Just when we thought that Western Massachusetts was nearly irrelevant in Presidential elections, something happens that, locally at least, makes it a little more interesting. According to the Republican, Congressman Richard Neal has officially endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. A
Well, I guess we know. Springfield City Councilor and Mayoral hopeful, Domenic Sarno will be playing Populist. While this still does not change our prediction for November contest, it does mean that Ryan and Sarno will be going head to head over issues. According to
Domenic Sarno, City Councilor has announced his candidacy for mayor. Well, to be accurate, he has announced his announcement for candidacy for mayor. According the Republican, Sarno has confirmed that his “very exciting” announcement at St. Anthony’s on Long Island Pond Road will in fact
In the past two weeks, I have received two comments on my blog, which for me is exhilarating, as it is a rare occurrence. The first you can read under “Making Blight Homeless…” The second, I did not publish under the entry in response to
Well he’s made it official. Springfield Mayor, Charles Ryan, has announced that he is running for re-election. According to the Republican, Ryan at age 79, will once again seek the top slot in the city this November. His campaign will likely focus on a laundry
Good Evening, folks.Just wanted to hope anybody who’s still reading (or attempting to) hasn’t completely given up on me. I’ve been swamped with homework and real work. I’m hoping to get back to full blogging mode very soon. In the meantime, I encourage you to
It seems that code enforcement and homelessness are buzzing around Springfield’s digital universe recently. Well, not wanting to be left out of the fray, it seems fitting that I should give comment on the issue. The New England Rogue Journal, in a recent blurb, detailed
Ending weeks of speculation, Senate President Robert Travaglini is expected to resign the Senate Presidency and his seat tomorrow. His departure from the Senate will send ripple throughout Massachusetts as the balance of power in Boston shifts once again. His replacement, expected to be Senator
Today’s Republican put an interesting spin on a lingering issue in Springfield: Ward Representation. No matter which side of the fence you sit on, one must find this argument becoming quite amusing. According to the Republican, Judge Ponsor, the Federal Judge in the Voting Rights
I apologize to my readers for being AWOL for so long. I simply am going through a scholastic meltdown and frankly blogging is actually a distraction from homework. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything specifically Springfield today as the news is dominated by