Posts by DeWolf
Breeze Airways announces ‘summer blockbuster’ sale from Bradley Airport
Breeze Airways announced a summer sale for fights out of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. The airline billed the deal as its “summer blockbuster” sale. Fares on 11 routes from Hartford will be discounted from July 5 through Aug. 8, if purchased by June 19. Charleston, SC starting from $49 Las Vegas, NV starting…
Read MoreHundreds of triathletes hit Springfield road and waterways for IRONMAN western Mass.
Hundreds of the world’s best athletes participated in IRONMAN 70.3 Western Massachusetts early Sunday morning. Western Mass News caught up with some of the triathletes who shared with us their reaction to the first IRONMAN event in the western Mass. “It was great, it was really well done, the place was great, the community came…
Read MoreSpringfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, Mayor Sarno to Announce Over $1 Million in Grants to 15 Local Summer Programs Thursday, 2:30 p.m.
The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) will be joined by Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and representatives from Springfield Public Schools to announce grants to 15 local summer programs totaling more than $1 million on Thursday, June 15 at 2:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, 3 Rutland Street, Springfield. The grants are…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Jessye Deane, executive director of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and Regional Tourism Council
Jessye Deane calls it “the fun county.” But a robust slate of cultural and recreational opportunities isn’t all Franklin County has going for it these days, with businesses constantly launching and growing. Yet challenges remain — from housing to transportation — for this county with a small population spread over more than two dozen communities.…
Read MoreLenox Looks to Build on Momentum in Tourism
Heading into the high season for tourism in Lenox, Jennifer Nacht didn’t believe this community, home to Tanglewood and dozens of other popular cultural institutions, could do much better than it did last year when it came to filling up rooms at its large portfolio of hotels and inns. Turns out, she was wrong. Indeed,…
Read MoreStudents from around the world attend future problem solving conference in Amherst
Some of the best critical and creative thinking students from around the world competed in Amherst on Friday night for the international future solving conference. The event took place on the UMass campus. The program hosted over one thousand problem solvers from around the globe for its annual conference both in person and virtually. Students…
Read MoreSpringfield receives grant for performance piece
The latest project by Magdalena Gómez, the former poet laureate of Springfield, has attracted national attention and support. Gomez has received a $10,0000 award from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, National Fund for Artists for 2023. Read complete article at thereminder.com
Read MoreState Awards $1.37 Million for FinTech Incubator at Western New England University
The Healey-Driscoll administration and MassTech have awarded Western New England University (WNE) a $1.37 million Tech and Innovation Ecosystem grant to establish an incubator that will drive innovation in financial technology, or fintech. WNE’s new Springfield-based fintech incubator will bolster talent development in the growing tech sector; fund new, on-campus computing infrastructure for hands-on learning…
Read MoreUMass Announces $250,000 in Technology Development Fund Awards
New technologies aimed at improving prostate-cancer diagnosis, enhancing employment services for job seekers with disabilities, and optimizing clinical-use treatments for melanoma patients could get closer to market thanks to $250,000 in seed funding announced by the University of Massachusetts. Ten faculty research projects will each receive up to $25,000 from the Technology Development Fund, an…
Read MoreAmherst and Deerfield libraries to receive $2.1M in additional funding
Amherst and Deerfield libraries have been awarded additional funding to provide enhancements to the facilities. In a collaborative effort with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, Senator Jo Comerford (D-Northampton), Representative Mindy Domb (D-Amherst), and Representative Natalie M. Blais (D-Deerfield) have successfully secured additional funding amounting to $2,165,861 for pending library construction projects in Amherst and Deerfield. Read…
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