Springfield City Council approves initial step of gas station weed ordinance
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council is one step closer to passing an ordinance that would crack down on unregulated, untested THC, also known as “gas station weed.”
Springfield Empowerment Zone awards $420K to youth programs
SPRINGFIELD — For the fourth year in a row, the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership is granting money and providing wraparound support to afterschool and out-of-school-time programs in Springfield.
Springfield City Council approves CPA funding for 19 projects
SPRINGFIELD — Two weeks after the Community Preservation Committee sent its final recommendations, the Springfield City Council approved 19 Community Preservation Act funding requests for projects covering community housing, historic resources and open space and recreation.
Velis, Spilka talk school-based behavioral health program
AGAWAM — Over the past school year, Agawam was one of two school districts in the commonwealth to pilot a program that helps improve behavioral health outcomes for the districts’ students.
Springfield City Council approves $8M public subsidy for Springfield Crossing project
SPRINGFIELD — The long-awaited Springfield Crossing project at the former Eastfield Mall will be bolstered by a financing plan to help support some of the extraordinary development costs incurred by the project.