Job fairs in Hampshire and Franklin counties draw youth

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3 Western Massachusetts hospitals prepare to test malpractice reform remedies

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...Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Baystate Hospital of the Future Dedication Ceremony The Republican file photo | Mark M. MurrayBaystate Medical Center in Springfield SPRINGFIELD — Three area hospital......gy and compensation when necessary. Seven hospitals, including Baystate, Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield and Mary Lane in Palmer, are using the new system or will introduce it later this year, according t... (Read Full Article)

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

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...ad to return of passenger train service Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:00 AM Mike Plaisance, The Republican By Mike Plaisance, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print pass.train.JPG (AP Pho......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Western Massachusetts students attend Youth Conference to Prevent Underage Drinking at Greenfield Community College

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...ty College. Western Massachusetts students attend Youth Conference to Prevent Underage Drinking at Greenfield Community College Published: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:15 PM Cori Urban By Cori Urban The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Glen Franklin 41212.jp... (Read Full Article)

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Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center in Greenfield cooks up success for local businesses

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...t its Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center. Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center in Greenfield cooks up success for local businesses Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 5:00 AM Cori Urban By C......success for local businesses Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 5:00 AM Cori Urban By Cori Urban The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print man showing frozen veg... (Read Full Article)

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Greenfield potter Tiffany Hilton relocates to new studio in the Arts and Industry Building in Northampton

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...ists. I love teaching classes, and seeing my students’ skills improve is very rewarding,” she said. Greenfield potter Tiffany Hilton relocates to new studio in the Arts and Industry Building in Northampton Publ......ndustry Building in Northampton Published: Monday, March 19, 2012, 4:53 AM Cori Urban By Cori Urban The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print hilton2.JPG Submitted ... (Read Full Article)

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Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray awards $4 million in grants to Massachusetts communities for providing regional services

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...s Published: Friday, March 16, 2012, 4:38 PM Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012, 4:55 PM Dan Ring, The Republican By Dan Ring, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 102011 lt gov timothy ...... program off the ground without this grant." The initiative includes Northampton, Springfield, Greenfield, Chesterfield, Easthampton, Granby, Montague, Turners Falls and Ware. Sullivan said the money ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

Artists, business owners, municipal leaders to gather in Greenfield for Creative Economy Summit

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...ports art and business in Franklin County. Artists, business owners, municipal leaders to gather in Greenfield for Creative Economy Summit Published: Monday, March 05, 2012, 5:00 AM Cori Urban By Cori Urban The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print peter kageyama Submitt... (Read Full Article)

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Westfield prepares to launch $400,000 transportation study

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...res to launch $400,000 transportation study Published: Friday, March 02, 2012, 1:43 AM Ted LaBorde, The Republican By Ted LaBorde, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print city westfield seal.jp......e 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Cooley Dickinson Hospital trustees vote for affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital; Baystate Health 'extremely disappointed'

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...d: Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:13 PM Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:28 PM Brian Steele, The Republican By Brian Steele, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Cooley Dickinson MGH P......ley to keep its Board of Trustees. Baystate's system is vast, with affiliated hospitals in Ware and Greenfield along with Springfield's Baystate Medical Center ... (Read Full Article)

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UMass President Robert Caret asks legislature for increase in state funding

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...rsday, February 23, 2012, 4:15 PM Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 4:15 PM Diane Lederman, The Republican By Diane Lederman, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Photo by Diane Lederma......tem. The proposal to centralize would do more good than harm, he said. Robert L. Pura, president of Greenfield Community College, was planning to testify later. During ... (Read Full Article)

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

Buoyed by GM's record profits, Western Massachusetts dealers expect business ...

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..., February 16, 2012, 7:31 PM Updated: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7:31 PM Sandra Constantine, The Republican By Sandra Constantine, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 2012 chevy cruze.JPG A......er so it is easier to sell cars,” Beauchamp said. Thomas A. Dillon, owner of Dillon Chevrolet in Greenfield, said his dealership’s sales were up about ... (Read Full Article)

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

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... with a one-time rebate of $21 million, or about $12 to $15 for the average ratepayer. sulli.jpg The Republican photo by Dave RobackMassachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick talks to Belchertown residents during a mee......erves 200,000 residential and other customers in Western Massachusetts including Amherst, Agawam, Greenfield, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. NSTAR, based in Boston, has electric customers in 81 com... (Read Full Article)

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

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

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...at’s affordable. Employers need the colleges to do the training” OUTLOOK 2012 See more stories from The Republican's Outlook 2012 special section. Schools in Western Massachusetts have been training workers in the ......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)

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Northampton hopeful for economic revival in downtown, long-term projects

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...vival in downtown, long-term projects Published: Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:36 AM Fred Contrada, The Republican By Fred Contrada, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print dnark.JPG The Republican | Michael S. GordonNorthampton Mayor David J. Narkewicz is photographed on the steps of City Hall o...... adult education center in lieu of selling it for quick cash. Now fully ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Colvest Group   Greenfield Community College   Northampton

Franklin County sees growth on tap for 2012

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...O’Brien said, “we see a bright short term and long term for us.” OUTLOOK 2012 See more stories from The Republican's Outlook 2012 special section. Robert W. Pyers, assistant to the Greenfield mayor for economic development and marketing, noted that from 2009 when Mayor William F. Martin fir... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done

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...nity colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 6:00 AM The Republican Editorials By The Republican Editorials masslive.com Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Prin......in County is also worried. All of the company’s 40 employees have taken at least one course through Greenfield Community College’s renewable energy program. “Why change what is working so ... (Read Full Article)

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

Baystate Medical fights No. 1 killer with Davis Family Heart and Vascular Center set to open March 2

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...Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print dr aaron kugelmass.JPG The Republican - Don TreegerDr. Aaron Kugelmass, chief of the Division of Cardiology at Baystate Medical Center, i......r, but throughout the Baystate heart and vascular program, from Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield to Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, to our outpatient facilities and into our medical practice... (Read Full Article)

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Employers fear community colleges run from Boston

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...yees who work with A.R. Sandri Inc.’s green-energy subsidiary has taken at least one course through Greenfield Community College’s renewable energy program. “We’ve had such a successful relationship,” said Laur......d: Monday, February 06, 2012, 7:02 AM Updated: Monday, February 06, 2012, 8:02 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 3 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark ... (Read Full Article)

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

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Hampden Country Club sold at auction to Connecticut businessman Jerry Antonacci | masslive.com

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

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...Thursday, December 01, 2011, 4:00 PM Updated: Thursday, December 01, 2011, 4:08 PM Ted LaBorde, The Republican By Ted LaBorde, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print WESTFIELD – The downto......f 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Amherst seeking $900,000 in block grant money for 9 projects

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Patrick administration plans $10.1 billion in capital projects over 5 year period

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... Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 6:34 PM State House News Service By State House News Service The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Springfield Data Cente......enovation of the Probate and Family Court in Salem; • $3.2 million to start work on a $60 million Greenfield trial court facility; • $4.2 million to complete a new $86 million Taunton trial court ... (Read Full Article)

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