by G. Michael Dobbs | Jul 22, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, More Local Headlines, Ware
WARE — Attorney Patrica Davidson told the Hospital Review Committee, in charge of figuring out what is the next step in the story of Mary Lane Hospital, the closed facility has three major issues.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Jul 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — On July 9, the City Council took the first step to provide additional funding to a seriously injured, now retired, police officer.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Jul 15, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
As I write this column the Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival is just a few days away. It will draw thousands of people to downtown Springfield — as long as the weather holds — making a sizable economic development impact on the region through restaurant and hotel use.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Jul 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local Headlines, Local News, Palmer, Ware
WARE — Last week, the Behavioral Health Network launched one of the handful of mobile methadone clinics in the commonwealth and the only such facility in Western Massachusetts.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Jul 1, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
When I first lived in Springfield from 1957 to 1962, I attended kindergarten, first and second grades. I remember the school days starting for the first and second grades with the Pledge of Allegiance, singing a patriotic song and then a prayer, often accompanied with a reading from the Bible.