Springfield
Thousands experience ‘Magic’ at 34th Springfield Puerto Rican parade
SPRINGFIELD — The music, the pageantry, the celebration. The 2024 Springfield Puerto Rican Parade had it all on Sept. 15. Thousands of people lined a two-mile stretch of Main Street to watch the parade, which had so many people participating that it took an hour and a half to pass by.
Blandford administrator excited to be ‘making a difference’
BLANDFORD — Town officials and neighbors gathered at the new patio outside the Porter Memorial Library on Sept. 10 to get acquainted with Cristina Ferrera, the new town administrator who started in the position on July 8.
Players, coaches, officials celebrate new Ted Plumb Field
SPRINGFIELD — Fulfilling Mayor Domenic Sarno’s pledge to replace what was lost, the new Ted Plumb Field officially opened to the public on Friday, Sept. 6, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Organizations receive funding to confront opioid epidemic
SPRINGFIELD — The battle to mitigate damage done to communities by the opioid epidemic is fought by hundreds of organizations across the state. Two such organizations in Springfield recently received state funding to aid them in their work.
Springfield remembers Sept. 11 with tribute to first responders
SPRINGFIELD — Memories are made of sights, smells and sounds. Twenty-three years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, members of Springfield first responder community remembered where they were on what John Sjoberg, chair of the Spirit of Springfield, called, “A day when time stood still, but our first responders did not.”
Springfield Puerto Rican Parade embraces history, looks to the future
SPRINGFIELD — On Sept. 15, rain or shine, hundreds of people will step off from the corner of Main and Wason streets at 11 a.m. with flags, floats and music for the 34th annual Springfield Puerto Rican Parade.
Springfield childcare center to renovate with $500k in state funding
SPRINGFIELD — Children need safe, healthy spaces to grow and learn. One childcare center in Springfield will receive upgrades to its spaces as part of an $8.5 million state investment in early education and out-of-school time facilities.
Springfield election commissioner explains inactive voter process
SPRINGFIELD — Three months after the Pioneer Valley Project, a Springfield-based activist organization, shared what appeared to be discrepancies between the status of voters in different city wards, the Springfield City Council Subcommittee on Race and Civil Rights conducted a meeting to discuss the data and the processes for categorizing voters.
Williams wins another term in House following close contest
SPRINGFIELD — It was a victory for incumbent state Rep. Bud Williams, but not necessarily a resounding one.
Community turns out for 35th annual Stone Soul Festival
People browse the items for sale in a booth featuring NSAA African Creations by Marjorie Nicole.Reminder Publishing photos by Sarah Heinonen SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of people came out to Blunt Park over Labor Day Weekend for food, music and community at the 35th...
