Media Contact: Amy Scott of Wild Apple Design Group 95 Post Office Park, Wilbraham. MA 01095 amy@wildappledesigngroup.com 413-279-1677 wildappledesigngroup.com Two Springfield Non-Profits Work Together Toward Beautifying a City Treasure! It may seem an unlikely pairing… Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) and The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center. However these two cherished Springfield [...]
HOLYOKE – The City of Holyoke announced this week that monitoring of the Connecticut River for E-coli bacteria is currently underway throughout the Pioneer Valley. In a statement issued by the Holyoke Mayor’s Office, it was announced that volunteers will be monitoring E-coli levels at 30 different locations each Wednesday or Thursday from June through [...]
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Continue reading …The following statement was issued by Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno regarding the fatal shooting of city police officer Kevin Ambrose. Ambrose, a 36-year veteran of the Springfield Police Department, was killed in the line of duty after responding to a domestic dispute call Monday afternoon in the city’s Sixteen Acres neighborhood. * * STATEMENT OF [...]
Continue reading …In the past few years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become an increasingly popular alternative to the traditional fresh produce marketplace.
Continue reading …In a press release issued over the weekend, 9th Hampden District state representative hopeful Joseph Fountain called on Massachusetts to implement a developmental learning program for high school students who have scored poorly in the state’s MCAS exams.
Continue reading …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 [...]
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