by On Springfield | Aug 22, 2013 | On Springfield
Stephanie Barry has an update in today’s Republican on the lawsuit against Scott Lively, the controversial anti-gay minister who moved into the city several years ago. Lively is being sued by a coalition of gay-rights groups in Uganda for “the decade-long...
by On Springfield | Aug 23, 2013 | On Springfield
In the wake of a number of violent incidents in the city over the past few months, Mayor Domenic Sarno is looking to bring the local courts into ongoing public safety discussions. The mayor has invited Bill Boyle, first justice of Springfield District Court (and a...
by On Springfield | Aug 26, 2013 | On Springfield
Today is the 86th anniversary of the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. And, as it does every year, the Hampden County Chapter of Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty, along with the Springfield Diocese Catholic Charities Agency, will hold...
by On Springfield | Aug 27, 2013 | On Springfield
I’m not much of a comic book reader; my experience is pretty much limited to the occasional “Richie Rich” and (Lord help me) “Archie” in my childhood, then, 25 years later, the excellent Persepolis graphic novels and Real Cost of Prisons...
by On Springfield | Sep 3, 2013 | On Springfield
Maybe you didn’t have the time or resources to travel to D.C. last weekend for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. But that doesn’t mean you can’t mark the historic event. Tomorrow—Aug. 28, the date of the original march—the...
