Springfield
Govan proposes ordinance to ease property taxes on Springfield residents
SPRINGFIELD — For 73-year-old Willie Maye Palmer, certain necessities like food have become a luxury.
Award reflects Landon’s commitment to hockey, area
SPRINGFIELD — As a star goalie for the Springfield Kings, beginning in 1969, Bruce Landon spent five years with the team, stopping hundreds of pucks from entering the sacred domain of the net he guarded.
Staasi Heropoulos has been a broadcast and print journalist as well as a corporate communications practitioner, in Western Mass. and internationally for more than 40 years. He loves writing feature articles on local people and places but also welcomes story ideas about corporate and government malfeasance. Staasi can be reached at Staasi.Heropoulos@gmail.com.
Volunteers, donations keep Toy for Joy going in 102nd year
The Christmas spirit and the generosity of those who embrace it come in many manners and sizes.
Ron Chimelis
Indian Orchard Citizens Council seeking input for investment plan
SPRINGFIELD — Indian Orchard is one of the next neighborhoods in Springfield poised to have its own plan that reflects shared priorities for how it wants to invest in its neighborhood.
Springfield announces conclusion of three neighborhood projects
SPRINGFIELD — The city of Springfield announced that three major neighborhood enhancement projects with a total combined budget of $1.7 million are officially completed.
Hampden DA announces arrest in decades-old homicide case
SPRINGFIELD — Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced during a Nov. 13 press conference that an arrest has finally been made for a double homicide that occurred 46 years ago.
Springfield celebrates Veteran’s Day with parade and ceremony
The city of Springfield conducted its annual Veteran’s Day parade under sunny blue skies. The parade began at Springfield Technical Community College at 11 a.m., traveled down State Street, and then ended at City Hall where a speaking ceremony and wreath laying took place.
Record rates of food assistance needed, state grants seek to help
Food insecurity is an ongoing problem across the country, and Western Massachusetts is no different. According to an annual report from the Greater Boston Food Bank, 2023 saw 48% of people in Hampden County facing food insecurity. The same was true for 37% of Hampshire County residents.
Sarno kicks off 102nd Toy for Joy with $200 donation
The challenges for Domenic J. Sarno have gone far beyond the usual political realm this year. No strangers to the tests he’s faced as mayor of Springfield, Sarno revealed in October that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. Even as he began treatments and predicted a...
Local Shriners patient tees off with the pros in Las Vegas
SPRINGFIELD — Teed-off in Las Vegas. That’s how Carlos Resto, a Shriners Children’s New England patient from Springfield, is describing his time in the sports and gambling mecca.
Staasi Heropoulos has been a broadcast and print journalist as well as a corporate communications practitioner, in Western Mass. and internationally for more than 40 years. He loves writing feature articles on local people and places but also welcomes story ideas about corporate and government malfeasance. Staasi can be reached at Staasi.Heropoulos@gmail.com.
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