Springfield Renaissance School celebrates 100 percent college acceptance rate for seniors for 4th year in a row

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...s, from Smith College and Brigham Young University to the Amherst College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College, Mahoney said While all 97 seni... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Smith College

UMass research team chosen to conduct $3.64 million research project on casino gambling

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...ducing casino gambling to Massachusetts, as well as problem gambling. AMHERST - A University of Massachusetts-Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences research team has been chosen by the Massachusetts Gaming ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mohegan Sun   West Springfield

Massachusetts highway administrator boosts 1-91 overhaul in Springfield, possible restoration of turnpike tolls

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...ommerce. DePaola said the state is currently studying the possible rebuilding of the Interstate 91 viaduct in Springfield. He said the study would take another six to eight months to complete. If the Massachusetts Gaming... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield   Amherst

Community Profile: Springfield

Explore BusinessWest (Apr 23 2013)

...no matter what the Mass. Gaming Commission decides later this year. Kennedy also mentioned the interest UMass Amherst has shown in a downtown location. “That is real. We’re having discussions with them, and we’re expecti... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual

University of Massachusetts and other education projects keeping heavy construction companies, workers busy

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... and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. SPRINGFIELD — The 1,000 members of Carpenters Local 108 in Springfield put in just more than 1 million worker-hours last year, said business manager Jason Garand. “And 2... (Read Full Article)

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

World-renowned artist Tim Rollins brings art education talents to Springfield's Renaissance Public School in W. E. B. Du Bois inspired workshop

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...r Time,’ set for September at the University Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The exhibition will feature more work by Rollins and his students, inspired by Du Bois. “They get to ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts presents annual Addys | masslive

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...ew Associates of Enfield with three bronze; and TicketNetwork of South Windsor, Conn., with one silver award. SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts presented its annual Addy Awards recently. Entrant... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   Springfield   Amherst

Mass Mentors: Volunteers to guide young people in short supply

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...s. The list includes Big Brothers/Big Sisters programs and the Boys Girls Club Family Center in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 600 young people across Western Massachusetts are stuck on standby lists waiting for ment... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Amherst

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority launches year-long review of bus routes in Western Massachusetts

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...l include reviews of every route as well as meetings with passengers and officials in the member communities. SPRINGFIELD – The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority has begun a year-long review of routes and services in the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Amherst

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

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...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 $500 mi... (Read Full Article)

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

Second year of MAAC championships in Springfield a success, but not with local fans

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...rfinals as it coincided with the Western Massachusetts boys and girls high school basketball championships in Amherst. “The early numbers indicate we had about the same type of participation of MAAC fans coming into the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual Center   Springfield

‘Challenge Accepted’ | BusinessWest

Explore BusinessWest (Feb 26 2013)

...woes. Wanda found a position at Baystate, while Marcos eventually found work as an adjunct professor at UMass Amherst, teaching Environmental Policy. He would later apply for, and win, a job as a land-use environmental p... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

West Springfield revs up $2 million capital campaign for $13.4 million public library project

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...ects of Centerbrook, Conn., spoke about plans. WEST SPRINGFIELD – Now that drawings of the $13.4 million West Springfield Public Library building project have been unveiled, the group running the WestSide Story $2 millio... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

Phoenix Academy Charter High School in Greater Springfield 1 of 5 to win education commissioner's recommendation for approval

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...ter Springfield. Chester also recommended expansion of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Amherst. A second proposed charter school, the Springfield Collegiate Charter School, did not win approval. Ch... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

Holyoke gets $325,000 from state to help students learn English in summer school; Springfield shares $45,000 grant

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...ge; the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley; Hampshire College, in Amherst; and Westfield State University. State Sen. Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield, and state Rep. Aaron M. Ve... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts

UMass needs a walk-in presence in Springfield, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy says

Explore masslive.com (Jan 30 2013) Education

...ingfield. He's just not sure where to put it or how to fund it yet. SPRINGFIELD — University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy knows his university needs a permanent, staffed and welcoming storefro... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

New England Public Radio Foundation sets groundbreaking for Springfield facility with more than $5 million raised

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...ng ceremony on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy and Elizabeth Cardona, director of Gov. Deval Patrick's Springfield Offic... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts

Students invited to MassMutual Building Your Future Conference on Jan. 8

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...ringfield public- and private-school students in grades 10 through 12 are scheduled to attend. Derek Kellogg, Springfield native and head coach of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst men's basketball team, deliver... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Western New England University

Amherst loses Community Development Block Grant Mini-Entitlement status in fiscal 2013

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Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts names Katie Allan Zobel as new president

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...from Amherst, said she has always had a knack for making these matches. Starting at WGBY public television in Springfield 18 years ago, it was Zobel's first foray into the world of nonprofits. SPRINGFIELD - While many dr... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst

UMass fees will have to increase unless state provides more revenue, Amherst chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy says

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...stion, he said, “how can we reach them more effectively.” He said the university wants a stronger presence in Springfield and expects the results of a study looking at establishing a satellite campus in the city to be re... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

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

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

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...uchocki SPRINGFIELD – A change in state law means that downtown business improvement districts like those in Springfield, Westfield, Amherst and Northampton, no longer have to worry about new owners opting out of paying... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Northampton

Amarantus Biosciences Awarded Research Grant by Center of Excellence in

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Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield