HOLYOKE — Former Holyoke City Councilor Todd McGee has been appointed to the Holyoke Community College (HCC) board of ...

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Mall recently welcomed its newest store, the trendy Asian household goods retailer Ximi-V, with a grand-opening party on Dec. 21. “Ximi-V believes shopping should be fun, inspiring, ...

FLORENCE — Florence Bank has pledged a gift of $100,000 to Caring Health Center of Springfield and officially presented the award on Dec. 19 at the center. Florence Bank is […] ...

The Spectrum Awards, presented by City Beat News, announced that Herrell’s Ice Cream in Northampton is the winner of this year’s Spectrum Award, which recognizes businesses that promote […] ...

Taber Art Gallery, in partnership with Holyoke Art, requests applications for volunteers and partners interested in planning the first Holyoke Paper Festival. Set to take place over four […] ...

We are excited to announce that BusinessWest has launched a new podcast series, BusinessTalk. Each episode will feature ...

SPRINGFIELD — Health New England awarded $250,000 in grants to five local organizations in honor of Dr. Mark Keroack, former president and CEO of Baystate Health and chair of Health […] ...

Pioneer Valley Financial Group and Ludlow Veterans of Foreign Affairs will host the seventh annual First Responders Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. […] ...

On Dec. 20, local and national dignitaries celebrated the stationing of a new fleet of F-35 aircraft at Barnes Air National Guard Base (ANGB), which was made official […] ...

Hour Town Sally Tiska Rice says she grew up in Pittsfield. As a child, and up through her high-school years until the plant ...

Community Spotlight At its core, Mount Holyoke College’s $175 million geothermal energy initiative is an infrastructure ...

Happier Valley Comedy, the only improv comedy theater in Western Mass., recently hit its goal to raise $115,000 in order to unlock a previously awarded Mass Cultural Council […] ...