by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 10, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — It was a sunny, idyllic summer day in Springfield when U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Mayor Domenic Sarno and state Rep. Bud Williams joined residents to cut the ribbon on the renovated Magazine Park.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 5, 2026 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Picture this: It is rush hour on a weekday. Thousands of vehicles travel city streets to and from their destinations.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 5, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield leadership has continued its work to improve the city’s neighborhood parks, with the unveiling of renovated grounds at Blunt Park.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 5, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — At exactly 4:38 p.m. on a pleasant and sunny June 1, the bell of Old First Church in Court Square rang 15 times, one for each year since a devastating EF3 tornado carved a path of destruction through the city of Springfield and nine other communities.
by Sarah Heinonen and Dennis Hackett | Jun 4, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — In the wake of an incident involving dozens of youth at gathered Union Station and resulting in the arrests of eight teens, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced a crackdown on young people using the location as a “meet up.” Seeing fare-free buses as part of the problem, he also announced he would seek to eliminate them in the city. However, elected officials have pushed back on that plan.