Mayor Ryan announces candidacy

At last night’s event at The Cedars on Island Pond Road, Mayor Charles Ryan announced his candidacy for mayor before an audience of a few hundred people. Some children in attendance gathered at the foot of the podium, just in front of the cluster of media...

In the eye of the beholder

An article appeared in yesterday’s Republican, by Stephanie Barry, about a "triple shooting" over the weekend near 37 Longhill Street, not far from the five-building Longhill Gardens Condominiums complex (pictured). The piece located the incident in...

Why Worcester Now?

Register online by Monday, April 23 for an evening Urban Land Institute event taking place in Worcester next Wednesday, April 25 called, "Why Worcester Now?" From the ULI’s Web page on the event: The formerly sleepy city of Worcester has recently...

Renewing the spirit

Evangelist and perhaps student Jared Flower (pictured) has targeted downtown Springfield for a new ministry. In a recent blog post, he describes finding three available buildings, formerly theaters, which are well-placed for a house of worship. Flower writes that the...

Mason Square library celebration

A second annual celebration tomorrow at the Mason Square branch library (pictured) will include an announcement of the results of the "kids’ vote" on the best location for a new branch library in the neighborhood. The gathering is slated for Wednesday,...