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Snow and tell: Springfield plowing map will offer a glimpse of which roads are clear -- and which aren’t Updated Dec 17, 2020; Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — As the first major winter storm of the season dropped about a foot of snow Thursday, city councilors and a few other officials got a look at the city’s online command center map showing which streets were plowed and which were not. It was a step toward making the map and its information available to the public for the next storm. “It’s good. I’m looking at it now,” Councilor-at-Large Jesse Lederman said as the last few flake...

Springfield native wins prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship Updated Dec 17, 2020; Facebook Share The US-Ireland Alliance recently awarded a prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship to Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington of Springfield, a senior at Union College in Schenectady, New York. The scholarship will allow him to do a year of post-graduate study at Dublin’s Trinity College. Out of 453 applicants, only 12 were awarded scholarships. “I was extremely ecstatic, especially since I got my first choice school (in Dublin),” Eddington-Gamble said about the award. “I was, simply ...

Springfield menorah lighting ceremony envisions brighter 2021 beyond coronavirus pandemic Updated Dec 10, 2020; Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — Coronavirus restrictions meant a much smaller gathering than usual for this year’s menorah lighting ceremony at Court Square, but participants spoke of brighter days ahead. Approximately 25 people gathered for the outdoor ceremony Thursday to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah. The event was by invitation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and omitted the traditional participation of students from Lubavicher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow. Rabbi Noa...