Network Health Offers MassHealth Coverage Statewide

Network Health, LLC, a Massachusetts health plan that provides access to high-quality health care coverage for more than 200,000 Massachusetts residents with low and moderate incomes, announced today that eligible residents throughout western Massachusetts can now enroll in its Network Health Together® plan.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/network-health-offers-masshealth-coverage-123500516.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 05:35:00 -0700

Mass. opens ARRA-funded transit facilities

A new federally-funded transit project in Massachusetts, the John W. Olver Intermodal Center in Greenfield, Mass., will improve access to Amtrak . The state-of-the-art, energy-efficient center will serve as a central hub for transportation in the heart of this Northwest community’s urban renewal zone.
http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2012/05/Mass-opens-ARRA-funded-intermodal-center-parking-garage.aspx

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 10:44:09 -0700

Public safety field day at Greenfield Community College

Fire departments from Western Mass and beyond set up shop at Greenfield Community College on Saturday for Public Safety Field Day.
http://www.cbs3springfield.com/story/18366531/public-safety-field-day-at-greenfield-community-college

Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:58:10 -0700

Locally grown food benefits business

Vermont ranks number one in its commitment to raising and eating locally grown food. Massachusetts didn't make the top 10 but there are still a lot of places to buy locally grown food in Franklin County.
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/franklin/locally-grown-food-benefits-health-and-local-business

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 06:01:36 -0700

Clipboard: Seven Mass. hospitals pledge transparency, apologies when error occur

Liz Kowalczyk writes in today’s Globe that seven Massachusetts hospitals, including two in Boston, are piloting a program aimed at resolving potential medical malpractice cases before they become lawsuits. The program, which would encourage doctors and nurses to disclose mistakes and apologize for them, is expected to curb costly litigation and improve relationship between providers and patients.
http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2012/04/18/clipboard-seven-mass-hospitals-pledge-transparency-apologies-when-error-occur/JgwDFRU1iMvFM3RGtiorcJ/story.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:21 -0700

How are the Rural Poor Doing at School?

Massachusetts is a wealthy place. We are among the wealthiest states in the country, and the educational attainment of Massachusetts parents is well beyond that of parents in every other state. All this should point to high-powered students and schools in the Bay State.
http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/05/how_are_the_rural_poor_doing_a.html

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 09:35:37 -0700

Fire, accident on same Greenfield road

Residents living on three floors of an elderly and disabled housing complex had to be evacuated because of a fire there Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, an unrelated accident on the same street has knocked out power and caused the roadway to be closed.
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/franklin/fire-at-Greenfield-apartment-complex

Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:17:32 -0700

NY man gets 2 years for fleecing Mass. granddad

A New York man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing more than $300,000 from his western Massachusetts grandfather who was suffering from dementia.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/04/27/ny_man_gets_2_years_for_fleecing_mass_granddad

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:28:16 -0700

Sing a song about Irene

The Connecticut River Watershed Council is looking for members of the community to write songs about the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene. The songs will be performed in a concert to be held on August 28; the one-year anniversary of Irene’s arrival in western Mass.
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/franklin/sing-a-song-about-tropical-storm-irene-watershed-council-says

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:48 -0700

New York man gets 2 years for fleecing Greenfield granddad

SPRINGFIELD - A New York man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing more than $300,000...
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061127559&srvc=rss

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:06:45 -0700