Local News Briefs & Tidbits – 2-12-2012
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR In a recent story that appeared online at Northampton Media, writer-editor Mary Serreze wrote about a visit by traveling Occupy Wall Street protesters to the cozily-progressive city of Northampton earlier this month. Print PDF
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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 [...]
New York, New York!
Early last week I was in New York City attending a conference for the company I work for. It was my first visit to the Big Apple since I left the Army about 400 years ago, so I was just as lost this time around as I was back then. Print PDF
Springfield’s “Almost” Tornado of 2009
Tornado as it approached from behind the Big Y on Cooley Street in Springfield. This is an amazing shot forwarded to me by a friend. He’s still trying to find out who actually took this cellphone shot, and as soon as I know, I’ll credit the photo. Print PDF
Some of My Graphics Stuff
Four of my latest graphic arts stuff…. – - [See the rest of Bill's stuff here.] * * Print PDF
At the “Pepe for Mayor” Kickoff Event
Tuesday night I swung by the John Boyle O’Reilly Club for the campaign kickoff event of Springfield mayoral candidate Antonette Pepe. I arrived at about 5:30pm – 30 minutes after the start time – to a packed parking lot, and had to park along the street. Inside, the event was well attended, with every table [...]
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