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Court Appoints New Leader of 3 Mass. Rehab Hospitals
WHITINSVILLE – A Suffolk County court has ordered a received to take control of three rehabilitation facilities operated by Blupoint Healthcare in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell petitioned the court to place the facilities in the custody of a third party. KCP Advisory Group LLC of Billerica was selected as the receiver. The court named Paul Valentine, a senior managing director of the company, as the i9ndividual receiver.
Western Mass. residents prep for Paris Olympics with watch parties, retirement community competition
With the Summer Games kicking off this week in Paris, several western Massachusetts libraries are hosting Olympic-themed events. During the opening ceremony on Friday afternoon, Greenfield Public Library teen librarian Francesca Passiglia said, young people are invited to play sports on virtual reality headsets. She'll talk with them about Olympics...
Massachusetts Officials Raise Highway Speed Limit
Massachusetts residents don't necessarily have the best reputation when it comes to driving. Part of the reason for that could be that we always seem to be in a hurry. In a state known for some serious traffic, especially in the capital city of Boston, drivers in a hurry and slow-moving lanes can be a wild combo.
Major changes set to impact migrants in Mass. shelter system
BOSTON - Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday said Massachusetts is "out of shelter space" and announced changes that will have a big impact on migrants entering the emergency assistance system, including a new prioritization policy and a five-day stay limit at overflow safety-net sites. Prioritizing some evicted residents and veteransStarting Aug. 1, Healey said Massachusetts will prioritize families for shelter system placement if they became homeless because of a no-fault eviction or other sudden circumstance beyond their control like a flood or fire. Families with at least one veteran will also be prioritized, as will those with significant medical issues, newborn...
Employee Caught Stealing Cash From Mansfield Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say
The Tolland County incident happened in the town of Mansfield, at a restaurant on Storrs Road, at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Connecticut State Police said 28-year-old Jennifer Spencer entered the business after hours, without the owner’s permission, and stole cash from the register. She was caught after...
Four-bedroom home sells for $850,000 in Amherst
A 3,106-square-foot house built in 1965 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Amherst was sold on July 2, 2024, for $850,000, or $274 per square foot. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features a gambrel roof design constructed with asphalt roofing. The property encompasses a generous 0.3-acre of land.
Kids Bowl Free! A local explanation
Spare Time in Northampton is one of the bowling alleys in this area that provides the Kids Free Bowl. (Pinz in the Hampshire Mall in Hadley also has Kids Free Bowl.) This includes two FREE games, but does not include the cost of shoes. Every day from May 1st until...
Annual Juried Show at Gallery A3 in August
Gallery A3 announces its 9th Annual Juried Show, on display from August 1-31, 2024. “The theme is IMPERMANENCE,” noted exhibit co-coordinator Paula Hite, “embracing art that speaks to the ever-changing, transient, and often cyclical nature of all things as experienced in the realm of human relationships and emotions and as encountered in the material and natural worlds.” The juror, Maria Timina, is the Curator of Russian and European Art at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. An Opening Reception will be on Thursday, August 1, 5-8:00 pm, and an online Art Forum, open to the public, is scheduled for Thursday, August 15, at 7:30 pm. Galley A3 is located a 28 Amity Street 1D. Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday, 2 p.m.- 7 p.m.
School Officials Offer Condolences for Herberg Student's Sudden Passing
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Herberg Middle School student has been identified as the presumed drowning victim at Benedict Pond in Great Barrington last week. Earl Giver Essien, who would have entered eighth grade in the fall, was remembered for her brightness in personality and academics. Superintendent Joseph Curtis shared...
2 arrested following federal investigation at Springfield building
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities have released new information related to an investigation at a Springfield apartment building. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont said that 20-year-old Hussein Iman of Springfield and 37-year-old Joseph Cadorette II of Williamstown, VT are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of fentanyl and cocaine base.
Survey examines how AI will impact mergers and acquisitions
SS&C Technologies Holdings published a report that examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is used to facilitate mergers and acquisitions (M&A).© Shutterstock Ther SS&C Intralinks 2024 Artificial Intelligence in M&A Report had several key findings. Among them, it found that the majority of participants (97 percent) believe AI will profoundly impact their operations and how they […] The post Survey examines how AI will impact mergers and acquisitions appeared first on Financial Regulation News.
UConn Storrs Campus Awarded Prestigious Arboretum Accreditation
About 130 years have passed since Alfred G. Gulley, a horticulture professor at what was then Connecticut Agricultural College, started planting ornamental trees on its Great Lawn for education and beautification. Thanks to Gulley’s foresight and others who’ve carried on his legacy since then, the diversity and beauty of the...
Bravo Brewing celebrates five years of adapting
BURRILLVILLE – When Bravo Brewing Company celebrates its five-year anniversary in November, it’ll mark a significant milestone considering how close the venture launched to the start of the pandemic. Things originally looked promising and exciting to founder, owner, and brewer Chris Mishoe in November 2019. Then a few...
Dino's new owner promises to keep store the same
GLOCESTER – Dino’s Park N Shop will continue its tradition of being a family-owned grocery store under its new ownership, said Matthew Dee of Donelan’s Supermarket. Dee spoke before the Glocester Town Council last Thursday, July 18, to seek a new victualing license. The council approved the license and members wished Donelan’s and Dee good luck with running the new store.
Costantino: Purple Cat on track for old-school greatness
GLOCESTER – Purple Cat Antique Co. owner Al Costantino says he is taking his time constructing the new antique store and ice cream shop in Chepachet, saying that doing things the right way is more important than going too fast. Costantino gave The Valley Breeze & Observer a tour...
Babin receives national Innovation Award from APSE
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council has announced that Chepachet resident Sue Babin, director of the R.I. Self Employment Business Incubator Project, was awarded the 2024 David Hammis Employment Innovation Award at the national Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) Conference, held this June in North Carolina. Erica Belois-Pacer,...
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