Ray Jordan, Towering Springfield Political Figure, Dies at 78…
Raymond A. Jordan, a titan of Springfield politics, history-making figure and sought-after endorsement in state and local races, has died.
Category Archives: Springfield
In Year 2 as Council Prez, Williams Reshuffles & Puts Transparency on the Menu…
This week Springfield City Council President Marcus Williams released his committee assignments for the municipal legislature. It comes days after beginning his second year atop the Council and his fourth term as the Ward 5 Councilor.
Briefings: Solicitor Pikula Retiring; His Replacement Shall be a Payne…
After 15 years leading the Springfield Law Department, City Solicitor Ed Pikula is filing a motion to withdraw—metaphorically. The longtime city lawyer will retire this year.
Local Governments in the 413 Take Office Amid Omicron…
Cities up and down the Pioneer Valley swore in their new governments Monday. In two cities new mayors took office while a third formally began his full term.
The Year in Springfield, 2021…
In the end, for Springfield, 2021 may have come to define the city’s limits. Some of those limits were long overdue. Courts ruled twice on the limits of Mayor Domenic Sarno’s power and the coronavirus revealed the limits of his influence. But those limits also
A Mayor Called Sue(d): High Court Grills Mayor & Council Lawyers at Hearing…
BOSTON—The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Monday has not yet crushed Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno’s belief in his sweeping power over the city during oral arguments for his appeal of a lower court’s greenlight of the Police Commission’s revival.
Analysis: Springfield Voters Refuse to Surprise, but Did Inform—a Little…
Anybody looking for drama in the midterm elections in Springfield last week only found disappointment. No incumbent seeking reelection lost their race despite several facing not-a-joke challengers.
Briefings: Mapmaker, Mapmaker Make Springfield a Map…
While the legislature lumbers through its own district maps for the next ten years, the same process is playing out on the municipal level. Wards and precincts are changing only slightly as Springfield’s population was largely stable.
Take My Council, Please: The Time Has Come to Be Blunt…
SPRINGFIELD—With a lighter agenda on Monday compared to recent weeks, the City Council dispensed with a series of financial orders and legislation before the home stretch of the election.
Analysis: A Key Ryan Decision Gave Springfield a Second Chance…
The city of Springfield should thank Charles Ryan, at least partly, for having the breathing room to whether this mother of all crises.