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SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Massachusetts Senior Action would like a “do-over,” when it comes to the appointment of the new Board of Police Commissioners.
A former enforcer for the New Bedford chapter of the Latin Kings gang was sentenced Tuesday on racketeering charges.
Former New Bedford Latin King pleads guilty to racketeering charges, sentenced to three years in prison.
The Asian Indian Women’s Organization was presented the Humanitarian of the Year award by the Greater Springfield Interfaith Association.
The event was widely praised for its peacefulness and effectiveness. Black Lives Matter got its national start in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Black teen Trayvon Martin a year and a half earlier. The movement got traction for its street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City. Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder is hoping to have Jackson Street from Capitol Avenue to the Lincoln Home area renamed Harry Marshall Avenue. Currently, the honorary designation for Marshall covers the i...