Education
Bright Nights Ball 2022 annual fundraiser announced
Preparations are already underway for the next season of Bright Nights at Forest Park and other events organized by Spirit of Springfield. The Bright Nights at Forest Park holiday light display attracts thousands of visitors to Springfield every year. Wednesday, plans were announced for the Bright Night’s Ball. The annual event is the city’s largest…
Read MoreNew mural on Big Y in Palmer painted by Pathfinder Tech students
Shoppers at the Big Y in Palmer will now be greeted with a new mural created by local high schoolers. Forty-seven students from Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School worked together for months to paint this mural. It faces Thorndike Street, so everyone driving by can see the work of art. “We are really excited…
Read MoreSouth Hadley to install mural created by Mount Holyoke College students
An installation of “Off the Beaten Path: A Celebration of Local Ecology“, created by Mount Holyoke College students is to be held Wednesday afternoon. The celebration of the mural will be at Buttery Brook Park on 123 Willimansett Street at 4 p.m. Read the source article at WWLP 22 News Springfield
Read MoreAIC Partners with STCC with Signing of Articulation Agreement
American International College (AIC) has signed an articulation agreement with Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), formally establishing a close academic relationship between the two-year college and the four-year institution. This accord between American International College and Springfield Technical Community College aligns academic programs that enhance the seamless transition of STCC graduates and qualified candidates from…
Read MoreFlorence Bank Celebrates 20th Annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program
Florence Bank celebrated its 20th annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program gala last month, awarding $100,000 to 45 nonprofits across the valley. And at the close of the event, President and CEO Kevin Day drew cheers from the audience of nonprofit leaders, announcing that giving will increase to $125,000. “Some of you longtime recipients may…
Read More‘Together HCC’ Raises $192,000 for Scholarships, Student Aid
Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Holyoke Community College led a historic day of giving last month, raising more than $192,000 for student support programs during its one-day “Together HCC: Drive to Change Lives” campaign. Organizers had set a goal of 300 donors for the 24-hour, April 26, fund drive. The final tally was 418,…
Read MoreFree Line-cook Training Course Starts June 6 at HCC
This summer, Holyoke Community College will be running a free, one-month, intensive line-cook training course at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute. The course runs Monday through Friday, June 6 to July 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute is located at 164 Race St. in downtown Holyoke. The…
Read MoreAmerican Medical Response to hold event for Earn While You Learn program
Officials from American Medical Response of Springfield and Mayor Sarno will be congratulating and greeting AMR’s 7th graduating class of EMTs from their Earn While You Learn program. According to the news release sent to 22News by the Office of Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, AMR will also honor individual first responders with an award and…
Read MoreHCC to Mark 75th Anniversary with May 5 Celebration
Holyoke Community College will mark its 75th anniversary on Thursday with events that celebrate its past, present, and future as the Commonwealth’s oldest community college. Festivities begin as early as 9 a.m. with special programming from the college radio station, continue throughout the day with student presentations, program tours, exhibitions, open houses, demonstrations, alumni panels, food,…
Read MoreSpringfield WORKS awarded $400K for at-risk youth programs
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) has awarded $400,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant to Springfield WORKS. The funding will help programs that identify and support at-risk children and youth in Springfield, and provide needed social services as well as career and technical education, and substance abuse recovery and prevention services.…
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