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From Wrestling to Ice Cream, They’ve Made a Community-wide Impact As he talked about wrestling and how it can help shape young people, Steve Graham offered a wry smile, a cock of the head, and then a look that spoke volumes. Indeed, it conveyed everything from the many ways the sport helps build character and […]

PITTSFIELD — Two for rent signs have been placed in the grass around Modern Mold & Tool’s former plant on East Street. The company sign is gone. People have noticed machinery being moved out of the building. Is another long-standing business leaving the city? No, Modern Mold & Tool isn’t moving out of Pittsfield. But, the […]

Toner Plastics joined the USO to help with its mission “to be the force behind the forces” by supporting its 19th Annual Pioneer Valley USO Golf Tournament at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield, MA.  

Toner Plastics joined the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department which hosted the 16th annual Celebrity Golf Classic at Cold Spring Country Club in Belchertown, MA to benefit the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Massachusetts.”

EAST LONGMEADOW – Two massive barn-style doors slid open on their original rails, revealing a floor-to-ceiling screened-in window on one side and the door exiting to a deck on the other. The natural lighting that flooded in revealed a black counter, shiny freezer cases, reclaimed wood flooring and dark beams on the vaulted roof. The […]

Senator Eric Lesser and Representative Brian Ashe toured Toner Plastics in East Longmeadow. By Staasi Heropoulos EAST LONGMEADOW — The pandemic is setting the tone for many companies like Toner Plastics, where business has doubled as it took steps to respond to the manufacturing needs to fight the coronavirus. “COVID-19 drove business for us last year,” says […]

One of Modern Mold & Tool’s customers received a U.S. patent for its injection molded device designed to grow vegetables in zero gravity on the International Space Station. Modern Mold & Tool designed injection molds to meet NASA’s testing need for the product and molds plastic parts required for the assembly. The device was designed in […]

Steve Graham and his wife Jean did something special for the local community by restoring the East Longmeadow train depot in 2020. They will be turning this historic building into an ice cream shop open for business in 2021.  

Quikcord was invented with active duty military members in mind. Founders Matthew Adams and Matthew Fioretti also set out to give back to servicemen and women. “It is a great feeling, a long time coming, a lot of hurdles we overcame, I am very excited to be a part of it,” said Fioretti, chief financial officer […]

EAST LONGMEADOW — Today, Senator Eric P. Lesser,  Senate Chair of the Manufacturing Caucus, officially recognized Toner Plastics as the First Hampden & Hampshire Manufacturer of the Year in a virtual Reimagined 5th Annual Manufacturing Awards Ceremony. The virtual awards ceremony was led by Senator Lesser and fellow Manufacturing Caucus Co-Chair, Representative Jeff Roy, and […]