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  • And the winner is…

    March is Women’s History Month, a time for celebrating the contributions women have made to the United States and recognizing the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. (Womenshistorymonth.gov) Though their names may not yet appear in any history books, two women who deserve such recognition…


  • UMass Amherst to Partner with Area Public Schools on $2.2M Teacher Preparation Grant

    AMHERST, MA — University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education faculty have received a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to prepare and license paraprofessionals, particularly those of color, to help diversify the teacher workforce in the commonwealth.The partnership includes UMass Amherst early childhood faculty and representatives from the Educator Preparation office,…


  • AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE TO HOLD PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC

    This Fall, the Department of Physical Therapy at American International College (AIC) will be hosting a Pediatric Physical Therapy Clinic for the Springfield community.


  • Back to School

    Back to School is right around the corner with school starting on Monday, August 28th for students in grades 1st through 12th. Kindergarten begins on Tuesday, September 5th and Preschool starts on Wednesday, September 6th


  • Emerging Adult Court of Hope Graduates Second Participant

    Springfield – Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Emerging Adult Court of Hope (EACH) graduated its second participant, Sedale Collymore, 26, of Springfield, on Wednesday, February 16, 2023. Sedale had been facing several serious charges from an incident in August of 2019, and instead choose to participate in the EACH Court in order to turn his…


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  • What Does My Community Need?

    When I was pregnant, my husband and I wanted to give birth and welcome our baby in our home. We looked in Springfield – and then in the adjacent towns in the lower valley – for a homebirth midwife to assist us. There wasn’t one. We needed to search for that service in the upper…

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