22 News: What’s Next for Casino Bill
Did State Legislator’s reflect Commonwealth’s Values?
Massachusetts legislators have rejected several efforts to toughen the state’s enforcement of sanctions against illegal immigrants (See Masslive story). The measures, in the form of amendments to the Senate’s budget bill, included such things as the codification of the current policy of denying in-state tuition rights to students who are illegal immigrants, and the creation [...]
Republican Scott Brown Shocks Democrats
As Democrats scramble to explain how the impossible has happened – a Republican has won the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by the “Liberal Lion,” Ted Kennedy – Senator-elect Scott Brown prepares to head to Washington. The end came quickly and – in many eyes – unexpectedly. Just two weeks ago, Democratic candidate and presumed [...]
Bar Association to Offer Invite to Hoyloke’s Chief Scott
In a recent newsletter (dated July) to fellow Hampden County Bar Association members, Association President Mark J. Albano announced that he would be inviting Holyoke Police Chief Anthony Scott to a public forum for “examination, discussion, analysis and debate of his proposal for the election of judges in Massachusetts.”
River Walk Assessment – The North End Section
On Wednesday, June 24, River Walk supporters walked the North End section of Springfield’s segment of the Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway. The North End section stretches from West Street (at the the North End Bridge) to the Chicopee city line, and – most walkers agree – is the most scenic and well-kept portion of [...]
Forest Park Library to Improve Access
The Forest Park branch library has been approved for funds to update its handicapped access. The funding, which was scraped up from unexpended funding in the Fiscal Year 2009 capital budget, totals $361,617, and will be used to construct an elevator access at the Oakland Street side of the 102-year-old building.
State Rep. Wagner Violated Campaign Finance Law
In a story in the Republican today, writer Holly Angelo reports that state Representative Joseph Wagner, D-Chicopee, was found to be in violation of state campaign finance law when the name of his chief of staff appeared on the letterhead of invitations sent out for a fundraising event.
Exploring the Tantiusques Mines
A couple of months back, we came upon this old mining site in Sturbridge, MA, while out on a Geocaching expedition. As it turns out, the site has quite a bit of history behind it. These are the Tantiusques Mines (“tan-tas-qua”). They were first mined by the local Native Americans here at the time, the [...]
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