Springfield Prep Charter News Today

A man was allegedly over the legal drinking limit and had cannabinoids in his system during a fatal crash earlier this month when he cut in front of a Vernon police officer who was responding to another officer’s urgent call for assistance, police said.

The 25-year-old resident of Vernon, Connecticut, was a seventh-grade science teacher at a Springfield charter school before she was killed in a car crash April 2.

Springfield Technical Community College has named an interim vice president of advancement and external affairs. Shai L. Butler, who started June 7, will work closely with college president John B. Cook and will carry a portfolio that includes fundraising, governmental relations, strategic marketing, branding and communication. Butler carries the dual title of executive director to the STCC ...