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Springfield City Councilors debate whether to mandate in-person meetings
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (659+ words) by Sarah Heinonen | May 20, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield SPRINGFIELD " A resolution by Ward 7 City Councilor Gerry Martin requiring councilors to attend meetings in person caused some fiery debate in the council chambers on May 18. Martin broached the subject in…...
West Springfield Friends of the Library prepare for annual spring book sale
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (291+ words) by Tina Lesniak | Apr 20, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield WEST SPRINGFIELD " Book lovers and bargain hunters alike will have plenty to browse when the Friends of the West Springfield Public Library host their Spring Big Book Sale on April…...
Springfield peddling ordinance restricts food trucks on private property
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (548+ words) by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 15, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield SPRINGFIELD " Food truck owners beware. There are new rules for mobile eateries operating on private property in Springfield. After months of crafting amendments to the city's peddling and soliciting ordinance, the…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (12+ words) Springfield receives $5. 8 million to remove lead from children's homes'The Reminder...
Wagner named executive director at Springfield Prep
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 3, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield SPRINGFIELD " Springfield Prep Charter School has a new executive director, but she may look familiar to students and staff. After Springfield Prep's founder and former executive director, Bill Spirer, announced in…...
West Springfield School Committee restores positions in FY27 budget
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (642+ words) by Peter Tuohy | Apr 2, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield WEST SPRINGFIELD " On March 31, the West Springfield School Committee voted to support the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 after a final hearing spread across three meetings. The committee elected to…...
West Springfield hears from public on proposed general ordinance amendment
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (462+ words) by Peter Tuohy | Mar 20, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield WEST SPRINGFIELD " A resident called a general ordinance amendment "taxation without representation" during a public hearing at the West Springfield Town Council meeting on March 16. First proposed to the council…...
Gonzalez wants to support microbusinesses in 2026, fears federal cuts
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (484+ words) The City of Firsts again earned its moniker on Jan. 5 when the City Council elected Tracye Whitfield to serve as its president, the first Black woman to do so. Springfield City Council elects Whitfield as first Black woman president SPRINGFIELD…...
Springfield to pay record $14. 8 million in child sex abuse civil suits
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 7, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield SPRINGFIELD " The city of Springfield has reached a settlement with the families of two children in two civil suits stemming from 2023 criminal child sex abuse charges against Robert Gayle, a then-social…...
Officials, activists rally with city's Somali community
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (634+ words) by Sarah Heinonen | Dec 30, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield SPRINGFIELD " After a spirited debate on Dec. 8 regarding changes to Springfield's cannabis ordinance and how the distance from a school is measured, the three proposed amendments sailed through the City Council…...