12th Annual State of the Region Conference Slated for June 7

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Holyoke Community College to toast distinguished alumni Steven Richter and Michael Kane

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...ofessor Stanley Tunny pushed him hard to do his best, Richter earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Massachusetts and a doctorate from the former Columbia Pacific University in California. The eve... (Read Full Article)

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Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer holds centennial rededication ceremony

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...euf, chairman of the board of trustees, outlined the hospital’s history, and discussed how a reporter for the Springfield Republican, David Bodfish, who lived in Palmer, advocated through his columns the need for a hospi... (Read Full Article)

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

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... grade 6-12 school opened in 2006, making them the first all-Renaissance class to graduate. SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Renaissance School has done it again. For fourth consecutive year, 100 percent of seniors at the C... (Read Full Article)

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

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...or it are Mohegan Sun in Palmer, Hard Rock International in West Springfield and MGM Resorts International in Springfield. The team was given a one-year contract with a three-year extension. Volberg said the project is i... (Read Full Article)

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Charlie Pompea, owner of Springfield Falcons, pumped for playoffs

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...Haven). Am I excited to be here? You betcha, he said. SPRINGFIELD – Charlie Pompea, the majority owner of the Springfield Falcons’ American Hockey League franchise, arrived in town Thursday, eager for some playoff hockey... (Read Full Article)

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Community Profile: Springfield

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...t, Ciuffreda was quick to add that some projects — from the next phase in a downtown parking study to a UMass Springfield campus — simply can’t move forward until the site of the casino is known. “My feeling is, [UMass] ... (Read Full Article)

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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)

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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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...ajor exhibition, ‘Du Bois in Our 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, ins... (Read Full Article)

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Western Massachusetts Sports Commission introduced; will work to bring sports events to region

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...ment professor Steve M. McKelvey; convention authority deputy director Kenneth A. Sinkiewicz; Urban League of Springfield president and CEO Henry M. Thomas III; Granby High School coach Thomas A. Burke; Paul J. Dinn, pre... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts public college presidents pledge to give students relief from fee increases under budget scenario unveiled on Beacon Hill | masslive

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...nterviews, leaders of the five-campus UMass system, Westfield State University, Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College all said they will not increase student fees for the academic year tha... (Read Full Article)

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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)

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Accountable Care Associates set to open corporate headquarters in Springfield's Monarch Place

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...ving for children and their families. Accountable Care Associates is also establishing a scholarship fund for Springfield residents who want to pursue careers in the medical fields. Working in conjunction with the Spring... (Read Full Article)

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

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... issued sometime this spring.” The MAAC commissioned a study through the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts to get a better idea on the economic impact of the tournaments. The study is expec... (Read Full Article)

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‘Challenge Accepted’ | BusinessWest

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...nomic 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 environme... (Read Full Article)

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Greater Springfield Outlook luncheon brings laughs, hope for economic recovery

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...rs: U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and Daniel Hodge, director of economic and public policy at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. Neal complained that the sequester is an artificial deadline th... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts Education Secretary Matthew Malone to meet with Springfield advocates to discuss Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed education investments

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Springfield leaders say casino gambling is 'game changer' but much more pending for economic development

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...lish” on Springfield and believes that both residents and non-residents are also bullish. He anticipates that Springfield will work on a marketing campaign in the coming year that urges people to take a new look at Sprin... (Read Full Article)

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

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...ment Board of Hampden County, the Healthcare Workforce Partnership of Western Massachusetts, Springfield Technical Community College, and American International College, in Springfield, the press release said. ... (Read Full Article)

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

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.... The center might also offer courses of study not already offered by a Springfield institution. For example, UMass engineers want to work in Springfield on projects that could predict changes in the climate. Subbaswamy ... (Read Full Article)

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

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...breaking 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... (Read Full Article)

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Newly submitted Springfield casino plans from MGM, Penn National reveal details on public safety, traffic, economic development

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Massachusetts faces $1 billion annual transportation funding gap, state report shows

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...setts – the extension of rail service between Springfield and Boston and between Pittsfield and New York. The Springfield-Boston project, which includes a rail stop in Worcester, is estimated to cost $362.4 million, whic... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

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

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...ng projects. Western Massachusetts received $73 million in federal stimulus money to rebuild a rail line from Springfield to Vermont, which would allow Amtrak to run trains to Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenf... (Read Full Article)

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