When the annual Pan-Mass Challenge bike-a-thon for cancer research begins Saturday, two Berkshire County riders who bonded as soul mates and survivors of the disease will team up.
The event is a major fundraiser for the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Womenâs Cancer Center in Boston. And Fredrick Knight, a first-time rider, and his close friend, Suzanne Merritt, credit the renowned hospital for saving their lives.
During a conversation with The Eagle, they also pointed out that their goal â giving back to Dana-Farber and to their Berkshire supporters â has a direct community impact.
Thatâs because, in 2015, Berkshire Medical Center became an affiliate of the Dana-Farber Cancer Care Collaborative, meaning that BMCâs standards and practices are validated by one of the nationâs leading cancer care and research institutions, benefiting the hospitalâs patients.
New England Cancer Specialists plans Rock Row campus
The treatment and research center would become the group s flagship location.
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An early rendering of what the New England Cancer Specialists facility at Rock Row may look like. Developers hope to wrap up the project by late 2023.
Contributed / Rock Row, Waterstone Properties
Scarborough-based New England Cancer Specialists plans to build its flagship treatment and research center at Rock Row in Westbrook and have it up and running in late 2023, the oncology and hematology practice announced Wednesday.
The project has not yet begun the approval process through the Westbrook Planning Board, but City Administrator Jerre Bryant said Tuesday said the proposed medical campus is in keeping with Rock Row owner Waterstone Properties’ vision of a multi-use development.