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March 1, 2023

Families of closing Chicopee nursing homes say they are being offered placements in Pittsfield, Boston

(MassLive - Jeanette DeForge) Brenda Bauer and her family all live in the same area so when her brother got...
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February 26, 2023

New agriculture committee puts focus on region

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Sydney Ko) Western Massachusetts will have ample representation on a new legislative committee focusing on agriculture....
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February 25, 2023

‘It’s flooding an already completely congested market.’ Nursing home closures in Western Mass. leave families and hospitals scrambling.

(Boston Globe - Kay Lazar) The abrupt announcement that four nursing homes in Western Massachusetts will be closing this spring...
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February 17, 2023

‘Breaking through the barriers’: MassHire Holyoke plans to expand efforts to aid workers recovering from addiction

(MassLive/The Republican - Jonah Snowden) MassHire Holyoke Career Center intends to expand on the work done by its Recovery Ready Workplace...
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February 14, 2023

Chicopee, Springfield, Westfield nursing homes want to remain open: Lawmakers searching for ways to make them financially viable

(MassLive - Jeanette DeForge) Lawmakers working to find solutions to keep four nursing homes open said they are facing multiple...
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February 14, 2023

Police investigating threats at several local schools

(Western Mass News - Paris Dunford, Kristin Burnell) Multiple schools across Massachusetts received hoax threats again on Tuesday after a...
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February 13, 2023

Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield officials meet with owners of 4 closing nursing homes in hopes of reversing decision

(MassLive - Jeanette DeForge) Multiple state legislators and mayors joined together on Monday to discuss the planned closing of four...
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February 13, 2023

State leaders call for action after 4 western Mass. nursing homes announce closures

(Western Mass News - Glenn Kittle) After news was released that 4 nursing homes in western Massachusetts plan to close,...
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February 12, 2023

Western Massachusetts post-9/11 & service dog memorial park

(22 News WWLP - Duncan MacLean) The city of Chicopee broke ground on a new facility at Westover Air Base...
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February 11, 2023

A tribute to sacrifice: Chicopee breaks ground of new post Sept. 11 veterans and dog park

(MassLive - Jeanette DeForge) City officials and employees, state legislators, veterans, children and even dog owners joined together to ceremonially...
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