by On Springfield | Apr 29, 2014 | On Springfield
Fours days into Channel 40’s retrospective series on his administration—bearing the colorful name “Crime and Corruption: the Albano Years”—former Mayor Mike Albano is swinging back. Yesterday on Facebook (and no, Albano and I are not...
by On Springfield | May 2, 2014 | On Springfield
“This is how racist your air is,” reads the headline of a recent piece on Mother Jones’ website. The story addresses a recent study by University of Minnesota researchers that found that “different demographic groups are exposed to drastically...
by On Springfield | May 6, 2014 | On Springfield
• In a year thick with contested elections, the race for the 1st Hampden/Hampshire state Senate seat is a particularly lively one, attracting a crowded field of Democratic contenders and a Republican challenger (something, alas, we don’t always see in state...
by On Springfield | May 12, 2014 | On Springfield
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the phrase “tip of the iceberg” since Stephanie Barry broke the news yesterday that the FBI is looking into city construction contracts, well, I’d have a lot of dollars—but nowhere near the $4.6...
by On Springfield | May 15, 2014 | On Springfield
It’s been 10 years since scores of homeless people set up a community called Sanctuary City on the edge of downtown Springfield. The group lived in tents, first on the lawn of St. Michael’s Cathedral then, later, on a lot further up State Street owned by...
