McKnight Kids Call for Peace

Last weekend, it was the cops who hit the streets, as about 100 Springfield, state and federal law enforcement officers were deployed over a period of about 12 hours in “Operation Blue Knight,” described by officials as an effort both to deter crime and...

New Beginnings

Tomorrow’s groundbreaking ceremony at the new state data center at 53 Elliot Street will be dripping with political big wigs, among them Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S. Rep. Richie Neal and Mayor Domenic Sarno—“and others,” according to the press...

Budget Battle Rages On

It doesn’t appear that the budget battle between Mayor Domenic Sarno and the City Council is cooling down. Earlier this week, Sarno and Lee Erdmann, the city’s chief administrative and financial officer, sent a letter to councilors calling on them to make...

Busted

Local labor activists and their allies are planning a two-day picket this week of training sessions held by the Springfield law firm Skoler, Abbott & Presser. Skoler, Abbott—which also has offices in Worcester and Meriden, Conn.—specializes in...