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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There’s apparently something about “Fill The Fiat” that appeals to people giving generously for the holiday season. 2nd grader from Westfield raises money, donates toys to 22News’ Toys for Tots One year ago, people gravitated to the United Way lobby in downtown Springfield to fill the Fiat owned by a local…

Westfield State University has been awarded a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation to support their ongoing project: Reimagining General Education: Tackling Content, Pedagogy, and Assessment to Deliver a Better Student Experience.  The $298,710 grant is from the Davis Educational Foundation, according to a news release from Westfield State University. The Foundation supports the undergraduate programs…

Rich Kump, president and CEO of UMassFive Federal Credit Union. Richard Kump says he’s disappointed by — but quite philosophical about — recent statistics showing that credit unions are not faring as well as they have historically when it comes to customer satisfaction. Read the source article at BusinessWest

The Greenfield Redevelopment Authority has issued a request for the renovation and redevelopment of the First National Bank Building. The landmark art deco building, dating back to 1929, sits in the heart of downtown, facing Court Square. Redevelopment plans may include replacing much of the building. Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner says this building has a…

In many ways, Monson is a sleepy New England town with a small Main Street lined with shops, as well as small and medium-sized businesses located throughout the town, in many different industries. But years ago, Monson was a big mill town known for its granite quarries. As mill owners sought employees, the population grew.…

By now, Mary Kaselouskas says, the vast majority of people understand the importance of cybersecurity. “Everyone is fully aware of the threats out there, how people become victims of cybercrime and the impact on an organization that’s involved in a breach,” said Kaselouskas, vice president ands chief information officer at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC).…

As he talked about the foundation he created with some of the proceeds from the sale of Pride Stations and Stores — the business he started more than 40 years ago — and the many difficult societal problems it will address, Bob Bolduc summoned an often-paraphrased quote from John F. Kennedy. It went this way:…

The PVTA is providing free transit beginning Friday through the end of the year. A grant was provided in the state budget by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to encourage customers to “Try Transit” by offering no-cost trips during the holiday season. No fares or passes are needed to ride PVTA bus or paratransit services…

An affordable housing project in Holyoke was recently awarded a grant for $900,000 from the state. The Essex in Holyoke, located on the corner of Essex and Chestnut Streets, is a key part of what’s called the Library Commons Development Project, a project designed to bring safe, healthy, and affordable housing to the residents of…

The City of Springfield received funds to improve an area along Pinevale Street in Indian Orchard. Mayor Sarno and Chief Development Officer (CDO) Tim Sheehan announced Wednesday that the city has received an award of $100,000 from the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Read the source article at WWLP 22 News Springfield