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Baystate Medical Center hosts annual back-to-school drive for Western Mass students
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Baystate Medical Center hosted their annual back-to-school drive in Springfield Friday to support children in Western Mass ahead of their first day. More 3000 students across eight schools in Springfield will receive several classroom supplies including pencils, notebooks, markers and calculators. The items, which were requested...
‘Folks can’t make ends meet’: Need for food assistance is great, growing
PITTSFIELD — Andrew Morehouse can flood the zone with stats. Yet behind the numbers lies a stark reality: The cost of living crisis is causing more and more people to go hungry. “Prices went up for everything: food, housing — those are the key ones — and child care,”...
West Stockbridge finds The Foundry in violation of special permit sound provisions
West Stockbridge — Following a continuation of its July 18 hearing on the matter, the West Stockbridge Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously sustained an appeal by an abutter to The Foundry, fining the event venue $300 for each of two violations of the sound provisions within the business’s special permit, for a total of $600.
Help wanted: Manufacturers network while encouraging students to train on machine tools
WESTFIELD — Precision machine shops in the Pioneer Valley have the equipment and — particularly thanks to the aerospace industry — customers willing to place orders. But they don’t have enough trained employees, especially with older workers entering retirement. If you purchase a product or register...
Boys & Girls Club in Chicopee gets $1.5M bond for teen center
CHICOPEE — Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee has received $1.5 million in lower-cost financing for Haven, the new teen center now under construction at its campus at 508 Meadow St. MassDevelopment, the state’s development finance agency and land bank, announced the bond this week. The tax-exempt bond through...
Upcoming Back-To-School Event offers free haircuts, school supplies, food in Chicopee
CHICOPEE — Chicopee students will be heading back to school with new school supplies, fresh haircuts and painted nails, thanks to the third Back-To-School Event headed by Ricardo Diaz, the owner of Faded Barber Lounge. This Sunday, Chicopee youth and their families can stop by Faded Barber Lounge from...
Tech sues ASC for failing to stop inappropriate photos circulating in workplace
Former X-ray technician Moira McDonald has filed a complaint against the Springfield, Mass.-based Surgery Center of New England claiming that the center’s human resources department failed to step in when inappropriate photos of her were circulating in the workplace, according to an Aug. 21 report from MassLive. Ms. McDonald...
Video allegedly reveals former Holyoke city councilor as member of Russian military
A new video has surfaced this week and it’s making national headlines. It appears to show former Holyoke City Councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota being interviewed as part of the Russian military.
Modified plan discussed to convert Westfield medical building to apartments
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board determined that a new application to convert the former Westfield Professional Center building at 70 Court St. into an apartment complex was “materially different” from the original, setting the stage for a new public hearing in September. The new application adds two...
Temescal Facing Eviction From North Adams Plant
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two years ago Temescal Wellness cut the ribbon on a $21 million cannabis cultivation facility on Curran Highway with much fanfare. Now the property owners are trying to evict the business for nonpayment of rent. The Berkshire Eagle on Thursday reported the lawsuit filed in...
Gov. Healey tried Malört during her trip to Chicago’s DNC. Here’s what she thought.
“I’m just saying that it’s the one that if you want to prove your mettle, you’ve gotta have a shot of Malört.”. When in Rome… or Chicago, for that matter. As high-profile politicians flocked to the Windy City this week for the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker declared Malört the “unofficial shot” of the DNC. You know, Chicago’s iconic wormwood-based digestif that Food & Wine has described as both “citrus-flavored gasoline” and “the regional prank beverage.”
Several Cottage Street Studios artists leaving Easthampton building due to drastic increase in rent
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — It's been a difficult summer for Margaret Larson and the dozens of artists at Cottage Street Studios in Easthampton — many of whom are in the process of moving their businesses. What You Need To Know. Several artists at Cottage Street Studios in Easthampton are...
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