Here Comes the Sun

The Green Communities Act of 2008 is starting to see some of its grants, loans and other clean energy incentives come to fruition, and Western Mass. is leading the way. Western Mass. Electric Company (WMECo) has announced development of the first of its proposed...

Letters: What Do You Think?

Back to Candles and Sing-Alongs? The letters from Seth Tuler and Amelia Shaw that you published on February 11 are representative of the views of many opponents of nuclear power. They describe supposedly inevitable dangers that most of us non-scientists cannot...

Imperium Watch: Fair and Balanced

National polls conducted in December and January found that Americans named the Public Broadcasting System the most trusted, least biased nationally known institution in the U.S.; it won that accolade from respondents of all ages, ethnicities and income and education...

New Tactics in the Federal Building Fight

Another meeting, another round of questions, some familiar answers—and Springfield City Councilor Tim Rooke remains frustrated in his efforts to stop the School Department from moving to the old federal building on Main Street. But Rooke is not ready to give up....

Rough Times Ahead for Springfield

The four-year financial projection released last week by Springfield’s new chief financial officer was not a pretty picture. Using “conservative” estimates that include level funding for city departments, the report projects that the city faces a...