On balance, 2013’s place on the good year/bad year for Springfield may depend entirely on a person’s outlook. Certainly if you are pro-casino, it was a good year. If you are anti-casino not so much. If your candidates did not win in this year’s election,
…And the World: We begin today in Russia, where a double bombing outside the Volgograd train station has thus far left 17 dead. A columnist for The Guardian called the attacks, linked to the nation’s struggle to contain terrorism in the North Caucasus, President Vladimir
UPDATED 12/30/13 8:47: NEPR’s Henry Epp and The Boston Globe’s Joshua Miller report the Speaker of the House has approved dates to fill the Fourth Hampden seat. The Election division in Secretary Galvin’s office confirms. Signatures are due January 21, the primary will be held
Christmas Day is often said to be a time in which we hope for peace and joy and good will toward all men. In a time when war rages in Syria and protesters mowed down in the Ukraine, it is quite easy to see problems
…And the World: We begin today in South Sudan, where politically fed ethnic violence has forced the evacuation of United States and other foreign personnel from the nation’s oil fields. The violence follows a failed coup attempt last week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has
UPDATED 8:51PM: For confirmation that Ed Collins has filed with OCPF and additional details. With ten days left to 2013 and a host of open or possibly opening seats, it is little wonder that politicos are sniffing around for promotions and opportunities. In the span
Even before the Pioneer Valley has rung in 2014, the year’s musical chairs and political calculus is well underway. At this early stage, the moves fall into two categories: those seats we know are open and those that may be pending a retirement and its
SPRINGFIELD—With a burst of legislation and a handful of grants, the City Council here closed out the year and, for that matter, itself with the last bit of business before the new year and the new Council is sworn. After some deliberation on a new
…And the World: We begin today in Chile, where former President Michele Bachelet has won a new term as President running on a platform of reversing the country’s inequality, although there are doubts. The Chilean constitution forbids consecutive terms of as president. Bachelet previously served
UPDATED 11:44PM: For grammar and an omitted detail of Leahy’s work history . As the Valley’s largest city gazes into the maw of possibly several legislative contests on top of county races, little attention has been paid to the legislative races elsewhere in Hampden County.