SPRINGFIELD — When a halt in federal funding for the supplemental nutritional assistance program left food insecure people scrambling to feed their themselves and their children, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, Bishop Talbert Swan of the NAACP and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts formed a coalition to keep the community fed.
With SNAP benefits currently in a volatile state at the federal level, the March for the Food Bank is more important than ever before.
EASTHAMPTON — After almost four months serving at the city’s helm, Salem Derby can officially drop the “interim” label: the 22-year City Council veteran is now the new mayor of Easthampton.
SPRINGFIELD — Following what was a monthslong request for proposals process, the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance officially released the 11 proposals that were submitted for the new Springfield Regional Justice Center.
SPRINGFIELD — With a halt in federal funding for the supplemental nutritional assistance program leaving food insecure people scrambling to feed their themselves and their children, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, Bishop Talbert Swan of the NAACP and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts have formed a coalition to keep the community fed.