier or shuttle service as well. The technol...
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17. There’s a Distinct Buzz in Downtown Greenfield
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jan 3 2020
  
  ...of its Community Spotlight series, BusinessWest opens a window onto Greenfield, or what could be called a new Greenfield. Jeremy Goldsher was born in Greenfield and grew up in nearby Conway. Like many other young people,...
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18. New Branch Manager Joins Greenfield Cooperative Bank
  
  Explore BusinessWest Dec 17 2019 Financial Services
  
  ...han 15 years of banking experience, said Tucker. Most recently, she was the branch manager at another bank in Northampton. Prior, she was, coincidently, the branch manager at a bank in South Hadley, which we purchased an...
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19. Springfield Union Station platform nears completion; Amtrak sees record-breaking year
  
  Explore masslive.com Nov 12 2019 Transportation
  
  .... 30. In the beginning of September, Amtrak extended some of those shuttle trains to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield as a pilot experiment in enhanced north-south commuter rail. Passenger volume on the Vermonter, whi...
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20. Kim Robinson Takes the Helm at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
  
  Explore BusinessWest Nov 8 2019
  
  ...the Flyer,” she said, referring to expanded north-south rail service on a line that extends from New Haven to Greenfield. “That’s a palpable piece of Tim’s legacy.” As for the potential for east-west service that would l...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Springfield Northampton
21. Four Western Mass., 2 Boston hospitals get ‘A’ grades for patient safety
  
  Explore masslive.com Nov 8 2019 Health Care
  
  ...Franklin in Greenfield, Baystate Noble in Westfield and Holyoke Medical Center as well as Cooley Dickinson in Northampton – received the top grade of "A" in the Fall 2019 round of hospitals scored nationwide on protectin...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Palmer Baystate Health
22. Hospital profit report points out disparities in Western Massachusetts; Springfield’s Mercy Medical Center report $12.6M loss
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 28 2019 Health Care
  
  ...ter, $1.2 million at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield and $600,000 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer had a $4.4 million loss. At Baystate’s physician organization, th...
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23. Amtrak announces Valley Flyer schedule of trains in Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton, Greenfield,
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 24 2019 Transportation
  
  ...ngfield at 6:53 a.m. and depart at 7:05 a.m. SPRINGFIELD — Travelers, starting Aug. 30, will be able to leave Greenfield, Holyoke or Northampton on the morning train, spend most of the business day in New York City and r...
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24. Expanded rail service for Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield may begin Aug. 30; test trains running overnight this week
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 15 2019 Transportation
  
  ...ssDOT. SPRINGFIELD — Daily passenger train service between the city’s Union Station, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield is could begin as soon as Aug. 30. But the start date could be pushed back depending on results of ...
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