Springfield’s Budget Wars Continue as Deadline Draws Near
The Sarno Administration and Springfield’s Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, Lee Erdmann, issued a stern letter to the City Council on Tuesday urging that body to quickly convene and approve of a transfer of funds in order to establish a balanced budget by June 30 for the coming fiscal year. Without the transfers, the letter [...]
Skyplex “18-and-Over” Events Cleared for Takeoff
Under extraordinary measures designed to ensure no underage drinking and “optimum public safety to patrons,” Mayor Domenic J. Sarno cleared the way for the Skyplex Entertainment Complex to hold five “18-and-over” events, scheduled for December 31, January 7, January 14, January 21, and January 28. The Mayor’s approval of permit requests from the Skyplex comes [...]
Springfield Elections: Winners & Losers
Check out my commentary over at Masslive on the biggest winners and losers from last week’s election in Springfield. Dozens of candidates qualified, but only a short list made the cut. Click here for my picks.
2009 Springfield Election Endorsements
The practice of issuing political endorsements has been a time-honored tradition in the newspaper industry for generations. Not all newspapers offer endorsements, however, while others have done so only intermittently. (Check out this blog for a brief history of newspaper endorsements.) It’s not really clear when newspapers first began putting out endorsements for their favored [...]
Stemming the Violence: Springfield’s Search for Answers
If violent crime wasn’t the number one political issue before last weekend, it certainly has thrust itself into first place these past few days. Last weekend’s bloodbath, which resulted in the city’s 15, 16 and 17 homicides of the year, has been followed by a series of shootings this past week. Even as Springfield Mayor [...]
Quick Hits: 09-04-09
SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY TO HOST STORYTELLING EVENT: In collaboration with the Springfield Museums, the Springfeld Library will be hosting the annual “LittleFest of Storytelling V” on Saturday, September 12, at the Central Library and Quadrangle in downtown Springfield.
Bundle O’ News
As I prep to take a week’s break from The Intruder (while on vacation up in New Hampshire), I’ll leave visitors with a bundle of news bits from my inbox and elsewhere…
Where Art Thou… Complaint Review Board?
Former Mayor Charles V. Ryan established the Springfield Community Complaint Review Board in September, 2008, as the result of a settlement in a racial bias claim filed against the City of Springfield in 2004. According to this Republican article, the Board was created as part of a settlement in the racial bias complaint lodged against [...]
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