Mass AG Coakley Bans Gaming at Cyber Cafes

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on Friday made permanent a regulation that makes official what many critics had been charging for months, now:

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.

Cyber Cafes Enter the Valley Like Vultures Circling Prey

* When I first spotted the 777 Cyber Center at the Five Town Plaza in Springfield a few weeks back, I remember thinking to myself, “Great, another bottom feeder preying on the poor and elderly.”

WWLP: Destruction all around east Forest Park

Birth of a Tornado – West Springfield

A tornado some to life in West Springfield, MA. June 1, 2011.

Path of Destruction: Tornado cuts through Central Street Corridor in Springfield

Early Wednesday evening, shortly after the tornado that struck the region had swept through Springfield, I found myself driving home from work and observing a scene I had not entirely expected.