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Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years of golf

The 2018 year is truly golden for the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce as they announce the celebration of their 50th anniversary Chamber Cup Golf Tournament presented by Northeast IT Systems, Inc. In honor of this occasion, the Chamber Golf Committee is offering a special Golden Anniversary golf package to include: a fun-filled day of…

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$250,000 sale of Lynch School in Holyoke approved for retail use

The Colvest Group of Springfield will buy the former Lynch School at 1575 Northampton St. for $250,000, raze the building and build a retail site with a bank and other tenants after City Council approval at City Hall Tuesday. The Council voted 12-0 to approve the sale. To build the retail site, Colvest will need…

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People in Business: Tim Kennedy, President of Masslive Media and Kate Maguire, Artistic Director and CEO of Berkshire Theatre Group to speak at Springfield Regional Chamber Event

The Springfield Regional Chamber’s final C-Suite Conversations & Cocktails event of the season will feature Tim Kennedy, president of MassLive media and Kate Maguire, artistic director and CEO of Berkshire Theatre Group on Tuesday, May 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at CityStage in Springfield.  C-Suite Conversations & Cocktails features local and regional executives in…

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Mohegan Sun announces discount partnerships with Six Flags, Basketball Hall of Fame ahead of MGM Springfield opening

Mohegan Sun’s Momentum gambling loyalty cards will now offer discounts at Springfield-area attractions Six Flags New England and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as well as sites in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Mohegan Sun announced the expansion of the program Tuesday. In addition to the Massachusetts attractions, the program will include the Garde Arts Center…

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Springfield residents more optimistic on city’s future, less worried about crime, Western…

Residents have a more favorable opinion of the city’s quality of life, economic outlook and public safety than they did eight years ago, according to new findings from the Western New England University Polling Institute. And the optimism for Springfield’s economy was highest among residents who listed themselves as supporters of the MGM Springfield casino project,…

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Way Finders Relocation Creates More Momentum in Both Ends of the City

The nonprofit group Way Finders, formerly known as HAPHousing, has released renderings of the new 35,000-square-foot home it intends to build on the site of the soon-to-be abandoned Peter Pan Bus station. The move to the North End will bring benefits for the agency and its many types of clients, but it will also generate…

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Local Companies Starting to Land Contracts with MGM Springfield

Rebeca Merigian says the slip was found, and promptly given to her, many years ago by a long-time customer, a description she quickly categorized as an obvious understatement. Indeed, the date at the top is 1940, and thus this item, now displayed under glass, is a time capsule as much as it is a pick-up…

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Westfield Bank to open second Springfield branch in July

Westfield Bank will open a full-service branch office at 1342 Liberty St. in Springfield in July 2018. The Liberty Street office currently has a 24-hour ATM but will be operated as a full-service branch with lobby and drive-up banking, a drive-up ATM, and banking specialists doing business banking, residential mortgages, and investment and insurance services…

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Simply Grace Partners Helping to Create a New Dynamic Downtown

Like most people who grew up in and around Springfield in the ’60s and ’70s, Mikki Lessard has fond memories of getting on a bus and spending an entire Saturday afternoon downtown. She said most of those visits would start, and a good number would also end, at Johnson’s Bookstore, but there were plenty of…

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Hayley Dunn

Haley Dunn works with a team at Eversource Energy that serves the needs of Massachusetts customers and communities. She is a member of the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, where she serves as spokeswoman, and was honored with the 2018 Rohan Award. She is also a board member of the Holyoke Board of Registrar of…

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The Republican, MassLive win big in New England Better Newspaper Competition

The Republican brought home seven first-place prizes and several other commendations earlier this year in the New England Better Newspaper Competition. Recently retired photographer Dave Roback won two first-place prizes, in the feature photo and portrait categories, for images a child cooling off at Hampton Ponds in Westfield and two veterans at a Memorial Day ceremony in East…

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12 years in the making, Holiday Inn Express opens at Epiphany Tower in downtown Springfield

The long wait is over as a new Holiday Inn Express opened this week at the former Epiphany Tower on lower State Street as MGM Springfield was announcing an early opening date a block away. “This has been a pleasure that we are open finally on April 24, which was a very exciting day for us…