by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 15, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — MGM Springfield has operated its casino in the heart of downtown since 2018, but just over seven years later, the relationship has become so strained that the city has filed a lawsuit to address its grievances.
by Tyler Garnet | Sep 11, 2026 | Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Southwick, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, Wilbraham
SPRINGFIELD — On the latest episode of “So That Reminds Me,” hosts Ryan Feyre and I sat down with Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni to discuss the DA’s youth outreach programs and the Springfield Courthouse decision, among other items.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 10, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The investigation into the cyber incident that affected the city’s schools over the past week is ongoing, according to Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, who was backed by Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Sonia Dinnall and members of the School Department leadership at a press conference on Sept. 8.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 10, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Pushy door-to-door salespeople may become a thing of the past in Springfield. The City Council voted on Sept. 8 to take the first step in a two-step process to strengthen the city’s door-to-door-sales ordinance.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 10, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — In a year filled with contentious City Council debates, the meeting on Sept. 8 was no different.
by Sarah Heinonen | Sep 9, 2026 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — At a meeting on Sept. 3, Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris answered questions from the City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety committees about the state’s one-year ban on the sale of products derived from kratom.