Springfield's congressman blasted President Trump on Saturday for upending trade talks with Canada, warning of fallout for the region. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, released the statement August 22 after negotiations wi…

Hundreds of Springfield student-athletes spent the summer preparing for the fall sports season, per Western Mass News. The station's report, "Student-athletes ramp up summer workouts ahead of fall season," described widespread offseason conditioning across Springfield Public Schools ath…

Mayor Sarno drew four winners in a Springfield housing lottery for new Old Hill Infill homes on Thursday. The winning families will move into brand-new construction in the 01109 ZIP code at a steep discount from market value, a story Western Mass News also covered under the headline "Sp…

Springfield Public Schools teachers readied classrooms this week as the district's first day of class nears. At John J. Duggan Academy, a sixth-grade math teacher spent the day organizing her room ahead of students' return, one of many educators across the city preparing for the new yea…

Forman Mills will open its first Springfield store next month at 1317 Liberty Street, the company announced Tuesday. The discount retail chain's grand opening is set for Thursday, September 17, adding another shopping option to what the company calls the "City of Firsts." Separately, Ve…