Players, coaches, officials celebrate new Ted Plumb Field
SPRINGFIELD — Fulfilling Mayor Domenic Sarno’s pledge to replace what was lost, the new Ted Plumb Field officially opened to the public on Friday, Sept. 6, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Organizations receive funding to confront opioid epidemic
SPRINGFIELD — The battle to mitigate damage done to communities by the opioid epidemic is fought by hundreds of organizations across the state. Two such organizations in Springfield recently received state funding to aid them in their work.
Springfield remembers Sept. 11 with tribute to first responders
SPRINGFIELD — Memories are made of sights, smells and sounds. Twenty-three years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, members of Springfield first responder community remembered where they were on what John Sjoberg, chair of the Spirit of Springfield, called, “A day when time stood still, but our first responders did not.”
Newcomer Milleron runs against incumbent Neal for U.S. House
Among the contested seats in this November’s election is Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District.
Wilbraham diver named All-American
WILBRAHAM — Minnechaug Regional High School student and Wilbraham resident Collin Purcell was one of 100 student divers named All-American for high school level boys one meter diving by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association of America.
Controversy over board applicant comments aired at Select Board meeting
LONGMEADOW — Several residents came to the defense of Peter Benton, a resident who said his “character came into question” at the Aug. 12 Select Board meeting, during which he was under consideration as a candidate for the Board of Registrars.