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School Committee Votes to Enter Session on Union Talks
The Springfield School Committee voted 5-0 to enter executive session and negotiate successor contracts with four employee unions.
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Government · Select Board
Council Panel Presses DPW On Tornado-Area Paving
Springfield's DPW director resisted a councilor's push to fast-track tornado-area street repairs.
Government · Select Board
Council Panel Reviews Mail-In Voting Failures
Springfield's City Council General Government Committee reviewed a 2025 mail-in voting breakdown and polling-site fixes, taking no votes.
Government · Select Board
Council votes 10-0 to back rent stabilization bill
Springfield City Council voted 10-0 to back state legislation letting the city set its own rent stabilization rules.
Government · Select Board
Finance Committee Reviews Grants, Free Cash Plan
The Springfield City Council's Finance Committee reviewed more than $2.4 million in grants and budget transfers without taking a formal vote.
Government · Select Board
Council Panel Advances Youth Commission Ordinance
Springfield's City Council General Government Subcommittee unanimously forwarded a revived Youth Commission ordinance to the full council.
Government · Select Board
Council panel sends attendance resolution to full body
The Springfield City Council's General Government Subcommittee advanced a resolution requiring in-person attendance at council meetings, sending it to the full council without a formal recommendation.
Schools · School Committee
Schools demo new online facility permit system
Springfield schools unveiled an online facility permit system, replacing paper forms for booking gyms and fields.
Government · Police Commission
Police Commission reports end of DOJ oversight
Springfield Police Commission learned its four-year Department of Justice settlement agreement has officially ended.
Government · License Commission
License board approves new Worthington Street nightclub
The Springfield License Commission approved a new all-alcoholic license for a downtown nightclub, backing 2 a.m. hours over a neighborhood group's objection.