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

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...ute bus service and paratransit 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... (Read Full Article)

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

$400 million overhaul of Interstate 91 hovers over planned casinos in Springfield, West Springfield

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... as MGM Springfield was being developed." Paul E. Burns, a town councilor in Palmer who supports a casino for Palmer, said the need to repair Interstate 91 should be "a huge plus" for the Mohegan Sun, which is competing ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Community College Casino Careers Training Institute inks deal with potential casino operators to train Western Massachusetts gaming workers

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...y said people interested in getting casino jobs should contact their local career center, like CareerPoint in Holyoke or FutureWorks in Springfield. If they don't have a high school diploma, they need to get their GED no... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Mohegan Sun   Springfield Technical Community College

Western Massachusetts companies get state funds to aid in cost of training workers

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...e seat made by Mustang Motorcycle Products of Palmer. The company has received a state grant to train workers PALMER – The recession hurt the motorcycle market badly, but Mustang Motorcycle Products, which has its factor... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Palmer   Springfield

Casino traffic and engineering studies under way for Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield

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...gan Sun is planning a casino in Palmer and would compete for the license in Western Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse will hold a meeting Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Holyoke Transportation Center at 206 M... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   Michael D. Bissonnette   West Springfield

MGM Resorts, Penn National pledge local jobs, boost to business, traffic solutions in Springfield casino presentations

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...ompetition. Ameristar had proposed a casino in East Springfield Casinos are also being proposed in Palmer and Holyoke. Both Springfield casino operators said they are confident that expert traffic studies and resulting p... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Palmer   Springfield

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

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...uss one of the most important decisions to face our region, Morse wrote in the letter dated Monday. HOLYOKE - Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse has sent letters to officials in Springfield, Chicopee and seven other communities... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Palmer   Springfield

Ameristar Casinos drops plans for Springfield casino

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...h End and North End, respectively, of Springfield's downtown. In addition, casinos are proposed in Palmer and Holyoke. Under state law, up to three casinos will be allowed in Massachusetts including one in Western Massa... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Palmer   Springfield

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

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...se said Monday that the potential of a huge gaming project affecting Holyoke but located in Springfield means Holyoke at least should try to influence such an impact. MGM Resorts International, Penn National Gaming and A... (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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...oject of billion-dollar magnitude will be coming to the region and will affect Holyoke, thus making sense for Holyoke to have a say, and that with Suher involved the project offers a Holyoke businessman with a quality pl... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Mohegan Sun   Palmer

Students and adults rally to urge Springfield youth to pursue higher education as a key to success

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Comment Mentions:   American International College   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Cultural Council grants awarded to Pioneer Valley communities

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... cultural council funding. Amounts ranged from $3,870 for smaller communities to $4,620 to Palmer, $22,410 to Holyoke, $84,340 to Springfield, $24,450 to Chicopee, $14,540 to Westfield, $18,250 to Amherst and $7,340 to G... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Amherst

Passenger rail service returns to Palmer for a day

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...n from Connecticut to Palmer. The train's first stop was in New London, then it went to Willimantic and on to Palmer, where passengers disembarked for a presentation on the push to return passenger rail service. Its next... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Mohegan Sun

Massachusetts Gaming Commission gets offer from community colleges to help train casino workers

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...he region prepares for the building of a resort casino, two members of the state Gaming Commission heard from Holyoke Community College representatives on the importance of preparing the workforce to work at the facility... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Mohegan Sun   Palmer

Monson Developmental Center Reuse Committee begins discussions about possible new uses for property

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...go. Three years ago, residents offered the following suggestions for the facility: a satellite office for the Holyoke Soldiers Home, a community college, halfway house, teen or community center, solar wind farm, mall, ma... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer   Holyoke

Picknelly family dealings mean big business for Springfield and Western

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.... Prior to their current casino proposals, Peter and Paul were both involved in a potential casino project in Palmer. The brothers are also boosters of Springfield’s role as the birthplace of basketball. Paul helped try ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Palmer   Springfield

Massachusetts to buy Knowledge Corridor right-of-way for Springfield-to-Vermont passenger rail

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...e line will run from Washington, D.C., to Burlington, Vt. Currently, the route veers east from Springfield to Palmer and stops in Amherst. The line ran through Northampton until 1989, when it was deemed unsafe for passen... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

Springfield officials say MGM Resorts International has sights on 3-block area in

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... planning a casino in Palmer off the Massachusetts Turnpike, and there has been talk of casinos in Westfield, Holyoke and Chicopee. In May, Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik reported that two gaming firms had expressed in... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   MassMutual Center   Palmer

Massachusetts gaming leaders to hold major public meeting in Springfield

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...ects manager at the Hampden County Regional Employment Board. Panelists will be William Messner, president of Holyoke Community College, and Marie Downey, executive director of the Boston Education, Skills & Training Cor... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Mohegan Sun

Land-use restrictions by MassWildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species program affect public and private properties

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...location, according to Palmer, who estimates overall construction costs could rise by as much as $200,000. In Holyoke, Natural Heritage ordered Holyoke Gas & Electric to relocate timber rattlesnakes before building a nea... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Holyoke Community College   Palmer

Peter Picknelly plans to divest from proposed Palmer casino to focus efforts on downtown Springfield casino

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...wns. Picknelly’s involvement with the Palmer project was announced back in 2008. At the time, he said he felt Palmer was the best location for a casino. Picknelly said that he viewed the Palmer project as a real estate i... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   Palmer   Springfield

Casino operators eye 4 potential sites in Springfield

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...n Massachusetts, but he did not elaborate. Hard Rock Cafe, a Florida-based company, dropped a casino plan for Holyoke, but apparently is still interested in opening a casino in Western Massachusetts. MGM Resorts, which c... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Mohegan Sun   Palmer

New ties to mark rail work start in Northampton

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Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Amtrak

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

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...e Machinery, local projects are National Envelope in Westfield, Polymer Corp. in Palmer, Gateway City Arts in Holyoke and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Inc. in Pittsfield. Package Machinery is receiving a... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   General Dynamics   West Springfield   Palmer