by On Springfield | Jul 22, 2010 | On Springfield
It wouldn’t be summertime without a new wave of interest in the issue of prostitution in the city.This time around, it’s City Councilor Jimmy Ferrera who’s taking up the charge. Tonight, the Council will vote on proposed home-rule legislation,...
by On Springfield | Jul 26, 2010 | On Springfield
On the surface, it was a pretty straightforward affair: At its meeting Monday evening, the City Council approved a request from Mayor Domenic Sarno to lease the old Our Lady of Mount Carmel school on Margaret Street from the Springfield Catholic Diocese. Mount Carmel...
by On Springfield | Jul 27, 2010 | On Springfield
With state legislators’ summer holiday fast approaching, advocates and lobbyists are working hard to get their pet bills out of the House and Senate and onto Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk by Saturday, which marks the end of the current legislative session. To...
by On Springfield | Aug 3, 2010 | On Springfield
After months of construction work—and many more months of neighborhood bickering—the new Forest Park Apartment complex will be officially opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Wednesday, July 28.The Forest Park Apartments are perhaps still better known...
by On Springfield | Aug 6, 2010 | On Springfield
It looks like Mayor Domenic Sarno and downtown club owners Steven Stein and Mike Barrasso are not exactly ready to kiss and make up. Earlier today, Sarno’s Law Department issued a cease-and-desist letter to the owners of the Paramount Theater, ordering them not...