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SHINE Program HOLYOKE — SHINE is a free service for people who have questions regarding their Medicare and/or Medigap insurance. Appointments may be made to meet on an individual basis with a fully trained SHINE counselor. Date: July 7, 2015 Time:Noon, 1pm or 2pm Place:Holyoke Medical Center Space is limited. Please call to register (413) 534-2789.
SHINE Program HOLYOKE — SHINE is a free service for people who have questions regarding their Medicare and/or Medigap insurance. Appointments may be made to meet on an individual basis with a fully trained SHINE counselor. Date: August 4, 2015 Time:Noon, 1pm or 2pm Place:Holyoke Medical Center Space is limited. Please call to register (413) 534-2789.
their web site at www.niagarawater.com under their consumer notice section. The products were sold under the following brand names: Acadia (Stop & Shop), Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-11, Niagara, Nature’s Place, Pricerite, Superchill, Morning Fresh, Shaws, Shoprite, Western Beef Blue and Wegman’s. Niagara was notified that the source was potentially compromised. There have been no reports of any illness or injury related to their products to date and finished product testing detected no contaminants or issues of any kind. Big Y has recalled some date codes of Big Y bottled spring water products due to this recall concerning the possible presence of E.coli. All product has been pulled from sale at every market and the product codes have been locked out of the regis- This recall does not affect Big Y water as labeled Drinking ter system so that the product cannot be rung up as an added Water nor Big Y’s bulk spring water in gallon, 2.5 gallon or 4 assurance that product will not be sold. Customers may return gallon containers. any full or partial cases of water to any Big Y for a full refund. The following code dates have been recalled:
“Look Good, Feel Better” HOLYOKE — In conjunction with the American Cancer Society, Holyoke Medical Center will present a beauty lesson, with a cosmetologist, free make-up kit and a great time, during a very special program designed to help cancer patients. “Look Good, Feel Better” is an American Cancer Society program for women who are in treatment for cancer and may be experiencing hair loss and skin changes. Find out more about wig care, styling and tips on how to utilize scarves and turbans at the program. The group will be small and intimate – limited to eight women in treatment. Date: Monday August 17, 2015 Time:2:30pm Place:Fran Como Conference Room To register, please call Jolene Lambert at (413) 534-2501.
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engaged with community members on issues of health equity and social justice, said Dean C. Marjorie Aelion. “This collaboration with the Medical School and Baystate Health will allow us to expand our efforts and play a leadership role on these important concerns.” “The joining of the exceptional strengths of two of our campuses with Baystate Health embodies the UMass system’s commitment to having a statewide impact,” said UMass president-elect Marty Meehan. “This particular partnership will serve the health care needs of Western Massachusetts and is consistent with our mission of providing world-class education, research and public service.” In the midst of a nationwide physician shortage, which the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts could reach 90,000 by 2025, the need for doctors in central and western Massachusetts is especially urgent. The Massachusetts Medical Society’s most recent Physician Workforce survey showed that 75 percent and 77.8 percent of doctors, respectively, in the Springfield and Pittsfield regions reported an inadequate pool of physicians. The number of physicians who said it
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marketed the contest as open to all regardless of background but awarded the prize to a couple with hospitality business experience in the Virgin Islands. “In short, Janice Sage was advertising a contest for ‘dreamers’ who would never have the chance to own an inn and restaurant, and then handed the prize to just such a business owner,” Kelley Prass Collins, who founded the group, told the Globe. Sage didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The 68-year-old became owner of the inn the same way — by winning an essay contest 22 years ago. The entry fee for her contest was $125. Sage told the Globe she received fewer than the 7,500 entries she sought, but it was still enough to fund her retirement. Prince and Rose Adams were chosen to take over the inn, which has seven guest rooms, two dining rooms, a barn and a wraparound porch overlooking the White Mountains.
Headquartered in Springfield, MA, Big Y is one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England. Proud to be family owned and operated, they currently operate 63 stores throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts with over 10,000 employees. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D'Amour, the store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts where two roads converge to form a "Y".
was “significantly difficult to fill vacancies” in those regions was more than double the rate in Boston. A major focus of the new partnership will be efficiency and value in the provision of health care, with UMMS one of the lower-cost medical schools in the nation, and Baystate one of the lowest-cost health systems in the state. “We all share a responsibility for reducing the burden of healthcare costs on individuals and on our society. Together, we believe we can train a future generation of physicians who not only provide the highest-quality care, but also the highest-value care,” said Dr. Collins. Baystate Medical Center is now the western teaching site for Tufts University School of Medicine, and Tufts medical students will continue to have opportunities to train at Baystate going forward. It is anticipated that Baystate’s primary academic affiliation will shift to UMMS with the new partnership. Pending approval by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the UMMS-Baystate Health program is to enroll students to this track starting in the 2017-2018 academic year. True to its founding mission to educate and
train primary care physicians for the people of the Commonwealth, UMMS is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the top 10 percent of all medical schools for primary care and among the top 50 in research. Baystate Health has been named among the top 15 integrated health systems in America, and Baystate Medical Center was one of just 34 hospitals in the U.S. to be ranked by U.S. News as uniformly “high performing” across five common types of care: hip replacement, knee replacement, heart bypass surgery, care for congestive heart failure and care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ———
About the University of Massachusetts Medical School The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), one of five campuses of the University system, comprises the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the Graduate School of Nursing, a thriving research enterprise and an innovative public service initiative, Commonwealth
Medicine. Its mission is to advance the health of the people of the commonwealth through pioneering education, research, public service and health care delivery with its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care. In doing so, it has built a reputation as a world-class research institution and as a leader in primary care education. The Medical School attracts more than $240 million annually in research funding, placing it among the top 50 medical schools in the nation. In 2006, UMMS’s Craig C. Mello, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and the Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with colleague Andrew Z. Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference (RNAi). The 2013 opening of the Albert Sherman Center ushered in a new era of biomedical research and education on campus. Designed to maximize collaboration across fields, the Sherman Center is home to scientists pursuing novel research in emerging scientific fields with the goal of translating new discoveries into innovative therapies for human diseases.
Local author visits Littleville HUNTINGTON – Local author Sandra Mann visited the second grade students at Littleville Elementary School to share her latest book, The Lahmajun Man. The picture book tells a story related to Mann’s Armenian heritage. Through engaging illustrations, the book tells a story about Mann’s Armenian Great Grandfather, Geragos, who is “The Lahmajun Man”. Set around the time of World War I, the story takes place in Turkey, which was a turbulent time and place for most Armenians. “Whole families were uprooted and lost their homes, many people were killed, and many families were separated,” Mann wrote in the historical notes of her book. “Because of this, parents would often sew the family name into articles of their children’s clothing in case the children became separated from their parents.” Lahmajun is a thin crusted pizza-like food. Each day, Geragos prepares a platter of lahmajuns to bring home to his family, but encounters people whose needs are greater as he walks home from his bakery. As told to Mann by her grandmother, the story relates the goodness of sharing with others, even in the worst of situations. The author’s visit connected to a learning unit about student heritage and customs. Mann also told the students how her book became published, from rough draft to final copy. “Students left very motivated to continue writing and learning about their own heritage,” said teacher Linda Hyjek. Mann is a Montgomery resident and retired Gateway teacher. Her daughter Hilary Mann (Gateway Class of 1998) illustrated the book.
Massachusetts newlyweds win $15M in lottery EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Newlyweds from Cape Cod are planning to buy a house, pay off student loans and buy a truck after winning $15 million on an instant scratch-off ticket. WCVB-TV reports that Stacy and David Foster, of Orleans, who were married May 1, went to a store on Route 6 in Eastham Saturday and asked for a $30 Supreme Millions ticket from a machine behind a different register. The clerk told the Fosters the register was closed and said they'd have to choose a ticket behind an active one since ticket sales are tracked separately. The Fosters claimed their $15 million grand prize Monday and went home with a one-time payment of $9.75 million after taxes. The store will also receive $50,000.
Published author, and former Gateway teacher, Sandra Mann during a visit with second graders at Littleville Elementary School. (Photo submitted)