Power to the Workers

by | Mar 5, 2010 | On Springfield

Labor and social justice folks from around the Valley will gather this weekend at Holyoke Community College for the annual Western Mass. Jobs With Justice conference.The conference begins on Sat., March 6, at noon with an hour of registration and...

Green Leaders

by | Mar 8, 2010 | On Springfield

“Green” is the buzzword in Springfield these days, as city leaders call for “green” jobs, support “green” policies, and scramble for “green,” well, green, in the form of grants for environmentally sound projects. Those...

Legislative Playdate

by | Mar 15, 2010 | On Springfield

The push is on for state lawmakers to pass the Paid Sick Days bill, which would guarantee Massachusetts workers at least seven days of sick leave per year (to be used for themselves, or to care for a family member). The bill was recently reported favorably out of the...

Senseless

by | Mar 17, 2010 | On Springfield

Students from Cathedral High School will hold a candlelight vigil outside their school at 8:30 tonight in memory of their classmate Conor Reynolds, the 17-year-old senior who was stabbed to death Saturday night outside a party at a St. James Avenue restaurant. Earlier...

Arrest

by | Mar 19, 2010 | On Springfield

An arrest has been made in the stabbing death of Conor Reynolds, the 17-year-old Cathedral High student who was killed outside a Springfield bar last weekend. According to a report on MassLive by Springfield Republican reporter Patrick Johnson, the SPD has arrested a...