SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Orlando Ramos remembers a time when Main Street in Indian Orchard was a working-class hub for jobseekers and a bustling neighborhood that drew a bevy of people to its storefronts.
SPRINGFIELD — In the state of Massachusetts, criminal offender record information can be sealed three years after a misdemeanor and seven years after a felony. However, only 10% of the 672,000 Massachusetts residents eligible to seal their records have done so.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council is lending its voice after the Environmental Protection Agency announced the termination of 800 grants across the country, including $20 million in Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — MGM Springfield is refusing to negotiate a new contract with poker and table game dealers, despite the fact the workers won an election to unionize 14 months ago.
SOUTHWICK — Heading down a long driveway in Southwick, the first thing people notice is the sound of soft bleating emanating from behind a barn. Walking around a path, you see them — animals no larger than a small dog hopping and trotting around in a fenced-in pasture. It is time for baby goat yoga.
Now in its 10th year as an organization, Girls on the Run Western Massachusetts is capping off another year of its programming on June 8, with its annual 5K Girls on the Run celebration, this time at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.