The Springfield Community Complaint Review Board will be holding a public meeting this Wednesday, December 9, at 5:30pm in Room 220 at City Hall.
According to a press release issued by the Mayor’s Office on Monday, the purpose of the meeting will be to allow public input [...]
The controversy over the springtime hiring of convicted felon Fred A. Swan to oversee development at an already scandal-plagued school is just the latest example of our city’s history of handing out jobs to (and looking out for) friends and relatives of the local power [...]
Last year when the Springfield City Council approved permitting for a biomass energy plant in East Springfield, the news passed largely unnoticed by residents in the communities surrounding the proposed plant site.
The Council vote was 7 in favor and 2 against, with city [...]
The U. S. Census Bureau is currently recruiting part-time, temporary staffers to help out with the 2010 Census. Positions available include supervisor and census takers.
Anyone interested in seeking a position in their community can contact the Census Bureau for an appointment at 1-866-861-2010. For more [...]
FREEDOM OF SPEECH – SORT OF
Recently we had a blowout over at that citadel of leftwing looneydom, UMass, regarding the desire of a few professors and students there who wanted their hero, convicted terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur, to explain to them why it was [...]
Morning radio show duo Bax & O’Brien will be hosting their annual Mayflower Marathon from this Monday (6:00am) through Wednesday (10:00am), broadcasting for 52 straight hours.
Three 48-foot trailers will be located at the Hall of Fame for folks to stop by and fill up with [...]
‘MEEP’ BANNED AT HIGH SCHOOL
DANVERS, MA – In a story that made headlines last week, Danvers High School Principal Thomas Murray has banned the word “meep” from his school because he says students were using the word to interrupt classes.
In an Associated [...]
The ongoing controversy regarding the on-again, off-again speaking engagement by convicted terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur has struck an emotional chord with many of those critical of the decision to allow Levasseur a platform to speak at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In the end, Levasseur [...]
Check out my commentary over at Masslive on the biggest winners and losers from last week’s election in Springfield. Dozens of candidates qualified, but only a short list made the cut.
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Finally, the 2009 campaign season is behind us. No more political grandstanding, no more quickie handshakes, and no more phony political smiles. No more promises made to be broken, nor campaign signs planted and then stolen. No more name-calling, accusations, or finger-pointing by candidates eager [...]
Sometimes personal journeys can take you not so very far from home while at the same time giving you whole new perspectives on life. Other times, it’s the experience of the expedition itself that becomes a part of the new-found perspective.
So it was for a [...]
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced on Thursday that the University of Massachusetts will be establishing an Urban Design Center in downtown Springfield, to be located at 3-7 Elm Street, Court Square.
Court Square has been in need of tenants and business for the past several years. The [...]
The practice of issuing political endorsements has been a time-honored tradition in the newspaper industry for generations. Not all newspapers offer endorsements, however, while others have done so only intermittently. (Check out this blog for a brief history of newspaper endorsements.) It’s not really [...]
If violent crime wasn’t the number one political issue before last weekend, it certainly has thrust itself into first place these past few days. Last weekend’s bloodbath, which resulted in the city’s 15, 16 and 17 homicides of the year, has been followed by a series of shootings this past [...]
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Springfield City Council Ward 6 candidates Amaad Rivera and Keith Wright appeared at a candidates forum hosted by the Ward 6 Democratic Committee at the Forest Park Middle School on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.
Springfield City Council Ward 6 candidates Amaad Rivera and Keith Wright squared off at a candidates forum hosted by the Ward 6 Democratic Committee on Wednesday night at the Forest Park Middle School. About 80 people showed up for the debate between the two candidates, which was moderated [...]
With the election just two weeks away, voters in Springfield are faced with a hard choice: A career politician or… a career politician?
Check out my little write-up over at Masslive – click here.
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“Safe Neighborhood Night” will be coming to Springfield on Tuesday evening, October 20, at Western New England College’s Rivers Memorial Building, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Representatives from local law enforcement, including Springfield Police Commissioner William Fitchet and Hampden County Sheriff Mike Ashe Jr., will be on [...]
In last month’s preliminary elections in Springfield, the Ward 8 race was whittled down to candidates Orlando Ramos, who pulled in first, and John Lysak, the runner-up. Ramos raked in over 100 more votes than Lysak, and his supporters are probably pretty happy about his [...]
The Springfield Parks Department and United Way teamed up this summer to clean up park space in the city.
[...]Scenes from the 2009 Hoop City Jazz and Arts Festival, held on the campus of Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA.
[...]Ceremony at City Hall celebrating the departure of the state-mandated Springfield Finance Control Board.
[...]Paramount Theater owner Mike Barrasso shows me around the lesser-seen areas of the 80-year-old theater.
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Last week I was invited by Paramount Theater owner Mike Barrasso to go on a tour of some of the lesser-seen parts of the old theater. I took along my camera and camcorder – though I wasn’t optimistic about how any video would come out [...]
From last summer: I saw a storm approaching in the distance, and it ended up coming right at me.
(This is part of a series of photos being uploaded in preparation of the new design at SI.)
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FORECLOSED HOME DEADLINE
The City of Springfield announced this week that homeowners and banks have until November 1st, 2009, to register vacant or foreclosed properties with the City.
The Vacant and Foreclosing Property Registration ordinance, which was adopted in April of this year by the now-defunct Springfield Finance Control [...]
