by On Springfield | Apr 25, 2012 | On Springfield
I’m not the most faithful viewer of the TV news—evenings are too busy, and staying up until 11 p.m.? Not happening—but like a lot of people, I made it a point to catch Channel 22’s 6 p.m. broadcast last night, for the long-awaited return of...
by On Springfield | May 2, 2012 | On Springfield
Saturday is the annual city-wide clean-up day sponsored by Keep Springfield Beautiful, and volunteers are needed to pitch in at projects in all city neighborhoods. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Among the things you can help with, according to a call for...
by On Springfield | May 9, 2012 | On Springfield
• First, this article that ran earlier this week in the New York Times, about a “green beret” approach to combating crime in the North End. The article describes how two state troopers decided to apply strategies they learned while fighting in the...
by On Springfield | May 14, 2012 | On Springfield
It’s budget-hearing season, that exciting time of year when City Hall department heads make their cases for funding for fiscal 2013 before the mayor and his fiscal staff. The hearings begin tomorrow and run through next week; city councilors and the public are...
by On Springfield | May 16, 2012 | On Springfield
The City Council isn’t the only Springfield group to oppose a bill that would expand the state’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” law—the local NAACP branch has also voiced its opposition, arguing the proposed law would cause more harm than...
