Mayor Sarno asks Governor Healey for state police help after motorcycle gathering blocks Berkshire Avenue. From our own coverage: Conservation Board swaps pump for cofferdam at Broadbrook; License Commission redoes two unseconded votes. Also in today's brief (13 items): Sarno asks Heale…
Dropkick Murphys will perform in Springfield next spring following a Thunderbirds hockey game. Also in today's brief (3 items): Springfield College volleyball hosts Smith at Blake Arena; Dropkick Murphys to play after Thunderbirds game; Central hosts West Springfield in freshman volleyb…
Springfield's Finance Committee reviewed a plan to replace the city's flat 50-cent-an-hour parking rate with tiered pricing downtown.
Springfield City Council repealed a 2013 ban on front-yard fences in two single-family zoning districts. Councilor Jerry Martin's amendment lets homeowners in Residence A and A1 install fences up to four feet, with any fence more than 25 percent solid capped at three feet.
Four Springfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Kairene "Holasian" Arakelian, 93; Vasiliki Mantzoros, 94; Kenneth LaVigne, 76; and Jean Claude Thibault, 79. Arakelian died Tuesday, September 22, and the other three died Thursday, September 24. Arrangements are being…
Diocese of Springfield suspends two Stigmatine priests from the same city parish. From our own coverage: Single September deed transfer recorded, price pending. Also in today's brief (6 items): Diocese suspends two priests from Springfield parish; Voters to decide marijuana repeal quest…
The Springfield License Commission re-voted to fix two unseconded approvals from its August meeting.
Hampden County Registry of Deeds records show only one Springfield property transfer for Aug. 28 through Sept. 26: a Sept. 15 sale from Christian G. Avila to AAA Abatement LC (Laredo), with the price not yet available. No street address or additional sale details were included in the record. With
Weekend nor'easter threatens travel and Big E plans as storm approaches region. Also in today's brief (3 items): Nor'easter could disrupt weekend travel, Big E plans; Storybook Harvest program returns to Springfield Museums; Central girls soccer set to host Smith Vo-Tech.
Springfield School Committee adopts town hall rules and a revised calendar covering four cyberattack-lost days. Mayor Domenic Sarno chaired as all seven members voted 7-0 on every roll call, including the amended 2026-27 calendar, which makes December 23 and January 4-5 full school days.