Member Updates

Springfield, MA (January 12, 2021) – When it comes to businesses committed to supporting community needs, few organizations in Western Massachusetts can top Balise Auto. The longtime Square One supporter recently committed $15,000 towards the agency’s Adopt-A-Classroom initiative.   “We have been so impressed by Square One’s dedication and ability to find creative and effective…

EAST HARTFORD, CONN. – January 12, 2021 – Employees of American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) are supporting local efforts to combat the economic consequences of the ongoing pandemic by cashing in unused vacation time for donations to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s COVID-19 Response Fund.   Recognizing the challenges the credit union’s employees…

Westfield, MA — Westfield Bank President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Hagan has announced that Gerald P. Ciejka, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Human Resources Director has retired from Westfield Bank and its parent company Western New England Bancorp, effective December 31, 2020. The Bank had been planning for Mr. Ciejka’s retirement and…

The Royal Law Firm is delighted to announce that it has established a mutual of counsel association with Minasian Becker LLC, a boutique Commercial Real Estate and Business Law Firm, as of the third quarter of 2020.   Complementing Royal’s strong business-side only litigation practice, this association will provide Royal clients with the added benefits…

Springfield—The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) has announced two new Trustees: Nikki Burnett, Executive Director of Educare Springfield, and Gillian Hinkson, Victim Witness Advocate for the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office.    Burnett began her role as Executive Director of Educare Springfield in August 2019. She is a Springfield native, raised in the Mason…

Westfield, Massachusetts, January 11, 2021 – Tighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering, design, and environmental consulting, announces it has acquired Rhode Island-based RT Group, Inc., a firm with expertise in waterfront engineering, dam safety, and geotechnical services. The integration enables the firms to expand on the key service offering of waterfront engineering. Tighe…

Revitalize Community Development Corporation and the BeHealthy Partnership Accountable Care Organizations (BHP) made up of Health New England, Baystate Health Centers and Caring Health Center has been doing innovative work to understand patient’s social and medical needs throughout Western Massachusetts.  These needs are addressed under MassHealth’s Flexible Services Program. Since early November, our partnership as part…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (12/21/2020) Jennifer Levi, Professor of Law at Western New England University School of Law will serve on a bipartisan advisory committee assembled by United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) to review and provide recommendations on U.S. Attorney candidates for the District of Massachusetts. The Advisory will solicit, interview,…

SPRINGFIELD, MA (December 18, 2020) New England Public Media is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Report for America host newsroom partner. NEPM will join an expanding network of more than 200 newsrooms benefiting from the support of this nonprofit program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report…

EAST HARTFORD, CT – December 18, 2020 – In the spirit of the holidays and to reinforce its long-term commitment to assisting families in need, American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) has awarded $3,000 in grants from its Donor-Advised Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to three nonprofit diaper banks in Connecticut and…