WESTFIELD — William D. Byrne, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield visited the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Parish on Nov. 6 to issue a call to arms to the community to help those struggling with food insecurity as a result of the cut in SNAP benefits.
SPRINGFIELD — When a halt in federal funding for the supplemental nutritional assistance program left food insecure people scrambling to feed their themselves and their children, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, Bishop Talbert Swan of the NAACP and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts formed a coalition to keep the community fed.
With SNAP benefits currently in a volatile state at the federal level, the March for the Food Bank is more important than ever before.
Once again, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department is stepping up to help “drive the drive” and help make the Toy for Joy Christmas campaign a success.
SPRINGFIELD — Following what was a monthslong request for proposals process, the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance officially released the 11 proposals that were submitted for the new Springfield Regional Justice Center.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Board of License Commission reconvened on Oct. 22 to discuss the future of Dewey’s Jazz Bar.