Springfield
Campbell meets with tenants in Springfield Gardens case
SPRINGFIELD — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell visited Springfield recently to participate in a roundtable listening session with community organizers and former tenants of Springfield Gardens.
Eversource continues to help power Toy for Joy campaign
As the Toy for Joy campaign drives its mission of helping children and families share in the joy of the season, Eversource is among those companies that step up and pitch in.
Ordinances would ban kratom products, regulate food trucks
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield City Councilor Sean Curran has introduced an ordinance to ban the sale of kratom, a drug derived from the leaf of the Mitragyna speciosa evergreen plant, and its synthetic counterpart, 7-OH.
Baystate Health to offer buyouts in bid to cut costs
SPRINGFIELD — In an effort to cut costs, the largest employer in Western Massachusetts, Baystate Health, has announced that it is offering severance packages to some of its 1,300 employees who opt for “voluntary separation.”
Oliveira receives award for work supporting libraries
LUDLOW — When state Sen. Jake Oliveira assumed office in January 2023, his first speech on the Senate floor advocated for public libraries across Massachusetts.
Square One returns to William St. with state-of-the-art facility
SPRINGFIELD — The ribbon was cut on Square One’s new $15.1 million early childhood education facility at 186 William St. in Springfield.
Restaurant owner distributing hot free meals to those in need
SPRINGFIELD — A small business owner is having a large impact on hungry Springfield residents.
SJC declines to hear Springfield’s effort to keep biomass out
SPRINGFIELD — The city of Springfield and its residents were dealt a blow in the latest chapter of their struggle to keep a woody biomass energy plant from being built in East Springfield.
So That Reminds Me: Festival of Trees returns to Mass Mutual Center
SPRINGFIELD — On the latest episode of “So That Reminds Me” hosts Chris Maza and Ryan Feyre sat down with Marketing Director Sarah Gumaer from the Springfield Boys and Girls Club to talk all about the club’s 25th Festival of Trees at the MassMutual Center, which returns this year from Nov. 28 through Dec. 14.
Toy for Joy gives children the gift of reading with new books
Every year, the Toy for Joy Christmas campaign serves three purposes, the impact of which last far beyond any single holiday season. It allows thousands of deserving children, who would otherwise be left out of the holiday spirit, to experience the joy of receiving...
