Recycling brings $1.4 million to Western Massachusetts communities in 2011

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...yclables delivered. Among the top performing 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, $... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Northampton

Mohegan Sun hopes to open first casino in Massachusetts, but keeps details confidential

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Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   Palmer   Springfield

Massachusetts Gaming Commission advances plan to reduce timetable for casinos

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...e anywhere in the state. In another possible entry in the Western Massachusetts casino sweepstakes, Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik said this week that Penn National Gaming is eyeing a 280-acre plot of land near......r off Exit 8 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Hard Rock International of Florida proposed a casino in Holyoke, but was opposed by Mayor Alex Morse. MGM Resorts International of Las Vegas recently dropped plans... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

Penn National Gaming interested in Westfield site for casino

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...ion to $40 million in property tax revenue. Budget problems would be a thing of the past, he said. WESTFIELD — Mayor Daniel M. Knapik said he has talked with Penn National Gaming about the possibility of open......Boulevard in Springfield for $16 million for a casino. Hard Rock had wanted to pursue a license for Holyoke, but Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is strongly opposed to casinos. MGM Resorts International of ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Holyoke

Holyoke year away from seeing construction begin on Big Y-retail plaza

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... set to begin in spring 2013 on a $16 million retail project with a Big Y supermarket set for Lower Westfield Road and Homestead Avenue, officials said. HOLYOKE – Construction is set to begin in spring 2013 on a $16 million retail project with a Big Y supermar... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Holyoke   Westfield

College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

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... Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print The Republican / John Suchocki04/19/12-Westfield - Staff Photo by John Suchocki - Construction update on the $50 million dollar dorm complex as seen......rtments of Communications, Journalism, Media, Film Studies, and Linguistics, according to UMass. At Holyoke Community College, the state has already approved $7 million in borrowing to buy and renovate the G... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission celebrates 50th birthday

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...hairman, Edward C. Peck, of West Springfield.  From helping to clean up the Connecticut, Deerfield, Westfield and Chicopee rivers and spearheading creation of the Norwottuck Rail Trail to the helping establish...... Reversing decades of neglect, the Connecticut River is suitable for swimming and boating above the Holyoke Dam, the standard for rivers. Work remains on the lower stretches, where sewer pipes in older, urba... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield   Springfield

State Sen. Michael Knapik chosen for Wesfield Red Cross chapter's Community Spirit award

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...ector Richard A. Rubin said Knapik was selected because of his support of Red Cross, especially the Westfield Chapter and his legislative efforts to help preserve such programs as the Holyoke Soldier’s Home, Western Massachusetts Hospital and Noble Hospital. “The senator has attended nearly... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   Westfield   The Republican

Proposed Pioneer Valley Energy center plant in Westfield secures environmental permits

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...tion Agency, project manager Matthew A. Palmer said. Proposed Pioneer Valley Energy center plant in Westfield secures environmental permits Published: Friday, April 13, 2012, 9:30 PM Ted LaBorde, The Republica......chael R. Boulanger, the City Council and Municipal Light Board. Palmer has secured agreements with Holyoke’s Water Department for the purchase of an estimated two million gallons of water a day from that c... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Holyoke   Westfield

Westfield being eyed by casino developers for possible facility former ...

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Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Holyoke

Westfield District Court gets new 5-year lease, as state officials announce it will remain open

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...el R. Knapik, center, and Paul C. Picknelly, appear at a press conference at which it was announced Westfield District Court will remain open. Picknelly is president of Monarch Enterprises, owners of the build......ase payments will be about $568,000 annually. Picknelly also has an active lease with the state for Holyoke Juvenile Court. Officials would not discuss specific terms of the new lease Friday, other than to s... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Springfield   Holyoke

Link to Libraries celebrates over 50,000 donations

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...ny Place). The initial target is 1,000 to 1,200 homeless children in Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield who will receive a tote bag, bookmark, parent/caregiver educational materials and six to 10 books... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

Holyoke Planning Board approves $16 million retail project including a Big Y supermarket

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...ar or in 2014, said Kathleen G. Anderson, director of the city Office of Planning and Development. Holyoke Planning Board approves $16 million retail project including a Big Y supermarket Published: Thursda......oard earlier this week approved a $16 million retail project with a Big Y supermarket set for Lower Westfield Road and Homestead Avenue. O’Connell Development Group told city officials the plan is to begin c... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Kathleen G. Anderson   Holyoke

Lisa McMahon to step down as first director of Westfield's Business Improvement District

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...MirabelliWesfield Business Improvement District director Lisa McMahon, left, seen Sunday during the Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade where she was Westfield parade marshal, will be leaving her post at the end of the week. With McMahon is Hannah F. Sullivan... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Holyoke   Westfield

Westfield prepares to launch $400,000 transportation study

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...wns the Pride convenience store and service stations chain. Intermodal centers have been created in Holyoke and Greenfield but Westfield is considering a smaller scale facility to serve the transportation needs of its residents and visi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Springfield   Amherst

Holyoke Planning Board meeting on $16 million Big Y project postponed

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Charters for two new proposed schools granted in Springfield and Holyoke

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   West Springfield   Springfield

Lisa McMahon to lead Westfield contingent in 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade

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...vement District, will lead the Whip City’s contingent in the March 18 parade. Lisa McMahon to lead Westfield contingent in 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 4:30 PM Updated: Wednesday, Febru... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   Westfield   The Republican

Western Massachusetts electric customers benefited from having local workings following storms, municipal utilities say

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...public works crews in area communities, played a major role in emergency line repairs required in Westfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and South Hadley, all communities which have municipally-owned utility companies. South H... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Holyoke   Westfield

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

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...ecember letter to the state. The Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School is planned 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... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   West Springfield   Baystate Health

Holyoke looks to new mayor, computing center, ways to make city attractive to ...

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...re that the new mayor and a culture of innovation can begin to loosen poverty’s grip on this city. Holyoke looks to new mayor, computing center, ways to make city attractive to new businesses Published: Mon......, which is building the computing center. Juniors and seniors from Dean Technical High School here, Westfield Vocational-Technical, Cathedral and Chicopee Comprehensive high schools, are all eligible to partic... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods

Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

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...cy technicians, a position for which training is offered at schools like Springfield Technical and Holyoke community colleges. These companies expressing interest in Western Massachusetts want to know “is t......ed a spectre of its past and became Western New England University. The move came just a year after Westfield State and most of its sister state institutions went from being colleges to universities. “The prim... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

UMass president Robert Caret discusses economic development with businesses in Holyoke, Springfield

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...ole in large part is to help revitalize those communities, he said. State Sen. Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield, and state Rep. Michael F. Kane, D-Holyoke, also spoke during the breakfast and said they are looking forward to more collaborations with the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield

Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal to include $10 million for education in 24 cities

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...Paul Reville, the state’s secretary of education. It targets 24 communities, including Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield, which are mostly former mill cities with a large number of poor children who do not attend quality... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Chicopee