by G. Michael Dobbs | Nov 20, 2024 | Hampden, Hampden County, Local News
HAMPDEN — A capacity audience at the Hampden Town Meeting on Oct. 13 rejected for a third time an effort to put on the next ballot a question approving a Proposition 2 1/2 override to borrow money to pay for renovations and expansion of the town’s Senior Center.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Nov 18, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
So, a couple of weeks ago as I stood on the train platform at Union Station listening to elected and transportation officials talk about the status of additional passenger train service between here and Boston, I realized that no one acknowledged former state Sen. Eric Lesser.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Nov 6, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, Springfield, Wilbraham
SPRINGFIELD — The use of art to express feelings of grief is the reason for the second annual exhibit of art made by participants in the peer-support programs offered by Rick’s Place in Wilbraham.
by G. Michael Dobbs | Nov 4, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
Dr. Jim Price was one of the authors participating in the “Cultural Connections: A celebration of Black and Brown Literature” conduced on Nov. 2 in Springfield.Reminder Publishing photos by G. Michael Dobbs SPRINGFIELD — For a second year the “Cultural Connections: A...
by G. Michael Dobbs | Nov 4, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
I don’t know about you, but twice a week when I go to Buckeye Brothers in the South End of Springfield to buy Powerball tickets and receive wisdom from my friend Dave Glantz, I play a little mental game.