Severe thunderstorms caused a building collapse in Springfield Saturday evening, per Cedar News, with people possibly trapped inside. The outlet reported the collapse came as forecasters extended a severe thunderstorm watch across western and southern New England, warning of wind gusts …
Storm damage has closed part of North Branch Parkway in Springfield after heavy rain eroded the roadway and damaged a culvert, with crews still assessing repairs, Western Mass News reports. In a separate development, the city has paused a food truck ordinance that vendors had criticized…
Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Domenic Sarno announced a financial investment in the MassMutual Center on Thursday. The same day, Healey defended the state's selection of a Liberty Street site for a new $2 billion Springfield courthouse, per Western Mass News, arguing the choice saves …
Heavy rain overwhelmed Springfield's sewer system, sending tens of millions of gallons of sewage and stormwater into the Connecticut River this week. The pollution, reported Wednesday by Western Mass News, followed two consecutive days of downpours across the region. Separately, the cit…
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni closed a 31-year-old cold case Wednesday, identifying a suspect in a June 1995 Springfield murder, a story also confirmed by NBC Boston. Mayor Domenic Sarno and Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan cut the ribbon on a new city project alongside…
City leaders unveiled a $250,000 park renovation as a courthouse contract dispute escalated into litigation. Springfield officials gathered in the Outer Belt neighborhood to open upgrades to Tree Top Park, while snubbed developers filed suit over the $2 billion Roderick L. Ireland Court…
Developers passed over for Springfield's $2 billion Ireland Courthouse redevelopment have filed a legal challenge, drawing a public defense of the contract award from Gov. Maura Healey, according to WAMC and State Affairs Pro. The fight unfolded as the city separately marked a $250,000 …
Springfield's $2 billion courthouse contract faces a legal challenge from passed-over bidders. Governor Maura Healey publicly defended the city's contractor selection this week as the case, first reported by WAMC, moved toward litigation that could delay the Roderick L. Ireland Courthou…
Springfield courthouse developers passed over for the $2 billion project are suing over the bid selection. Gov. Maura Healey is defending the state's developer choice as the litigation moves forward, State Affairs Pro reports, while WAMC first detailed the challenge tied to the Roderick…
Two developers who competed to host Springfield's planned new courthouse have filed a joint lawsuit against the state, challenging the site-selection process, according to a report from Western Mass News published July 9, 2026. The suit puts the long-awaited courthouse project — a major…
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