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Springfield City Council meetings will remain remote through Labor Day due to COVID Updated Mar 31, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — City Council President Marcus J. Williams announced Wednesday that the council will continue to meet by remote at least through Labor Day as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “In the name of public safety and health, I have decided that the City Council will not be returning to the Chambers for meetings before Labor Day,” Williams said in a statement. “Considering...

Springfield slates ‘town hall’ to explain COVID vaccines, debunk myths Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Springfield -- The city has a COVID-19 Town Hall to spread information about the vaccination program. Here, in file photo, Pat Conz and her brother Robert Kelly are among those being vaccinated at the Eastfield Mall. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — A community task force has scheduled a “town hall” virtual meeting on Tuesday to provide de...

17 marijuana businesses proposed as Springfield begins 2nd round of applications MassLive.com 3/11/2021 Peter Goonan, masslive.com © File photo / The Republican/masslive.com/TNS The city is preparing to select up to four companies for retail marijuana businesses in Springfield and at least one cultivation business. Here, in file photo, a review committee and the public are shown listening to one of the proposals in an earlier round in 2019. SPRINGFIELD — In expanding its ...

Special permits approved for Knox automobile housing plan; with councilors concerned about local input, developer says delays could kill the project Updated Feb 09, 2021; Posted Feb 09, 2021 - Aerial view of the historic and long-time vacant Knox Building at Wilbraham and Waltham streets in Springfields Upper Hill neighborhood Patrick JohnsonPatrick Johnson Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — The City Council approved special permits Monday for a housing development at the historic Knox automobile...

Springfield Council refines public participation guidelines as remote meetings continue during COVID pandemic Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 04, 2021 Marcus Williams speaks after being sworn in as president of the Springfield City Council on Jan. 4. (Don Treeger / The Republican file photo) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — City Council President Marcus Williams said Thursday that meetings will continue to be held online indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but with some adjustments t...

‘What are you doing for others?’: Springfield celebrates legacy of slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Updated Jan 18, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — The annual celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might have taken a different form this year — it was presented online, instead of in an event at the MassMutual Center that typically draws hundreds — but the message of continuing to work for equality and justice remained the same. Gov. C...

Springfield officials tout police reforms ahead of forum Saturday Updated Dec 18, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020 Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, shown here in a file photo, says the city has made progress in reforming its police department, but more work is still needed. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — Five months after a scathing U.S. Department of Justice report alleged systematic illegal activity by the police Narcotics Unit, Mayor Domenic Sarno said the city co...