Pioneer Valley Roller Derby Begins 2009 Season
With names like Pink Panzer, Beast Infection, and Bloodbath and Beyond, you know you’re in for some action when you watch teams battle it out as part of the Pioneer Valley Roller Derby (PVRD).
The Little Park that Couldn’t
Springfield resident Bill Kelly still fumes as he looks out from his backyard to a newly constructed park located just a stone’s throw away from his property in the East Forest Park section of the city. Not long ago, he would have been looking into woodlands that stretched to the East Longmeadow border. But that [...]
At the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Scenes from the 2009 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The weather was clear in the morning, overcast in the afternoon, and not as warm as a lot folks were hoping. But just about everyone had a very good time. (Click on images to enlarge.)
Springfield Updates
CITY HALL NEWS Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins is calling on City Hall to reduce its reliance on paper as a means of conducting day-to-day business. Currently, city council staff are tasked to copy and mail out documents. Notification of meetings and other City Hall business are also mailed out to individual city councilors. “Next [...]
Sarno.Love.com
A previously unknown Web site has surfaced that features a nifty listing of Springfield headlines. The site appears to cull its information via RSS feeds from Masslive. The most interesting part of the site, however, is its name: Domenic J. Sarno. The site is parented by Love.com, which is in turn owned by AOL. Visit [...]
Pepe Decries Committee Selection Process
Springfield School Committee member Antonette Pepe fired a broadside at city leaders after learning that both the School Committee and the City Council had appointed their representatives (one each) to a joint screening committee without discussion from the full membership of each body.
Local News Briefs & Tidbits: 03-11-09
News from Around the Pioneer Valley… Don Feder to Speak at UMass: AMHERST – Conservative commentator Don Feder will be making an appearance in the Cape Cod Lounge at UMass-Amherst at 7:00pm this Wednesday (March 11). His lecture, entitled “Hate Crimes – Fighting Bias with Facism,” will focus on “the myth of hate crime laws [...]
Motor Vehicle Revenue Enforcement Goes High Tech
For government, tough economic times mean finding news ways to create revenue. Sometimes that effort involves raising taxes and fees – or creating new taxes altogether. Other times, however, politicians may turn to finding new ways to collect already owed taxes and fees. In Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick has been looking into raising the gasoline [...]
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