by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The internet is embedded in the day-to-day lives of Americans, from working from home to ordering food or filing taxes. While reliable access to high-speed internet is an assumption for many, there are people in communities around the state that do not...
by Bill Zito | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — City Councilor Sean Curran is encouraging the Springfield Parking Authority to find ways to close a $17 million gap in deferred maintenance money that is creating a delay in addressing regular work on Springfield’s parking garages. At the March 14...
by Sarah Heinonen | Apr 3, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
People wait in line to receive diapers and wipes through a diaper distribution pilot program.Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen SPRINGFIELD — On the second floor of 721 State St., a line stretched out of the door. People filled out forms while waiting,...
by Laura Mason | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — When Rachel Ramano founded Veritas Prep Charter School in 2012, the middle school was designed to prepare students for high school. The Springfield-based school welcomed grades 5-8 and offered social, emotional and academic supports. Yet, after the first...
by Laura Mason | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The School Committee approved the superintendent screening committee as recommended by the Ad Hoc Superintendent Selection Advisory Committee during a special meeting on March 20. The selected committee includes 13 members across five groups of...
by Sarah Heinonen | Mar 27, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
A chart showing areas where an individual may be struck with a police baton.Photo credit: Monadnock SPRINGFIELD — The resident turnout and engagement at a Board of Police Commissioners meeting on March 13 demonstrated that the community has questions about how the...
