Massachusetts labor secretary urges lawmakers to approve $10 million for summer jobs for youths

Explore masslive.com (May 21 2013)

...ertain targeted cities across the state including Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Pittsfield, Springfield and Westfield. Gov. Deval L. Patrick included the $10 million in a supplemental spending bill filed on May 3. Gold... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Northampton

Pioneer Valley youth need summer jobs, and experience that goes with them, career center director says at jobs campaign kickoff

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... Worker's Council in Springfield, the Valley Opportunity Council in Chicopee and at Westfield High School and Westfield Vocational Technical School. In Hampshire and Franklin counties, Northampton has qualified for the s... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Westfield State University   Springfield

Picknelly-run OPAL Real Estate Group buys Clarke Schools property in Northampton for $4.8 million

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...orthampton mayor’s office and city planners, saying he believes the project supports the development goals of Northampton. “There is no other location in Northampton with the amenities, parking and proximity to the energ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Holyoke

With demand up, Western Massachusetts builders see a housing revival

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...id. But that’s not the only price point. Priscilla Harman, a Realtor with Real Living Realty Professionals in Westfield, said her customers call for homes priced from $275,000 to $280,000. “You couldn’t build them fast e... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Northampton

Massachusetts legislative leaders propose to increase gas, cigarette taxes to finance transportation improvements | masslive

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...transit service to 24 communities, including Amherst, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Palmer, Springfield and Westfield. Here are key details of a plan by leaders of the state Legislature to raise $500 million a year for... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   West Springfield

Western Massachusetts health care providers team up to share patient information

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...ldn't arise if information was available. Kudler said he's been talking with officials at Cooley Dickinson in Northampton, North Adams Regional Medical Center and Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield and others about j... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Northampton

Sequestration fallout: Westover, Barnes air bases would see millions of dollars in cutbacks and furloughs

Explore masslive.com (Feb 25 2013) Aerospace/Defense

...also lose construction funds. A $30 million project to resurface runways at Barnes, known in civilian life as Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, is in the planning stages. Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and the air ba... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   General Dynamics   Springfield

Gateway Cities $1.7 billion investment proposal could drive projects in Springfield, Holyoke, Pittsfield and Westfield

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...uild a rail line from Springfield to Vermont, which would allow Amtrak to run trains to Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. Work is underway on that project, and Brennan said the half mile around those trai... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Brian M. Connors   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Yankee Mattress Factory to open store in Enfield, close in Springfield

Explore masslive.com (Dec 12 2012) Manufacturing

...ce in Enfield will allow us to grow and introduce ourselves to a whole new market," said Joseph D. Noblit, of Westfield, owner of Yankee Mattress Factory. "We have made some manufacturing adjustments that allow us to tak... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Westfield

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno suggests Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's planned regional meeting on casinos may be premature

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...to officials in Springfield, Chicopee, Easthampton, Northampton, South Hadley, Southampton, West Springfield, Westfield and Hadley. Morse’s letter, sent Monday states: “The arrival of a large-scale gaming project to any ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   West Springfield   Springfield

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse seeks meeting with mayors on regional ups, downs of casino resort

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...e also sent the letter to officials in Easthampton, Northampton, South Hadley, Southampton, West Springfield, Westfield and Hadley. Casino projects are being proposed at three separate locations here - at Mountain Park o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Palmer   Springfield

Holyoke to see Paper City Development's plan for casino after all

Explore masslive.com (Nov 26 2012)

...vestments to improve traffic flow on I-91 and Route 141 and a plan to share revenue with Chicopee, Westfield, Northampton, West Springfield, Easthampton, Southampton, South Hadley and Hadley. But first, Ravosa and Cignol... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   West Springfield   Palmer

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse to announce casino resort plan for Mountain Park with Eric Suher

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...ly have the opportunity to do something other than shop at the Holyoke Mall." State Sen. Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield, wrote in an email that a casino resort presents a once-in-a-lifetime chance at an unprecedented vol... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Mohegan Sun   Palmer

Association of Fundraising Professionals Western Massachusetts Chapter to

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...er, Bible and church camp leader and the youth group advisory and development committee. He volunteers at the Westfield Soup Kitchen and is a member of the Westfield YMCA swim team. He would like to study architecture an... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   TD Bank   MassMutual   Springfield

Springfield Business Improvement District, other districts, no longer have to worry about opt-outs

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...n’t know how many Westfield properties have opted out. She said her board will meet soon to determine when Westfield will go through its authorization. Northampton doesn't have concrete plans for a reauthorization, ei... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Northampton

Picknelly family dealings mean big business for Springfield and Western

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...ter that includes a literacy and learning center. Most recently, OPAL has announced projects in Westfield and Northampton. University Housing LLC, managed by Opal, will invest $5 million to create market-rate apartments ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Palmer   Springfield

Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Base in Chicopee attracts 100,000

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...04th Fighter Wing, Pratt worked on the A-10 Warthogs when they were flew out of Barnes National Guard Base in Westfield. He said he was interested to see if any parked at the show were familiar. Several years ago the bas... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Chicopee   Westfield

Legislators approve more than $60 million for transportation projects in Western Massachusetts | masslive

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...ater and drainage improvements in the Meadows area along Interstate 91 corridor to the Northampton Airport. • Northampton: $1 million for drainage systems repairs, slope stabilization and Norwottuck rail trail abutment s... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Springfield

Westfield Museum Inc. seeks to preserve and promote city's industrial past

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...mpany which still resembles the 1890s manufacturing process. WESTFIELD – New efforts are underway to create a Westfield Museum to preserve, promote and display the city’s history, primarily its industrial history. Westfi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Westfield

Grants totaling $605,000 awarded by Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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Comment Mentions:   Amherst College   Springfield   Amherst

Holyoke second only to Boston in solar-energy capacity in Massachusetts, study

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... projects up and running ,” Neumann said. Amherst is moving forward with a large solar plant on its landfill. Westfield is in talks to install two solar, one on a capped landfill and another on 35 acres near Barnes Munic... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Northampton

Manufacturers expand in Western Massachusetts using state, local, tax breakes

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...company has received a $19,506 tax incentive from the city and a 10 percent abandoned building tax deduction. Westfield’s National Envelope has received $319,000 in state income tax credits, according to the state. In re... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   General Dynamics   West Springfield   Palmer

Massachusetts Senate approves bailout for MBTA, rejects control board | masslive

Explore masslive.com (Jun 20 2012) Transportation

...transit service to 24 communities, including Amherst, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton, Palmer, Springfield and Westfield. The service is used by elderly people, college students, the disabled and people without cars. U.S.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Amherst

Northampton looking at $100 million expenditure to upgrade flood control system

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Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Chicopee   Westfield