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Landmark at Monastery Heights sold for $11.9M to new entry in assisted living industry Updated Jan 18, 2021; Posted Jan 18, 2021 Landmark at Monastery Heights at 110 Monastery Ave. in West Springfield has changed owners. (Don Treeger | The Republican photo) Facebook Share WEST SPRINGFIELD — Landmark at Monastery Heights is now Prosper at Monastery Heights after being sold earlier this month to a startup Prosper Life Care for $11.95 million. Prosper — a partnership among two businessmen f...

UMass report critical of Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse for pursuing student relationships, sources say MassLive.com 1/13/2021 Jim Kinney, masslive.com © Don Treeger | The Republican file photo/masslive.com/TNS Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse was the subject of a four-month investigation by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. AMHERST — The results of a four-month investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct by Holyoke Mayor and former congressional candidate Alex...

Who will lead Northampton next? With Mayor David Narkewicz announcing he won’t seek 4th term, race opens up Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz speaks at a naturalization ceremony held on the grounds of the Hampshire County Courthouse. (Don Treeger/The Republican) Facebook Share After serving for nearly a decade as the chief public official of Hampshire County’s largest city, Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz announced earlier this week he won’t b...

With Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade and Road Race canceled for second straight year, businesses face a difficult season Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Members of the Holyoke Caledonian Pipe Band perform at the St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyokes coronation ball at the Log Cabin on Feb. 15, 2020. (Frederick Gore Photo) Facebook Share HOLYOKE — The economic jolt businesses see from the annual St. Patrick’s celebrations begins long before hundreds of thousands of people descend...

Milk and ice cream maker HP Hood buys former Southworth Paper factory in Agawam, talks with town about expansion Updated Jan 08, 2021; Posted Jan 08, 2021 The former Southworth Paper Co. headquarters at 265 Main St. ,, seen here in a file photos, as been sold to H.P. Hood which has a plant next door (Jim Kinney/ The Republican) Facebook Share AGAWAM — H.P. Hood LLC has purchased the former Southworth Paper manufacturing plant and headquarters adjacent to Hood’s Main Street milk plant ...

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to move headquarters, warehouse and distribution center to Chicopee Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 A look inside The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Food Bank has purchased land in Chicopee for a new headquarters and warehouse. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts will move its headquarters, warehouse and distribution center from Hatfield to Chicopee. The Food Bank purchased 16.5 acres of ...

Compromise police reform bill heads to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk Updated Dec 23, 2020; Lacking a veto-proof majority in the House, lawmakers advanced a compromise policing proposal Tuesday and Wednesday and plan to send it to the governor’s desk with concessions in police training, bias-free policing and facial recognition. The redrafted proposal re-enacted by the Senate and House on Wednesday lets public safety officials in the Baker administration retain control of police t...

‘This is our season’: Amid pandemic and unprecedented volume, U.S. Postal Service battles to deliver packages on time Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 A postal carrier loads packages for delivery at the Liberty Street post office branch in downtown Springfield, Dec. 22, 2020. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share Easthampton artist Beth McElhiney sells her work in silver and aluminum, as well as vintage china and glassware, through the online marketplace Etsy. Or, at leas...

Massachusetts lawmakers reach deal on health care bill ensuring coverage for telehealth visits, COVID-19 treatment Updated Dec 23, 2020; Facebook Share After nearly five months of closed-door negotiations, Massachusetts legislators have reached a deal on a health care package that requires insurance providers to cover telehealth appointments and a wider range of COVID-19 tests and treatment. The lead negotiators, Sen. Cindy Friedman and Rep. Ron Mariano, confirmed in a statement Tuesday night ...

US Rep. Richard Neal touts COVID-19 relief bill as a ‘triumph for good sense’ MassLive.com 12/22/2020 Ron Chimelis, masslive.com © Don Treeger | dtreeger@repub.com/masslive.com/TNS 12/22/2020 -Springfield- U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal speaks Tuesday in Springfiedl about COVID-19 and the omnibus spending agreement he helped negotiate in Washington. SPRINGFIELD — He didn’t mention the Republican Party by name, and predictably gave Democrats the lion’s share of credit. ...