by Mark Roessler | Aug 7, 2008 | News
MassDevelopment wanted a bright and bold sign at the entrance to its blossoming construction site on Hospital Hill.At the planning board meeting on June 12, Beth Murphy, vice president for real estate development, presented MassDevelopment's plan for the sign,...
by Alan Bisbort | Aug 7, 2008 | News
Often, the first thing one sees when visiting a city in quaint, historic New England is a McDonald's wrapper, a styrofoam Dunkin Donuts cup, a bucket-sized Big Gulp, and mounds of Snapple and "Eco Shape" Poland Springs bottles. These sorts of items dot...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 7, 2008 | News
Give credit where it's due: Springfield state reps Angelo Puppolo and Sean Curran may not have proven to be giant killers last week, but at least they attempted something many in Massachusetts political circles apparently don't have the stomach...
by Mark Roessler | Aug 14, 2008 | News
"Elections are the way we have conversations about the direction the city is going in," Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins explained during her June 12 appearance on WHMP's The Bill Dwight Show.She was announcing the launch of her reelection campaign and...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 14, 2008 | News
Holly Richardson is keeping a close, if skeptical eye, on Springfield's new citizens police review board. As a member of the peace and anti-violence committee at the activist group Arise for Social Justice, Richardson works with her colleagues to find new ways of...
