by On Springfield | Apr 15, 2014 | On Springfield
They may not be thrilling, but they’re sure important. City departmental budget hearings continue this week, with representatives from numerous city departments on deck to present their spending plans for the coming fiscal year to the Sarno administration. While...
by On Springfield | Apr 17, 2014 | On Springfield
Tim Allen has called for his fellow candidates for the First Hampden/Hampshire state Senate seat to just say no to (most) out-of-state contributions—a pledge that would presumably affect one of his competitors more dramatically than the others. In a campaign...
by On Springfield | Apr 18, 2014 | On Springfield
A month after announcing that he would run for the 10th Hampden state rep seat being vacated by Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, Sal Circosta has decided not to pursue the race after all. I talked to Circosta earlier today about his decision for a story in next week’s...
by On Springfield | Apr 22, 2014 | On Springfield
What to make of MGM’s effort to slow down the awarding of the casino license the company has been working—and spending—so hard to obtain? Earlier this week, Michael Mathis, head of MGM’s proposal for the South End, asked the Mass. Gaming...
by On Springfield | Apr 25, 2014 | On Springfield
It’s nothing to be proud of, but every time I see one of these rearview-mirror takes on the rottenness of the Albano administration—like Channel 40’s week-long series, which kicked off last night, with the juicy title “Crime and Corruption: the...
