Skyplex “18-and-Over” Events Cleared for Takeoff
Under extraordinary measures designed to ensure no underage drinking and “optimum public safety to patrons,” Mayor Domenic J. Sarno cleared the way for the Skyplex Entertainment Complex to hold five “18-and-over” events, scheduled for December 31, January 7, January 14, January 21, and January 28. The Mayor’s approval of permit requests from the Skyplex comes [...]
Quick Hits 12-22-09
HUGHES CHARTER SCHOOL EARNED WHAT’S COMING Sometimes trouble just falls into your lap without any notice and without any cause. Other times trouble happens because you acted in such a way as to ensure you got slapped. Such is the case with the Robert Hughes Academy Charter School, which recently received the news that the [...]
Jesus Christ? Are You Kidding Me?
Are school administrators overly sensitive when it comes to children just being children? When a kid can’t even sketch a picture without being sent to a psychiatrist, things are getting a bit too Orwellian. Check out my latest opinion piece over at Masslive.com – CLICK HERE. * *
Caring Health Center Seeks State Advocacy for Funding
On Monday Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray received a quick briefing and a site tour of the Caring Health Center’s newest facility-in-the-making located just across the street from the CHC’s clinic on Main Street in downtown Springfield. The former Hampden Furniture Showcase building was sold at auction to the CHC back in the summer of 2007 [...]
Spfld Community Complaint Review Board Seeks Public Input
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 into proposed changes to the CCRB. “The public [...]
The Springfield Movie Plays On…
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 elite. Check out my commentary over at Masslive.com: Same Old [...]
The Biomass Divide
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 councilors Patrick Markey and Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty tossing in the “no” votes. [...]
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