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Jared Ravizza, accused in multiple stabbings and identified as a suspect in a fatal Connecticut attack, presented himself as living a jet-setting lifestyle and touted his success in marketing, professional skiing, and the arts. But many of his claims could not be verified.
First time a special election is filling a vacancy on the Springfield City Council
The city of Springfield, Massachusetts kicked off Black History Month with an annual observance. Each year for 35 years now, a ceremony has been held on February 1st in Springfield City Hall that features music, speeches, and culminates with the raising of the African American Heritage Flag. The tradition was started by Ruth Loving, known as Springfield’s mother of civil rights, who died in 2014 at the age of 100. State Rep. Bud Williams now organizes the ceremony in Loving’s honor. " Ruth Loving would say ' rain, snow, sleet, or shine, we are going to...
The Springfield City Council will have its first regular meeting of the year on Monday, planning to consider changes in the meeting rules intended to improve discussions, debate and decorum.