by Maureen Turner | Jul 23, 2009 | News
This fall's election was guaranteed to bring some major changes to the Springfield City Council, thanks to the long overdue introduction of ward representation. But mixing things up even more are the announcements—some expected, some surprising—by a...
by Mark Roessler | Jul 23, 2009 | News
Last week, while driving through his hometown of Holyoke and giving me a windshield tour of the city's historic neighborhoods, by chance Craig Della Penna spotted a tour bus parked next to the former passenger rail station. Without a second thought, he did a...
by Alan Bisbort | Jul 23, 2009 | News
This Sunday, July 26, the fearsome hitter Jim Rice, who played his entire 16-year career with the Boston Red Sox, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Joining Rice will be Rickey Henderson, the all-time stolen base leader who seemed to...
by Mark Roessler | Jul 23, 2009 | News
Massachusetts is blessed with many magnificent bridges crossing the Connecticut River.In Springfield, there's the Memorial Bridge with its towering sconces perched upon mighty white pillars. In Northampton, the Calvin Coolidge Bridge's Art Deco eagles welcome...
by Tom Vannah | Jul 30, 2009 | News
Oh, look, the sales tax in Massachusetts is about to jump 25 percent. On August 1, the sales tax will rise from 5 percent, where it's been for the last 34 years, to 6.25 percent.Funny thing: although I'm a journalist who pays a fair amount of attention to...
