Springfield
Springfield School Committee approves $5M grant for Glickman HVAC upgrades
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield School Committee unanimously approved a $5 million state grant to upgrade heating, ventilation and cooling systems at Glickman Elementary School.
Council subcommittees talk elderly gambling addiction
SPRINGFIELD — With September being Responsible Gaming Education Month, two City Council subcommittees met on Sept. 10 to study ways in which gambling addiction impacts elderly.
Discussion continues around Dollar Tree issues in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Multiple Dollar Trees in Springfield are currently working through ongoing issues spanning unpaid fines, trash accumulation and other code violations.
Incumbents win respective wards during preliminary election
SPRINGFIELD — The November ballot is now officially established following what was generally a quiet preliminary night at the ballot boxes.
Duggan driveway to be named in honor of head custodian
SPRINGFIELD — The entry driveway at John J. Duggan Academy will soon be named in honor of the school’s former head custodian, Dan Kavanagh.
Springfield honors bravery of first responders on 9/11
SPRINGFIELD — Like many in attendance at Riverfront Park, Sept. 11, 2001, was a formative day for Colonel David Halasi-Kun.
Springfield’s $20M EPA grant in jeopardy after judge’s ruling
SPRINGFIELD — A $20 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency is likely not coming to Springfield after a District Court judge recently dismissed a challenge put forth by a coalition against the Trump administration.
Springfield Gardens owners will likely reach $10M settlement with AG
SPRINGFIELD — Schweb Partners LLC will likely have to pay $2.5 million to the commonwealth and forgive $7.5 million in unpaid rent to affected tenants after Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell alleged in a complaint that the New Jersey-based real estate company violated various housing laws at its Springfield Gardens apartments.
Springfield residents hope to add Urban Woodlands Ordinance to books
SPRINGFIELD — In the name of mitigating climate change, a group of constituents are working with the City Council Sustainability and Environment Committee on an ordinance that would place greater protections on the city’s “micro forests.”
Springfield School Committee approves new competency determination
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Public Schools are one of the many districts across the commonwealth still reckoning with new competency determination rules now that high schoolers are no longer required to pass the MCAS to graduate.