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Walk-in COVID testing now available each Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy Middle School in Springfield Updated Feb 17, 2021; Facebook Share Medical personnel Steve Nooney and Maura Shea patiently waited for Springfield residents in need of COVID-19 testing at two desks at the side of the John F. Kennedy Middle School gymnasium on Wednesday. A total of 13 people had already received testing at the location within the first hour it opened. Each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., American Medica...

Springfield adds COVID testing site in Indian Orchard Updated Feb 12, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — The city Feb. 17 will open a new weekly COVID-19 testing site at the John F. Kennedy Middle School in Indian Orchard. Testing will be offered Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school at 1385 Berkshire Ave., officials said Friday. While residents are encouraged to register online in advance to cut down on wait times, walk-ins will also be accepted, officials said. The site is primarily intended fo...

For Springfield residents struggling to get tested for COVID without a car, a new testing site is set to open Updated Feb 03, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 Agawam firefighter and Paramedic Joel Barlar prepares tests for Agawam residents at Six Flags COVID testing site. The one day testing site was set up by American Medical Response in partnership with the municipality. (Douglas Hook / MassLive) Facebook Share Access to the Eastfield Mall site that provides both COVID tests and vaccinations is di...

‘A nice little thank you,’ East Longmeadow High School teacher, impressed by COVID testing staff, thanks them with fundraiser Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 EMT Jessica Wright has been working with AMR for a year. She is one of the AMR staff that have been giving thousands of COVID tests to people at the Eastfield Mall in Springfield. (Douglas Hook / MassLive) Facebook Share An East Longmeadow High School Music Teacher, Carol Forward, took to Facebook to raise money to make don...

Agawam used its own CARES funds to setup one-day COVID testing site at Six Flags; ‘We want to take care of our people’ Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Agawam Firefighter and Paramedic Joel Barlar prepares tests for Agawam residents at Six Flags COVID testing site. (Douglas Hook / MassLive) Facebook Share Agawam Mayor William Sapelli told MassLive that the one-day free testing center at the Six Flags New England that was open Monday was to help the town’s residents get tested b...

Free COVID-19 testing offered to Ludlow residents Updated Dec 18, 2020; LUDLOW — Ludlow residents will be offered free COVID-19 testing at an outdoor drive-through site thanks to a partnership between the town and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department. The testing will take place Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hampden County Pre-Release Center, 627 Randall Road. In order to be tested, residents must be in line no later than 3 p.m. Registration is required. Go online to https://bit...

Some area towns see sharp spike in COVID-19 cases As of Thursday, statistics from the state Department of Public Health indicate a significant jump in COVID-19 cases in Franklin County. Courtesy graphic/Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts Published: 12/11/2020 4:37:10 PM The number of COVID-19-positive cases in Greenfield is “significantly rising,” according Greenfield Interim Health Director Jennifer Hoffman. Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said she was told by Hoffman that the Heal...