Springfield
Mental health, substance use in communities of color focus for nonprofit
SPRINGFIELD — Making a difference as a nonprofit can be an uphill battle, but the Black Behavioral Health Network is continuing to provide culturally relevant care to the communities of color in Springfield.
Scholarships awarded as Springfield Partners turns 60
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Partners for Community Action, a local social services organization celebrated its 60th birthday on Aug. 7 by doing what it does best, helping members of the community get ahead in life.
Vet’s dream of memorial garden coming to life
SPRINGFIELD — Sometimes, all it takes is one person with a good idea.
Where and how to vote in Springfield for the Sept. 3 state primary election
SPRINGFIELD — Election season is in full swing with half a dozen contested races for the state House of Representatives and Senate in Hampden County. With primaries for these races on Sept. 3, Reminder Publishing wanted to provide information on polling places in Springfield.
What to expect when heading to the polls in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — With the Sept. 3 primary less than a week away, Reminder Publishing reached out to Springfield’s Election Commissioner and City Clerk Gladys Oyola-Lopez to ask about what can be expected at the polls.
Officials discuss crime, legislative priorities at Sheriff’s Picnic
SPRINGFIELD — Considered by many to be the political event of the year in Western Massachusetts, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s annual golf tournament and picnic again drew a bevy of local and state elected officials.
Grant allows STCC to expand free adult ed programs
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College has been awarded a $301,250 grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Community Mitigation Fund for the college’s WorkReady program, the Hampden Prep Program.
Huang aims to bring new life to Springfield Commonwealth Academy
SPRINGFIELD — When Wall Street hedge fund executive Angelene Huang was asked if she could help turn around the failing Springfield Commonwealth Academy, she agreed to take a look at the property on Ames Hill Drive. The college preparatory school educates children in grades 6-12.
Thousands of Springfield residents request ballots ahead of early voting in the state primary
SPRINGFIELD — Early voting is still a relatively new method of exercising the right to vote in Massachusetts. The first election in which residents could choose to cast their ballots early instead of on Election Day was in 2016. A 2014 state law made early voting a mandatory option for all municipalities, be it in person or voting by mail. The state does not differentiate between absentee and vote-by-mail ballots.
Debate proves contentious as Gomez, Brown vie for Senate seat
SPRINGFIELD — Both City Councilor Malo Brown and state Sen. Adam Gomez were on the receiving end of accusations slung back and forth at Focus Springfield’s Hampden District state Senate debate on Aug. 15.