Documenting cleanup efforts: KSB reaches goal

by | May 4, 2007 | Urban Compass

Springfield resident Bob Powell sent along pictures (left, and below) from his vantage point last Saturday at the Duggan Middle School parking lot, where scrap metal, tire and mattress dumpsters were located for collection of junk across the city that day. View them...

School boundary plan update

by | May 7, 2007 | Urban Compass

Springfield’s School Committee recently updated its boundary plan, which is part of a phased effort to reduce busing (and its related cost) across the city, generate greater certainty about school assignments, increase parental involvement and student...

Tidbits: meetings and Web news

by | May 7, 2007 | Urban Compass

The Springfield Preservation Trust will hold an annual awards program this week on Wednesday, May 9, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Tower Square. The public is invited to join in and celebrate individuals and organizations who completed noteworthy restorations and...

Competition with Springfield, Missouri

by | May 8, 2007 | Urban Compass

Twentieth Century Fox has apparently announced that it will share details this coming Friday, May 11 of the contest to host "The Simpsons Movie" premiere. Meanwhile, a paper for Drury University in Springfield, Missouri has revealed details as to why that...

School uniform policy brewing

by | May 9, 2007 | Urban Compass

A meeting about possible public school uniform policy is apparently taking place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9, 5:00 pm at the Meline Kasparian Professional Development Center at 60 Alton Street. According to Marla Goldberg’s reporting in today’s Republican,...