Asher and Jones Return to the Headlines
With the trial of former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher now ongoing in Chicopee District Court (Asher is being tried on charges of assault & battery and assault & battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the November 2009 arrest of suspect Melvin Jones III), Print PDF
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Ferrera Stumbles Coming Out of the Gate
El Presedente didn’t waste anytime showing his leadership ability – or lack thereof – with the 2012 edition of the Springfield City Council. Print PDF
THE BOHEMIAN CANDIDATE: Jeffrey P. Donnelly’s Conspiracy Theory
If there was any way to stop a rebellious, self-proclaimed bohemian Republican from attaining political office and exposing widespread academic cronyism, one way would be to harass him incessantly and throw him behind bars. (Or is that two ways?) Print PDF
Considering the Alternatives: Local Politics with Some Cats Thrown In
SARNO PROPOSES CITY TAX INCREASE SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has brought out his proposals for city property taxes for the Fiscal Year 2012, and, predictably, they are a hike over last year’s rates. Sarno has proposed a residential rate of $19.99 (per $1,000) and a commercial rate of $39.53. Those numbers are up [...]
Quick Hits: Biomass Plant Moves Forward; Eleanor Powell Remembered; The “Other” Stebbins
SPRINGFIELD’S OTHER STEBBINS Hey everybody! Guess who’s got her own website and blog? Print PDF
Surveying the Post-Election Storm in Springfield
In a election season where the region’s wide-ranging power outages made far more headlines than anything the candidates themselves could have mustered, we watched nearly every incumbent in the region stroll back into office (with one notable exception in Holyoke) and approximately 70-plus percent of the voting population find something better to do than visit [...]
Springfield Elections: A Tale of Two Candidates
Well, with a little over a week to go before Springfield voters go to the polls to choose their next mayor and city councilors, I think we can all agree we’re probably not in for very many surprises. Print PDF
2011 Post-Primary in Springfield
With the 2011 preliminary election in Springfield now history, we can clear away the smoke to see who’s left standing for the November 8 general election. Print PDF
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