Government · Town Board
Council weighs ordinance to let police seize kratom
Springfield officials weigh new ordinance after state bars confiscation of banned kratom.
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Government · Town Board
Springfield panel reviews draft tree-cutting ordinance
Springfield's Sustainability and Environment Committee reviewed a long-awaited draft ordinance regulating tree removal on private property.
Government · Town Board
Audit flags 22 unregistered school buses in Springfield
Springfield audit committee finds 22 school buses still unregistered for excise tax.
Government · Town Board
Audit: Springfield fixed most school bus contract flaws
Springfield audit subcommittee hears most bus contract fixes done, but 22 buses still unregistered.
Government · Other Committee
License Commission redoes votes after missing seconds
Springfield License Commission redoes two unseconded votes in brief virtual meeting.
Government · Conservation Board
Conservation Board Approves Erosion Fix for Broadbrook
Springfield Conservation Board swaps pump for cofferdam on Broadbrook erosion project.
Morning Brief
Mayor unveils cleanup plan for Vibra Hospital site
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announces cleanup plans for the shuttered Vibra Hospital site. From our own coverage: Springfield logs one late summer property sale, price pending. Also in today's brief (5 items): Former Vibra Hospital site set for cleanup; Springfield rolls out fixed m…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20
Two Springfield obituary notices published this week: William, Bryan (age 43, died September 15) and Casali, Caitlin MacCurtain (age 44, died September 16). Neither notice, as available, included profession, service, or family detail beyond name, age, and date of death. Lead source: T.P…
Morning Brief
Springfield Records One Property Sale in Late Summer Period, Price Pending
Hampden County Registry of Deeds data shows just one property transfer recorded in Springfield between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19: a Sept. 15 sale from Christian G. Avila to AAA Abatement LC, a Laredo-associated limited liability company. No sale price has posted to the registry yet, and no street
Government · Other Committee
Panel rejects demolition of historic Prospect Terrace home
The Springfield Historical Commission voted 5-0 to keep a demolition delay in place on a historic house at 10 Prospect Terrace, blocking the city's plan to raze it for school parking.