Briefings: Springfield & Feds Agree to Path Forward on Police…
Four years after the United States Department of Justice opened its investigation into the Springfield Police Department—the only such probe Donald Trump’s administration opened—the city and the...
View ArticleParty of Ward 5, Your Table, Er, Special City Council Election Is Ready…
SPRINGFIELD—Ward 5 voters from Pine Point to 16 Acres are about to chose a new city councilor in the city’s first ever special Council election. The election arrives three months after Marcus...
View ArticleAnalysis: Despite Ruling, Springfield Still Singing ‘God Save the King’…
In September, Britons uttered a phrase they had not uttered in 70 years. “God, Save the King” became the national anthem with the passing of Queen Elizabeth, II. But in Springfield, residents have been...
View ArticleThe Year in Springfield, 2022…
The year 2022 has come and gone with much affecting the City of Springfield. As a part of the commonwealth, nation and world, it felt inflation, the war in Ukraine, national political contests and the...
View ArticleSpringfield Mayoral Hopefuls Do Battle in Mason Square Showdown…
With barely three weeks until the preliminary on September 12, the candidates for mayor of Springfield have begun to face off in formal settings. This month, therapist David Ciampi, at-large Councilor...
View ArticleAnalysis: Oops, He Did It Again…Sarno Still Defying Law on Police Commission…
It was just a line in The Republican’s election profile of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, but it was a reminder of one of his longest-running falsities. Sarno still “maintains the court order gave...
View ArticleHurst & Sarno Battle in (Possibly) Their Sole General Election Mayoral Outing…
In what could be their only general election outing, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno jousted with at-large City Councilor Justin Hurst in a debate WWLP aired Monday. The faceoff featured a range of...
View ArticleArbitrators Award Springfield Police Supervisors Stipends for Consent Decree...
The Springfield City Council will consider a labor contract at its meeting on Monday. However, unlike most union pacts, the administration did not technically agree to it. Rather, it was imposed on the...
View ArticleFenton Set to Reclaim Presidency in Springfield City Council’s New Term…
After a seven-year interregnum, Ward 2 City Councilor Michael Fenton is poised to resume the role of Council President in 2024. Fenton, who joined the Council in 2010, served three one-year terms from...
View ArticleAnalysis: Sarno Choice to Lead Springfield’s Finest Could Turn the Page…Maybe…
One could not chuck a rock in Springfield without hitting someone praising Mayor Domenic Sarno for choosing Lawrence Akers to be the next Police Superintendent. The incumbent super Cheryl Clapprood...
View ArticleTake My Council, Please: A Green Akers Reboot, but As Legislative Drama…
Ahead of the ascendence of Deputy Chief Lawrence Akers to Police Superintendent, the Springfield City Council considered a batch of legislation in an odd Tuesday meeting to smooth things over....
View ArticleTake My Council, Please: The (Off-)Center of Power Holds on Police Commission…
SPRINGFIELD—Mayor Domenic Sarno and the City Council averted a political crisis Monday by agreeing to sunset what now amounts to suspensions of key parts of the Police Commission ordinance. The change...
View ArticleBriefings: City Council Ties up the Akers Loose Ends…Well, Maybe…
The recent row over the nature and powers of the Springfield Police Commission and the superintendent of the Police Department has reached a conclusion for now. On Tuesday, the City Council made the...
View ArticleOn Its First Swing, WWLP Whiffs Big on Police Commission Story…
Media coverage of Springfield municipal politics is at a low ebb, which is not unique nationally. Critics will say most outlets privilege Mayor Domenic Sarno’s version of events or subject his side to...
View ArticleGomez Could Face Senate Primary Challenge from the City Council…
None among the legislative delegation in the Greater Springfield area have announced retirement, but the region could still see a big race. Springfield Senator Adam Gomez won his seat in a primary...
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