Families of closing Chicopee nursing homes say they are being offered placements in Pittsfield, Boston
New agriculture committee puts focus on region
‘It’s flooding an already completely congested market.’ Nursing home closures in Western Mass. leave families and hospitals scrambling.
‘Breaking through the barriers’: MassHire Holyoke plans to expand efforts to aid workers recovering from addiction
Chicopee, Springfield, Westfield nursing homes want to remain open: Lawmakers searching for ways to make them financially viable
Police investigating threats at several local schools
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield officials meet with owners of 4 closing nursing homes in hopes of reversing decision
State leaders call for action after 4 western Mass. nursing homes announce closures
Western Massachusetts post-9/11 & service dog memorial park
A tribute to sacrifice: Chicopee breaks ground of new post Sept. 11 veterans and dog park
In the News!
March 1, 2023
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(MassLive - Jeanette DeForge) City officials and employees, state legislators, veterans, children and even dog owners joined together to ceremonially...
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