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Public art, murals, help define our cities, neighborhoods (Editorial) Updated May 17, 2021; Posted May 17, 2021 Fresh Paint Springfield has announced plans for its 2021 mural festival in the downtown and Mason Square area. Here is a mural done in advance on Dwight Street adjacent to Pynchon Park. Facebook Share There is something about public art that brings people together. Art created for a public setting means it belongs to everyone. Whether it’s a sculpture, a memorial, a mural or a horticulture landscape, community art creates community cohesion. Art builds engagement by creating op...

Fresh Paint Springfield announces return of mural festival Updated 4:07 PM; Today 12:50 PM Fresh Paint Springfield has announced plans for its 2021 mural festival in the downtown and Mason Square area. Here is a mural done in advance on Dwight Street near Pynchon Park. Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — Fresh Paint Springfield on Thursday unveiled plans for its 2021 Mural Festival, saying it will feature 10 large community murals, continuing to expand the arts and vitality of the downtown district while expanding to include the Mason Square area. The mural festival, which began in 2019, returns...

Baystate Health specialist part of team working to identify inequities, assist most vulnerable Updated May 10, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Paul Pirraglia, a Baystate Health internal medicine and public health specialist, has been part of a group meeting remotely since last March to identify those whose economic and social resources made them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 The group includes other Baystate representatives, as well as members from the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts and Caring Health Center, and plans to continue its work even as COVID-19 cases have dropped...

Springfield foundation donates $150,000 to East Forest Park Library Updated May 07, 4:31 PM; Posted May 07, 4:31 PM The East Forest Park Branch Library has received a new $150,000 donation from the Springfield Library Foundation. The Children Room is seen in 2019 file photo. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Library Foundation, as part of its “Promise Realized” capital campaign, has donated $150,000 to the East Forest Park branch library. The donation, announced Friday by the private, nonprofit foundation and Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, is...

by afampov · April 12, 2021 JYNAI MCDONALD: IS ON THE JOB In the March issue of Point of View, I wrote a front page article on Ward 4 city council candidate Jynai McDonald that included her plans to revive the dormant tennis court on Acorn Street which is so overgrown with brush that it can no longer be seen. Apparently she decided not to wait until she wins the election. Jynai has already petitioned the Community Preservation Act Commission for funding to redevelop the court, which has been approved pending a Park Commission vote (which may have already happene...