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Springfield remembers Sept. 11 with tribute to first responders

By | Sep 16, 2024

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.”


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By | Sep 11, 2024

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.


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By | Sep 11, 2024

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.


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Springfield election commissioner explains inactive voter process

By | Sep 11, 2024

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.


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Williams wins another term in House following close contest

By  and  | Sep 11, 2024

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.


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Springfield, Chicopee voters reelect Adam Gomez to state Senate

By  and  | Sep 11, 2024

Springfield, Chicopee voters reelect Adam Gomez to state Senate

SPRINGFIELD — Voters in Springfield and Chicopee decided to stay the course, reelecting Adam Gomez to serve another two-year term, representing most of Springfield and about one-third of Chicopee in the state Senate.


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By | Sep 3, 2024

Program would honor celebrated singer from Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield native and singer Adele Addison may not be as familiar to people today as other hometown heroes such as Dr. Seuss or dancer Eleanor Powell but a proposed program aims to change all that.


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By | Sep 3, 2024

Mattoon Street Arts Festival to return for 51st time

SPRINGFIELD — The Mattoon Arts Festival returns for its 51st edition on Sept. 7 and 8 on Mattoon Street in downtown Springfield.


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By | Sep 3, 2024

Ludlow mobile home park residents take their case to housing court

SPRINGFIELD — The residents at the West Street Village Community in Ludlow, a mobile home park, have taken their case of their landlord increasing the rents from $207 to $503.60 a month to Western Housing Court.


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