Archive for November 2018
Comcast Unveils New Xfinity Store at Holyoke Mall
HOLYOKE — On Tuesday, Comcast staged a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its newest Xfinity Store, which is located on the upper level of the Holyoke Mall. The 4,691-square-foot space is the first Xfinity Store in the region to open in a mall setting and is focused entirely around the needs of…
Read MoreMassMutual and the Hampden County Bar Association Legal Clinic expand Pro Bono Partnership
Springfield – Expanding its relationship with the Hampden Country Bar Association (HCBA) Legal Clinic, the MassMutual Foundation, Inc. – a dedicated corporate foundation established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) – announced that it is providing the Hampden County Bar Association more than $300,000 to help underserved residents in the Springfield community access resources…
Read MoreSpringfield City Council OKs $1.1 million for community preservation: Here’s who received…
The City Council on Monday night approved special tax funds totaling $1.1 million for 11 community preservation projects including studies aimed at restoring the long-deteriorated Campanile tower and advancing bike-walkway projects along an abandoned rail line. The funds were approved by unanimous votes and are dedicated to historic preservation, open space and recreation and affordable…
Read MoreWith Stop & Shop plans dead, Tasty Top site on market for $3 million in Easthampton
Stop & Shop corporation is no longer interested in building a retail plaza at 93-99 Northampton Road, and the 34-acre site — home of Tasty Top ice cream and Easthampton Golf — is on the market for $3 million. Property owner Dennis Courtney told The Republican on Tuesday that “Stop & Shop is totally gone,”…
Read MoreGSCVB Elects Three New Members to Board
The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) announced the addition of three new business leaders to its full Board of Directors. The three were formally voted onto the board during the organization’s recent annual meeting, staged at The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, and will serve two-year terms, expiring in September…
Read MoreAmerican Women’s College at Bay Path University Recognized
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare occupations will add more new jobs than any other occupational group in the next decade, projecting overall growth of 18% by 2026. The American Women’s College at Bay Path University prepares graduates to help meet that growing demand with its online bachelor of science in health service…
Read MoreWay Finders begins demolition of old Peter Pan Springfield Bus Terminal
SPRINGFIELD — Demolition workers began razing the former Peter Pan Bus Terminal on Monday, making way for a new 33,000-square-foot Way Finders housing center and corporate offices. Once open in early 2020, the housing center will allow Way Finders (formerly HAP Housing) to provide housing assistance, financial literacy education, job search help, vocational education and…
Read MoreFive Colleges, PVTA, Towns Reach Agreement to Increase Bus Payments
A proposal by the Five College Consortium to increase its annual payment to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority by a total of $250,000 over the next four years has been accepted by PVTA and area municipalities. PVTA’s costs are covered with a combination of federal and state subsidies, payments from towns and cities, and passenger…
Read MoreWestfield State’s Urban Education Program celebrates 50 years
For the past 50 years, Westfield State University’s Urban Education Program has enhanced lives. Its golden anniversary was celebrated Saturday night with a gathering of more than 200 alumnus and supporters at WSU. The Urban Education Program was founded in 1968 by former biology faculty member Gus Chrisanthopoulos to provide collegiate opportunities to first generation…
Read MoreSpringfield extends search for new management at Symphony Hall, while leaving CityStage…
The city is asking the management company at Symphony Hall to continue services on a month-to-month basis after its contract expires Dec. 31, as a search continues for a new company. Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp. is being asked to stay on temporarily and there will be no gap in Symphony Hall operations, said Kevin…
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