Posts by Janice Jackson

Springfield— The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Board today announced two spring concerts will be hosted at Springfield Symphony Hall on Friday, April 22 and Friday, May 13 with former SSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith serving as guest conductor. Smith is Music Director and Conductor of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as…

  SPRINGFIELD, MA (01/18/2022) Western New England University (WNE) President Robert E. Johnson is please to announce the appointment of Kristine C. Goodwin as the University’s Vice President of Student Affairs. “Kristine Goodwin is a widely respected administrator in the field of student affairs with over 30 years of direct experience. She is a proven…

SPRINGFIELD, MA—The Springfield Museums is pleased to announce that Emilie Czupryna of Longmeadow, MA, has joined our staff as Director of Development.   Czupryna arrives at the Museums ready to build a strong development team as the Museums focus on their new strategic plan which includes the objective of long-term fiscal sustainability.   “Emilie is…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (01/15/2022) Western New England University is the first U.S. institution of higher education to feature OSCAR Sort, an AI-driven, intuitive, trash-sorting robot. This intuitive robot educates the campus community at the point of recycling and disposal and helps them to better understand how waste is measured, reduced, and eventually eliminated. Oscar Sort is…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (January 2022) – Life Lessons: The William and Margery Sadowsky Center for Adult Learning at the Springfield Jewish Community Center announces their Winter/Spring line-up of Adult programs. There’s a wide variety of programming both in-person and virtual for adults of all ages. For a full list of offerings and pricing information, visit SpringfieldJCC.org.…

SPRINGFIELD, MA—The Springfield Museums presents Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost at the Springfield Science Museum January 22-May 1, 2022. This hands-on, multi-sensory exhibit seeks to educate visitors about Arctic ecology, permafrost, the effects of climate change, and what we can each do to help. Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost addresses the subject of…

Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Fire Commissioner BJ Calvi are pleased to announce that the Baker-Polito Administration has notified the Springfield Fire Department that the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) and the Department of Fire Services has awarded the City of Springfield Fire Department $41,632.96 as part of the…

Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris continue to work to get rapid antigen at-home Covid-19 testing kits in the hands of our Springfield residents. Identification will be required and will be checked by HHS staff. Mayor Sarno and Commissioner Caulton-Harris will make available another 25,000…

Springfield—The Loomis Communities, the longest-serving provider of senior living in the Pioneer Valley, has announced that John Anz , former Director of Development and Interim Executive Director for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO), has joined Loomis as Director of Development and Community Engagement.   As Director of Development and Community Engagement, Anz will be responsible…