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Lieutenant Governor to Keynote Checkpoint 2016 on Nov. 10

HOLYOKE — The Greater Chicopee, Greater Holyoke, Greater Westfield, Greater Easthampton, West of the River, and South Hadley & Granby chambers of commerce have joined forces to present Checkpoint 2016, a legislative symposium on Thursday, Nov. 10. The keynote speaker for this regional event will be Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito.

Lunch and the keynote speaker will be followed by a panel discussion with local legislators, including state Sen. Donald Humason Jr. and state Reps. Joseph Wagner, Aaron Vega, John Scibak, John Velis, Carlos Gonzalez, Jose Tosado, and Nick Boldyga. The panel will be moderated by Anthony Cignoli, president of A.L. Cignoli Co.

The event will take place at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House in Holyoke. Registration and networking begin at 11 a.m., with lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The panel discussion, with questions from the audience, will take place from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. Reservations are required. Tickets cost $45 per person for chamber members and $55 for non-members.

For more information or to register, visit the website of one of the participating chambers and look for ‘upcoming events.’ Questions should be directed to event coordinator Lynn Morrissette at the Greater Chicopee Chamber at (413) 594-2101.

Current sponsors include CHD Cancer House of Hope, Dowd Insurance Agency, Easthampton Savings Bank, Freedom Credit Union, Holyoke Medical Center, Health New England, Mestek Inc., PeoplesBank, People’s United Bank, Westfield Bank, and Westmass Area Development Corp./Westover Metropolitan Development Corp.