by On Springfield | May 10, 2011 | On Springfield
Want to show your support for struggling Springfield families this Mothers’ Day? Tomorrow, May 7, the Springfield No One Leaves Coalition and Bank Tenants Association will lead a march to the downtown office of Bank of America to call on the mega-bank to do its...
by On Springfield | May 13, 2011 | On Springfield
When Scott Lively opened a coffeehouse in Springfield a few months back, it generated a lot of controversy. Lively is a minister and pastor of the Redemption Gate Mission Society, which describes itself as a “a multi-denominational, multi-racial, multi-ethnic...
by On Springfield | May 16, 2011 | On Springfield
Yeesh—talk about poor timing. A week after the School Committee—well, most of the School Committee; more on that in a moment—voted to give Superintendent Alan Ingram a $12,000 raise, the committee’s budget subcommittee moved forward a new,...
by On Springfield | May 18, 2011 | On Springfield
It’s the day before the City Council will take up the question of whether to revoke or amend Palmer Renewable Energy’s permit to build a wood-burning plant in East Springfield, and a group of local business owners are gathering to voice their opposition to...
by On Springfield | May 20, 2011 | On Springfield
While the City Council continues to mull over the future of the wood-burning plant proposed for East Springfield—councilors closed a lengthy public hearing on the matter yesterday without taking a vote—one would-be elected official is taking a strong stand...