Market 32 and Customers Raise Money for Children's Miracle Hospitals

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32/Price Chopper has announced that its month-long campaign that raised funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has resulted in a donation of $69,486.45. 
 
Guests in all 130 stores were given the option of rounding up their change to the nearest dollar during October.
 
170 children's hospitals across the U.S. and Canada comprise the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals and provide 38 million visits to 12 million kids each year. The following hospitals, local to Price Chopper and Market 32 customers, are part of the network: Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Mechanicsville, PA, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla, NY, Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica, NY, Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY, The University of Vermont Children's Hospital in Burlington, VT, and Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital in Syracuse, NY.
 
"The services provided by Children's Miracle Network Hospitals are vital to healthy outcomes for communities," said Pam Cerrone, Market 32/Price Chopper director of community relations. "Be it critical life-saving treatments, pediatric medical equipment, or basic healthcare services, the 9 CMN hospitals in our footprint are here to ease the process for kids and their families. It's been our pleasure to join with our guests, who are always generous, to collaborate in raising much needed funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals."
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Five Local Firefighters Graduate From Massachusetts Firefighting Academy


Cody Doyle, left, and Owen Hoffman of Dalton hold their axes after graduating from the academy on Monday. 
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Five local firefighters were among the 20 graduates of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy on Monday. 
 
Jahyde Bullard, Phourasamy Din and Matthew Tobin, all of Pittsfield, and Cody Doyle and Owen Hoffman of Dalton completed the academy's 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program.
 
Bullard, Din and Tobin were appointed permanent firefighters by Mayor Peter Marchetti last July. 
 
"Massachusetts firefighters are on the frontlines protecting their communities every day, and today’s graduates are needed now more than ever," said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. "The hundreds of hours of foundational training they’ve received will provide them with the physical, mental, and technical skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely."
 
The graduating firefighters of Class  No. S39 represent the fire departments of Amherst, Chicopee, Dalton, Monson, Northampton, Palmer, Pittsfield, South Hadley Fire District 1, Springfield, Ware, and Westfield.
 
The Richard N. Bangs Outstanding Student Award, which is presented to one recruit in each graduating career recruit training class, was presented to Dylan Sliech of Springfield Fire and Emergency Services. The award is named for the longtime chair of the Massachusetts Fire Training Council and reflects the recruit's academic and practical skills, testing, and evaluations over the course of the 10-week program.
 
The graduates received classroom training in all basic firefighter skills during the course. They practice first under non-fire conditions and then during controlled fire conditions. To graduate, students must demonstrate proficiency in life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation, and fire attack. Fire attack operations range from mailbox fires to multiple-floor or multiple-room structural fires. 
 
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