by On Springfield | Dec 5, 2013 | On Springfield
This afternoon, the City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee will take up again the question of regulating food trucks in the city. You’ll remember that the issue (which, frankly, seemed mostly like a non issue) was all over the news a few years...
by On Springfield | Nov 8, 2013 | On Springfield
Well, for a ostensibly quiet election season—no mayoral race; uncontested races in a number of wards—things turned out to be fairly hot at the polls yesterday, didn’t they? The final body count: two incumbent city councilors and two incumbent School...
by On Springfield | Dec 6, 2013 | On Springfield
MGM has negotiated a “mitigation agreement” with Ludlow, guaranteeing that town an annual payment of $75,000 a year if the company opens a casino in Springfield. The Ludlow Select Board approved the deal earlier this week. The agreement also includes a...
by On Springfield | Nov 11, 2013 | On Springfield
City Council President Jimmy Ferrera’s seat hasn’t yet gotten cold—in fact, he’ll be sitting in it through next month—but the next Council president is already lined up and ready to assume the gavel. Yesterday, Ward 2 Councilor Mike...
by On Springfield | Dec 10, 2013 | On Springfield
State Rep. Sean Curran, who is now in his fifth term (I know; I can’t believe it’s been that long, either), has announced that he won’t run for re-election next year. “When I was elected to my first term in 2004, I was optimistic that public...
