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Mark Wahlberg, known for his acting skills and successful Wahlburgers restaurant chain, spent his 47th birthday touring the MGM Springfield construction site. A photo posted on social media showed the Oscar-nominated actor posing with an admirer near Main and State streets in downtown Springfield on Tuesday morning. He was wearing a white hard hat and accompanied by two workers also wearing…

The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce has hired a new executive director, the first full-time director in nearly a year. Claudia Pazmany, who lives in town, was chosen from a handful of candidates the chamber’s board interviewed. Chamber President Peter Vickery said the search was done by word of mouth. Chamber members were looking for the…

The city of Northampton has been awarded a $400,000 state grant to design environmentally friendly ways to channel storm water runoff away from flood-prone areas. Mayor David Narkewicz announced the grant, part of the state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program’s $5 million distribution to the commonwealth’s cities and towns. Read the source article at masslive.com

FutureWorks Career Center is among the sponsors of “Putting America To Work,” a job expo today, June 4, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1000 Hall of Fame Ave. (West Columbus Avenue). The event includes employers looking to hire in the service, health care and manufacturing fields as…

A low-income tax credit for affordable housing projects would hit $20 million a year. Another tax credit program would allow for the commitment of $10 million for market-rate housing projects in so-called “Gateway Cities” like Springfield and New Bedford.  And the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development would be able to spend $10 million…

The inaugural Whip City Brewfest is Saturday, and with over 50 local craft breweries offering samples, there is sure to be a beer for every taste. The event begins at noon for VIP ticket holders and from 1-5 p.m. for general admission. Advanced pricing is $40 for VIP, $30 for general and $10 for designated…

Despite recent threats to federal arts funding, Western Massachusetts cultural organizations will receive nearly $350,000 in National Endowment for the Arts grants to support theater, dance and other projects throughout the Berkshires and Springfield, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, announced Thursday. Read the source article at masslive.com

The Springfield Regional Chamber has named Ellen Freyman, an attorney with Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. in Springfield, its 2018 Richard J. Moriarty Citizen of the Year. Freyman concentrates her practice in all aspects of commercial real estate: acquisitions and sales, development, leasing, and financing. She has an extensive land-use practice that includes zoning, subdivision,…

When Alan Bennett was five years old, he caught a bluegill. As the story goes, he thought the fish was beautiful so he kept it in his pocket where his mother found it several days later when she did the laundry. Fast forward, many years later, to the Paradise City Arts Festival at the Three…