Give Food, Give Thanks

by | Nov 27, 2013 | On Springfield

It’s that time of year when Bax & O’Brien show that, all evidence from the other 362.83 days of the year notwithstanding, they are, in fact, real sweethearts. At six o’clock this morning, the Rock 102 pair kicked off the 2013 “Mayflower...

Cathedral Kids Call on Diocese to Rebuild

by | Nov 29, 2013 | On Springfield

A group of Cathedral High School students has launched an on-line petition calling on the Springfield Diocese to rebuild the school at its long-time home on Surrey Road. Cathedral’s campus was badly damaged by the freak tornado that hit the city in June of 2011....

Medical-marijuana Plan Moves Forward

by | Nov 5, 2013 | On Springfield

City Hall is moving ahead with developing an approval process for prospective medical-marijuana dispensaries in the city. Two groups have applied to open facilities in Springfield and received initial approval from the Mass. Department of Public Health, which is...

Vote. Just Be Smart About It

by | Nov 6, 2013 | On Springfield

Don’t you hate reading articles the day after Election Day about how crummy voter turnout was in the city? Me, too. So please, vote today. Unless, that is, you’re one of those people who picks a candidate because your kids went to school with his kids, or...

Shake It Up

by | Nov 8, 2013 | On Springfield

Well, for a ostensibly quiet election season—no mayoral race; uncontested races in a number of wards—things turned out to be fairly hot at the polls yesterday, didn’t they? The final body count: two incumbent city councilors and two incumbent School...