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‘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. Charlie Baker used his remarks to highlight the state’s recent police reform legislation — which ...

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 continues to make the changes necessary to make the department right again. The city either has implem...