Posts by Janice Jackson

 SPRINGFIELD, MA (August 6, 2020) Big Y Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce plans to completely renovate their Norwood supermarket at 434 Walpole St. starting in January in order to provide a new state of the art shopping experience. The larger store will allow for expanded offerings including freshly tossed pizza, store made fish and…

Longmeadow—Mary Gomez , a parent of two students who attended and graduated from Willie Ross School for the Deaf, has been appointed to the school’s Board of Trustees, it was announced. Ms. Gomez, a native of the Dominican Republic, resides in Easthampton and serves as a foster mother at the Treehouse Communities initiative that provides…

SPRINGFIELD  – The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has announced that Springfield has been recognized with national Pacesetter Honors for supporting early school success in 2019, with exemplary work in Big Tent Collaboration and Messaging and Communications. Springfield is one of 21 communities nationwide to be recognized with this honor.   Springfield was also named a…

WESTFIELD — Westfield State University and Holyoke Community College (HCC) have partnered to create an affordable pathway for students who earn an associate degree in biotechnology from HCC to transfer credits and pursue a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State University. The transfer agreement benefits students by providing an affordable option to enroll at HCC for…

We are pleased to announce the opening of the BHN Family Resource Center (FRC) in Ware, MA. The program is part of a statewide network of FRCs that help families and individuals resolve challenges, strengthen their bonds, connect to others and engage in their communities. In addition to assisting families with finding resources, FRCs support families…

Springfield (MA)—The Springfield Museums present Chance Encounters: Mixed Media Constructions by Shawn Farley August 15, 2020–March 7, 2021 at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.   Massachusetts artist Shawn Farley creates sculptural assemblages that give new life to obsolete foundry molds and other found objects. By embracing chance and trusting her keen artistic instincts, Farley…

Since March 2020, Home City Development Inc. (HCDI) has embraced a balancing act: Implementing major pandemic precautions to ensure that residents and staff are healthy and safe; while continuing on in its mission — to supply decent, affordable and well-managed housing for individuals and families and ultimately facilitating growth, health, and stability in the local…

Springfield, MA –Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announce that as part of the Commonwealth’s Stop the Spread initiative the City of Springfield and the state Department of Public Health, in partnership with AFC Urgent Care and Tapestry Health will open free testing sites in the City of…

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (JULY 30, 2020) – Wellfleet has launched a ‘Back to Work’ education series, offering virtual programs designed to give business leaders from all sectors advice, ideas, and best practices for returning to the office – and to a sense of normalcy. Wellfleet’s ‘Back to Work’ series, a collection of live and on-demand webinars…

SPRINGFIELD, MA  – A number of talented professionals have recently joined New England Public Media, the new alliance of NEPR and WGBY, in the positions of Chief Content Officer, Grants Manager, Media Lab Director, Director of Corporate Sponsorship, and Digital & Creative Marketing Director. “It’s been wonderful to get to know the new team members,”…