Pepe Calls on State Auditor to Investigate Ingram-Lisauskas Agreement

Springfield School Committee member and mayoral candidate Antonette Pepe is calling on Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump to look into the Lisauskas-Ingram side letter agreement that granted Ingram tens of thousands of dollars in goodies and benefits – all without the knowledge of the School Committee.

A Visit to MIT

Last week I worked at a social media conference in Cambridge, MA, for the company I work for. While I was there, I took the opportunity to stroll the campus of MIT.

What was on the Menu: Turner Parks’s Hofbrau Restaurant

Last fall I took several trips out to Turner Park, in Longmeadow, MA (see map), to uncover a collection of long-forgotten relics from the town’s past.

How to Survive an Alien Attack

Ingram’s Leaving – and He’s Taking Our Money with Him

Springfield Schools Superintendent Alan Ingram announced last week that this coming year will be his last as the city’s schools superintendent. Ingram stated in a press release that his resignation will be effective June 30, 2012, according to a Republican story on his announcement. That date also marks the expiration of his current contract with [...]

The Springfield City Council Blues

Back in the summer of 2009, excitement swirled throughout the region’s political and social activist circles as ward representation was finally coming to the Springfield City Council after years of sometimes frustrating lobbying.

Rats in High Places Looking Out for School Superintendent Alan Ingram

Last week, in a move not entirely surprising given his past performances, Springfield City Solicitor Edward Pikula issued an opinion backing Springfield Schools Superintendent Alan Ingram’s assertion that he did not have to pay back a $30,000 lump sum payment