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.
Category Archives: Springfield
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.
Analysis: Sleepy Springfield Election Will Have an Impact, but a Subtle One…
SPRINGFIELD—With no prelim of its own this year, the general election for municipal races in Springfield is taking off after all other Western Mass preliminaries conclude. The lack of a preliminary here has not happened in two decades.
Lagging on Vaccinations, Springfield to Again Mask…
Springfield instituted an indoor mask mandate Thursday, effective September 13, amid high case rates and hospitalizations.
A Mayor Called Sue(d): Springfield Police Commission in Mass High Court’s Hands…
The highest court in the land—of Massachusetts at least—will hear and likely resolve one of the most vexing controversies in the City of Homes. On Wednesday, the Supreme Judicial Court accepted direct review of Hampden Superior Court Judge Francis Flannery’s ruling that Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno must appoint the Police Commission.