Member Updates

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.—MCLA’s Venable Greenhouse is full of seedlings, thanks to the efforts and teamwork of MCLA Dining, Facilities, and the Campus Sustainability Committee. The greenhouse, right across from the Amsler Campus Center, is now home to seedlings that will become veggies and herbs for sauces, salsas, and pickles. When students return to campus next…

Springfield, MA – The City of Springfield is happy to announce that it has selected through a lottery system nine (9) homeowners in the McKnight Local Historic District to receive funding for the McKnight Historic Home Restoration Program.  In total, 26 applications were received for this initiative.   The Office of Planning and Economic Development…

NORTH ADAMS, MASS. —MCLA’s Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE) will hold a virtual information session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13. This information session will offer details about the College’s Master of Business Administration (MBA), Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Master of Education program, teacher licensure programs, administrative licensure, Leadership Academy, and…

Springfield, MA (April 5, 2021) – Members of the band and spring athletes at Minnechaug Regional High School are teaming up to help children and families in the region.   The students have been collecting diapers to help replenish the supply of emergency diapers at the Baby Bottoms Diaper Bank, a program led by Square…

NORTH ADAMS, MA—Dr. Elizabeth R. DeSombre, Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College, will give a talk titled “Individual Behavior and Global Environmental Problems” as part of MCLA’s Green Living Seminar Series at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.   Green Living Seminar Series webinars are free and open to the…

Springfield (MA)—The Springfield Museums present a virtual Earth Day Festival Sunday, April 18, that leads into an entire week of in-person Earth-centered fun during the Museums’ school vacation week, April 19-23: Earth Week: Take Action!   EARTH DAY FESTIVAL   This year marks the 31st annual Earth Day Festival celebrated at the Springfield Museums! Due…

Windsor Locks, CT – April 6, 2021 – The Connecticut Airport Authority is pleased to announce the debut of new, nonstop service from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Frontier Airlines. “We’re delighted to announce new nonstop service between Hartford and Atlanta,” said Tyri Squyres, Vice President of Marketing, Frontier…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (04/05/2021) In the fall of 2010, Big Y Foods, Inc. and the Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences partnered to create a faculty pharmacist run patient-centered Consultation and Wellness Center located at the Big Y World Class Market in Springfield. Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and Clinical…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (04/04/2021) The Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) has announced Professor Jennifer Levi as the 2021 Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award winner. The award is presented to legal educators who have made significant contributions to the cause of legal education over a period of years and have distinguished themselves as a legal educator of the…

Thursday, April 1, 2021   Dear Fellow Fan of Western Mass and Springfield, I wanted to share this editorial from today’s edition of The Republican in the event that you might not have seen it. I am fortunate to have many wonderful client relationships, but I am especially proud of our work with Eastman Chemical,…