Pepe Calls in Auditor on Ingram Contract

School Committee member and mayoral candidate Antonette Pepe is asking the state auditor to take a look at the controversial deal that gave Superintendent Alan Ingram an additional $30,000 to buy a house in the city—something Ingram never did. In a letter dated...

Are You Freaking Kidding Me?

If you were hoping that a City Hall audit of Schools Superintendent Alan Ingram’s controversial employment contract might result in some bucks flowing back into the city coffers, well, today you might feel like the joke’s on you—and all Springfield...

Throw Nana Under the Bus

First, it was Amaad Rivera and Tommy Ashe taking heat for not getting their reports filed properly on time. Now, John Lysak and Jimmy Ferrera have joined their City Council colleagues in the uncomfortable spotlight over their campaign finance accounts. As Pete Goonan...

Election Action

It’s a week and a day until the preliminary election, the day when the field of candidates for mayor will be narrowed down from three to two, and the field of at-large Council candidates from 12 to 10, with the lucky winners going on to the Nov. 8 general...