SPRINGFIELD — The chairs of the City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety committees have joined forces to work on a home rule petition that urges the state to change its current laws around drugs near playgrounds and schools.
SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 30 organizations in Springfield are lending their support to the Springfield City Council’s fight against a recent ruling that revives a controversial biomass plant proposal by Palmer Renewable Energy.
SPRINGFIELD — A $250,000 American Rescue Plan Act grant was recently transmuted into an outdoor event space inside the privately-owned Tower Square Park on Main Street.
SPRINGFIELD — Ward 1 City Councilor Maria Perez was terminated from her position at the New North Citizens Council on July 26 following a “thorough internal review.”
WILBRAHAM — To honor the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited the residents at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, a rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility on Boston Road.
Five area girls learned lessons in the value of determination and their own ability to make lasting change while undertaking Girl Scout Gold Award projects.