by On Springfield | Jan 15, 2014 | On Springfield
It’s always pretty thrilling when a local person’s name pops up in the national media. Well, maybe not always. Last night, viewers of “The Daily Show” might have caught the name of Scott Lively, the conservative Springfield minister and...
by On Springfield | Jan 17, 2014 | On Springfield
The new issue of CommonWealth magazine has an article looking at how cases of deadly use of force by police are investigated—including a recent Springfield incident. In some cases, reporter Jack Sullivan writes, the use of deadly force was clearly justified; he...
by On Springfield | Jan 28, 2014 | On Springfield
• Mike Dobbs makes the case in his latest Reminder column that Northampton won’t be all that badly hurt if MGM is successful in its bid to open a casino in the South End. That’s the case Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz makes in his city’s...
by On Springfield | Jan 30, 2014 | On Springfield
New figures from the Mass. Department of Education show that the city’s high-school graduation rates, while still low, are climbing. According to the DOE, Springfield’s graduation rate in 2012 was 56.6 percent, up from 52.1 percent the year before....
by On Springfield | Jan 31, 2014 | On Springfield
Members of the anti-foreclosure group Springfield No One Leaves/Nadie Se Mude and their allies are joining a national day action today calling on mortgage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to stop foreclosing on homeowners. The group gathered this morning outside the Housing...
