Weigh In On Tornado Recovery

Got an opinion about how the city should rebuild after the June 1 tornado? This evening, at 6 p.m. at the Milton Bradley School, the Rebuild Springfield Advisory Committee, the 15-member group put together by Mayor Domenic Sarno, kicks off a four-stop “listening...

Pepe Responds to Ingram Ruling

Earlier this week, the city Law Department released an opinion finding that School Superintendent Alan Ingram does not have to repay the city money he got as part of his eyebrow-raising employment contract. Specifically, according to the opinion by City Solicitor Ed...

What I Missed

It’s not easy catching up on Springfield news after a vacation. I miss the days when MassLive had a special section just for Springfield news; now, I have to slog through a generic “news” section, skimming an endless string of stories I don’t...

Pickets and Preservation

Two happenings this weekend: • On Sat., Aug. 20, labor union members and their allies will be picketing at the four Verizon Wireless stores in the region, including the one at 1420 Boston Rd. in Springfield. (The others are in West Springfield, Hadley and...

Not Quite Done With Ingram

Schools Superintendent Alan Ingram’s announcement last week that he’ll leave the city at the end of the coming school year didn’t exactly bring an end to the dust-up over his employment contract—specifically, a provision that gave him $30,000...