Springfield
Tense rules debate reflects divided Springfield City Council, Oyola-Lopez at center
SPRINGFIELD — In a year filled with contentious City Council debates, the meeting on Sept. 8 was no different.
Springfield takes steps to comply with Massachusetts’s kratom ban
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.
St. Mark Armenian Fest returns to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — St. Mark Armenian Fest took place on Sunday, Sept. 6 at St. Mark Armenian Apostolic Church in Springfield.
Miasha Lee
HCC’s new division expands community access to learning
HOLYOKE — Springfield resident Irma Medina Stewart has been named the inaugural dean of Holyoke Community College new Division of Integrative and Applied Learning.
Miasha Lee
Dress for Success serves over 1,000 people in the area, most ever in a single year
SPRINGFIELD — For the first time since it was established in 2000, Dress for Success of Western Massachusetts served more than 1,000 people in a single fiscal year, helping women and gender nonbinary people to gain a career and their confidence.
Fenton cites ‘geographic politics’ as Governor’s Council bid fails
SPRINGFIELD — Calling the results an illustration of “geographic politics,” Springfield City Councilor and local attorney Michael Fenton failed in his second attempt for the Eighth District seat on the Governor’s Council.
AI-powered texts are newest tool in fight against student absenteeism
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield schools and families have another tool to ensure students are not derailed by chronic absenteeism.
Neal one step closer to 20th term in House after primary win
SPRINGFIELD — Uproarious applause rang throughout The Cedars banquet room on 375 Island Pond Road as Pittsfield’s numbers appeared on the NBC News telecast just before 11 p.m.
Williams wins reelection, McKnight cries foul as Coakley splits vote
SPRINGFIELD — The ballots are in and primary voters in the 11th Hampden District chose to stay the course. The three-way primary race for the seat ended with incumbent Bud Williams winning a sixth term in the state House of Representatives.
Puppolo secures another term after primary win
SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Angelo Puppolo will remain in his seat in the 12th Hampden district after defeating challenger Michael Lachenmeyer in the Democratic primary on Sept. 1.
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