Investigations begins after 6 killed by chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant
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A vigil is planned for Saturday after a deadly accident at a Gainesville chicken plant.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Authorities have identified the six people killed in a chemical leak at a Gainesville food processing plant Thursday morning as new details emerge and stories of the harrowing experience.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims on Friday as: 45-year-old Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera of Gainesville; 35-year-old Corey Alan Murphy of Clermont; 28-year-old Nelly Perez-Rafael of Gainesville; 41-year-old Saulo Suarez-Bernal of Dawsonville; 38-year-old Victor Vellez of Gainesville; and 28-year-old Edgar Vera-Garcia of Gainesville.
Holyoke Community College Foundation introduces new directors
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
HCC Foundation Inc. a charitable arm of the college, has announced the college s new directors and officers.
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The nonprofit fundraising arm of Holyoke Community College has added seven new members to its Board of Directors and elected new officers.
The HCC Foundation, Inc., voted three-year director’s terms for four alumni of the college, and three others.
The alumni are Nikki Burnett of Springfield, the executive director of Educare Springfield; Cynthia Shea Desroches of South Hadley, the treasurer and manager of Holyoke Postal Credit Union; Deana McPherson of Granville, chief Financial Officer for Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.; and Israel Rivera of Holyoke, area studies program manager for the Center of Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst.