by On Springfield | Jun 15, 2012 | On Springfield
Supporters of Charles Wilhite plan a sunrise vigil at the Hampden County courthouse tomorrow, where they’ll call for his release from prison. Wilhite and a co-defendant were convicted of first-degree murder in 2010 for the shooting death of a man named Alberto...
by On Springfield | Jun 25, 2012 | On Springfield
U.S. Rep. Richie Neal is being slammed by his opponents in the September primary for recent comments he made about the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy, which are due to expire this year. Earlier this month, the Washington, D.C., paper The Hill reported on Democrats...
by On Springfield | Jun 26, 2012 | On Springfield
There’s a line I especially love in Norton Juster’s 2005 picture book The Hello, Goodbye Window: the little girl narrator, recounting her busy day visiting her grandparents, asserts, with a preschooler’s absolute certainty that she’s the center...
by On Springfield | Jun 27, 2012 | On Springfield
Lots going on tomorrow morning for social-justice activists in the city. First up: the Springfield Institute will host an “Environmental Justice Tour” of the North End. This is SI’s second such tour; last summer, about 70 people, on foot and bike,...
by On Springfield | Jul 3, 2012 | On Springfield
Oops—yesterday, I wrote about a couple of important events happening in the city today, but I forgot about a big one. Today at noon, the PVTA’s advisory board will vote on much-controversial proposed fare increases. The proposed hikes, announced earlier...
