Northampton Volkswagen to move to former Kollmorgen site

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...n process.” Cosenzi did not estimate when the move will take place or say what will happen with the Northampton Volkswagen site. TommyCar Auto Group also operates Country Nissan in Hadley, Country Hundai in Greenfield and Patriot Buick GMC in Charlton. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Greenfield   Kollmorgen

Job fairs in Hampshire and Franklin counties draw youth

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Comment Mentions:   Smith College   Amherst   Northampton

Job scene brightens in Valley as hiring picks up

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Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield   Northampton

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

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...photography, making jewelry and weaving, among other pursuits. Hilton began selling her work at the Greenfield Farmers’ Market six years ago. She now sells through Pinch Gallery in Northampton, frequents craft shows throughout New England and sells from her studio during annual events, by ap... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   Greenfield

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

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...47,000. "We couldn't get the 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 will ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

Anatomy of a Merger

Explore BusinessWest (Mar 13 2012) Health Care

In some ways, Cooley Dickinson’s merger may not be as dramatic as it seems, as the Northampton hospital was affiliated with the New Hampshire-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system from 1992 to......enter in Springfield, Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, in Ware, and Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. But some CDH task force members and trustees were worried about reducing competition in the Pionee... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Northampton

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

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...husetts General Hospital (left) and Cooley Dickinson Hospital in 2007 (right) in a composite image. NORTHAMPTON – The Board of Trustees of Cooley Dickinson Hospital has voted to join forces with Boston's Massach......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, and 10 health centers in Springfield alone. Affil... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

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

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...l affect either the sale of the King Street property or the stability of the Village Hill facility. Northampton hopeful for economic revival in downtown, long-term projects Published: Monday, February 13, 2012, ...... adult education center in lieu of selling it for quick cash. Now fully occupied by tenants such as Greenfield Community College, it could become an incubator for the training – and re-training – of the local w... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Colvest Group   Greenfield Community College   Northampton

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... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Palmer

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

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...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 facility; • ......lion to complete a new $86 million Taunton trial court facility; • Funds for the state to work with Northampton to develop a master plan for court facilities there; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • $60 million to support ... (Read Full Article)

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

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

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... are: • The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts; • Open Pantry Community Services, 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 emergenc... (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......id they have had people from other towns, such as Wales and Wilbraham, stay at the shelter as well. Northampton All but about 6,000 National Grid customers in Northampton had power by mid-afternoon on Thursday ... (Read Full Article)

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

Massachusetts Film Office seeks boost to economy from making movies

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Strout, who began her job in June, spoke at the Hotel Northampton to people directly and indirectly affected by the film industry, including innkeepers, administrato......ed Martha's Vineyard through "Jaws." Among those who liked what Strout had to say was Evan Gregg of Greenfield, who moved back to this area after six years working in the film business in New York. Gregg's curr... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Greenfield   Teri Anderson

Western Massachusetts railroad improvements will cut travel time between Connecticut and Vermont

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...monter line to move back to its original route, reduce travel time and restore passenger service to Northampton and Greenfield, the nation’s top railroad official said Thursday. Western Massachusetts railroad improvements wil... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   William Martin   Amtrak   Springfield

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 ......re taking the test and Hispanic students’ participation grew 10.6 percent, state officials said. At Northampton High School there was a 1 percentage point gain in reading but math dropped 10 points and writing d... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Chicopee

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

Explore masslive.com (Sep 12 2011) Education , Health Care

...uding the U.S. 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 ......olyoke 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

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

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...uth rail route 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... (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 and Deerfield rec... (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

Greenfield Savings Bank to build Northampton branch

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Comment Mentions:   Colvest Group   Amherst   Northampton

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

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... Agawam, Amherst, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granby, Hatfield, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Northampton, Palmer, South Hadley, Springfield and West Springfield. Springfield College honored for service SP......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

Summer jobs few and far between for teen-agers in Hampshire, Franklin counties

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...id 16-year-old Stephanie Otis, of Goshen. Otis was lucky enough to work this summer at Look Park in Northampton grilling food, but notes: “About half my friends don’t have jobs.” A recent study by the Center for...... programs at the Franklin Hampshire Career Center. In 2009, the Franklin Hampshire Career Center in Greenfield received $890,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Summer Program to provide seasona... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Northampton

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 environmental affai... (Read Full Article)

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