Amherst native Alex Krogh-Grabbe named director of Amherst Business Improvement District

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...improvements and supplement services downtown. It is only one of eight such districts in the state. Northampton created a Business Improvement District in 2009. Districts have also been established in Westfield ......ated a Business Improvement District in 2009. Districts have also been established in Westfield and Springfield. “I think it’s a huge opportunity. We’re starting to put things in place, there’s a lot of good mom... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst College   Springfield

Howdy winners recognized for great customer service

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..., president of Cancer Free Kids. HOLYOKE – Kristen M. Cole, operations manager for the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, is used to helping tourists who have heard good things about Northampton but have no idea what to see, what to do or what to eat once they hit town. “It’s the best part of ...... Cole is among eight area hospitality professionals honored with 2012 Howdy Awards from the Greater Springfield ... (Read Full Article)

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Recycling brings $1.4 million to Western Massachusetts communities in 2011

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...ng local communities and the payments they received were: Westfield, $102,172; Longmeadow, $91,877; Northampton, $76,592; Holyoke, $76,524; East Longmeadow, $75,921; South Hadley, $66,259; West Springfield, $58,380; and Ludlow, $52,490. The recyclables were processed at the Springfield Materials Recycling Facility, a public facility owned by the state Department of Environmental Prot... (Read Full Article)

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Funds, work sites sought in Western Massachusetts for summer jobs program

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...mployment programs offered by the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, Maria L. Santiago of Springfield figures shed still be stuck hanging around the house. “I didn’t have any kind of experience or trai......lin Hampshire Regional Employment Board has received $37,000 in state funding for 19 summer jobs in Northampton, said James E. Parcells director of planning and youth programs. The Franklin Hampshire Regional Em... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Springfield

Howdy awards honor hospitality industry

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...n Massachusetts,” Chairman Michael Hurwitz told 22News. HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Tonight the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau honored front-line employees in the hospitality industry. The winner......Manager - Comfort Inn & Suites - Ludlow Attractions: Kristin Cole - Manager of Operations - Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Beverage: Eliza Greensmith - Bartender - Farm and Table at Kringle Candle - Ber... (Read Full Article)

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Broadbrand program to woo companies to western Mass

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...them attached to a broadband network. Even those larger communities in western Massachusetts - like Springfield or Northampton - which do have broadband access are connected through Internet hubs in large cities more than 100 ... (Read Full Article)

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Northampton officials break ground on latest Village Hill development

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Northampton Community Music Center scores with renovation grant

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Pioneer Valley Planning Commission celebrates 50th birthday

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...commerce secretary presented the official paperwork to commission chairman, Edward C. Peck, of West Springfield.  From helping to clean up the Connecticut, Deerfield, Westfield and Chicopee rivers and spearheadi...... has been a triumph, though. For a decade, the Norwottuck Rail Trail, the scenic, 10-mile link from Northampton to Belchertown, was the jewel of the state’s bike path network. No longer. Since the mid-2000s, tre... (Read Full Article)

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Florence Savings Bank celebrates 10th anniversary of Community Choice Awards

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Job scene brightens in Valley as hiring picks up

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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 th... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

Anatomy of a Merger

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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...... include CDH in a regional care-delivery system that already includes Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, in Ware, and Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. But some... (Read Full Article)

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Proposed redevelopment of Springfield Court Square office building draws strong tenant interest

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...f the building,” said Demetrios N. Panteleakis, project manager for OPAL. Proposed redevelopment of Springfield Court Square office building draws strong tenant interest Published: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 2:00...... planning to purchase 11.2 acres and 12 buildings from the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Northampton to convert buildings into 80 above-market-rate apartments. University Housing LLC, a Peter Pan Bus... (Read Full Article)

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Computer company to bring 30 jobs to former Cahillane dealership in Northampton

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Northampton Country Club clubhouse sold to former owner at foreclosure auction

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... According to the latest assessor’s records, the 150-acre course is valued at nearly $1.3 million. Northampton Country Club clubhouse sold to former owner at foreclosure auction Published: Thursday, March 08, 2......ing to records from the collector’s office. Berniche is also required to pay $32,190 in back taxes. Springfield-based Aaron Posnik & Co. conducted the auction. “My grandfather was the champion here,” Berniche sa... (Read Full Article)

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MAAC pleased with first year of conference tournament in Springfield

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...hips, and the early returns are favorable. MAAC pleased with first year of conference tournament in Springfield Published: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 6:43 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 6:53 PM Jeff Tho......this is only going to get better every year,” said Patsos, who also brought his team to Amherst and Northampton. “We had a super time and it was a great venue.” More than 16,000 ... (Read Full Article)

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Commission on Elm Street Historic District in Northampton sends Round Hill proposal to public

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...trict approved a report on the subject last Thursday. Commission on Elm Street Historic District in Northampton sends Round Hill proposal to public Published: Monday, March 05, 2012, 1:35 PM Updated: Monday,......ast November that it would sell the bulk of its campus atop Round Hill to OPAL Real Estate Group of Springfield, although the city had been considering the move for some time previous to that. Clarke School ... (Read Full Article)

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Charters for two new proposed schools granted in Springfield and Holyoke

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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......s been entertaining merger proposals from other networks, and last November had narrowed it down to Springfield-based Baystate Health System and Mass. General, which is part of Partners HealthCare System Inc. Th... (Read Full Article)

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STCC shows would-be entrepreneurs the road for taking their ideas to market

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...market. The two teams – Team CTC-Closet Clothing System, including Christina Lyman-Sandoz, 25, of Northampton; Taquawn Daniels, 21, of Springfield; and Catherine Reynolds, 27, of East Longmeadow; and Team Sleek, including Kristina Richard, 21, o... (Read Full Article)

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New charter schools in Springfield, Holyoke recommended by Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester

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... in downtown Holyoke but will serve six primary communities of Holyoke, Chicopee, Westfield, West Springfield, South Hadley and Northampton, said Robert K. Brick, a founding board member. “We are really excited and we are humbled by the op... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   West Springfield   Baystate Health

Class Trip

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...t working adults, has had a regional center in Western Mass. since 1977, when it was established in Northampton. The center moved to Cottage Street in Springfield in 1991, and later to a larger building on that same street. Overdue Move Forte said the Springfield Regional Center is the oldest of the satellite campuses and in need of an update. “We currently hav... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Springfield

Getting Down to Business

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... area chambers of commerce and other economic-development-related agencies. We start with Northampton Area Young Professionals. From left, Suzanne Beck, Lynn Kennedy, Rich Horton, and Kate Glynn. From ......lved, here’s how.” Borrowing an idea from the playbook of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield, NAYP launched what it calls a Nonprofit Board Fair this past summer. “What we find is that a lot... (Read Full Article)

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