On the eve of the media-hosted Valley Press Club Roast, eleven members of the Springfield City Council issued a letter to Mayor Domenic Sarno requesting more detailed information on the city’s current budget crisis. Print PDF
A couple weeks back Peter Pappas made the news when he asked the Springfield Redevelopment Authority (SRA) to reconsider the bid of a preferred developer for the former William C. Sullivan Visitor Center, Print PDF
The lifeblood of any political campaign is its ability to get its message out to the voting masses. And, of course, the best way to do that is by purchasing ads, putting up signs, and touring the countryside visiting the people who do the voting. Print PDF
Zero Tolerance. That’s the term Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno (and, lately, the Springfield Police Department) likes to use whenever he wants the public to know he’s really, really serious about cracking down on something that’s gotten out of hand on his watch. Print PDF
The other day the Springfield Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in the Hollywood section of the South End of the city, which is one street over from where I live. Print PDF
When I was a kid, my mom gave me a pair of rubbers to protect my feet from getting wet in the rain. These were thin rubber outer casings that fit snugly around whatever footwear you were wearing into school. Print PDF
Last weekend I took a date out on a geocaching expedition up in Northampton, where we strolled around the outskirts of the downtown and Smith College area looking for hidden treasures. Print PDF
- – Ask Springfield resident Russ Seelig what he thinks of the city’s Assessors Department and he’s likely to have a few choice, but in no way flattering, words to share with you. Print PDF