Sarno solicits department budget proposals for FY26
SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic Sarno is preparing the city’s departments for what he said are “uncertain economic times.”
New recycling carts to be distributed for automated hauling
LONGMEADOW — Recycling in Longmeadow will look different this July. The town recently signed a five-year contract with Waste Management, a national waste hauling company. The contract is set to save the town more than $2 million over that period. As part of the...Time for Legislature to let us in the room where it happens
So, state legislators, I’m asking the question: Why are you so reluctant to let us in the room where it happens?
Life will always be there, so take the breaks when you can
Of course, the responsibilities we all have to our family, friends, community, and our work will always take a place of precedence in our lives. However, those should not always trump the responsibility to ourselves and our own well-being.
Senator is right — it’s time for Legislature to reassess priorities
Food, housing (both cost and inventory) and heating costs are among basic living expenses putting a squeeze on middle class families. Meanwhile, school districts and departments are threatening significant reductions and funding for roads has remained stagnant while inflation has not.