Manic Monday Markup 11/30/15…
WMassP&I has taken this Manic Monday off to focus on other matters today. Stay tuned for more stories this week.
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Afterglow 2015: At-large and Still In Charge in Western Mass…
WESTFIELD—Election Day across the Pioneer Valley had its share of surprises and disappointment. Yet, despite some cursory similarities among six Hampden County cities that held elections, very little wisdom can be confidently drawn from this local cycle with one exception. While the Whip City featured spirited
Take My Council, Please: Springfield Revenue and Improved…
SPRINGFIELD—Determining the tax rate for commercial and residential properties is within the ambit of the City Council, but this year it became a rare display of municipal harmony. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Council adopted rates recommended by the mayor, a special Council
Manic Monday Markup 11/23/15…
…And the World: We begin today in Argentina where the reign of the Kirchner family has come to a close. Opposition leader Mauracio Macri defeated Daniel Scioli, president Cristina Fernandez’s endorsed candidate by a narrow margin in a runoff. Fernandez, her late husband, Nestor Kirchner,
From Westfield to Beacon Hill, Velis Knows How to Play Ball…
UPDATED 11/23/15 5:23PM: Gov. Baker has signed Velis’ bill into law. WESTFIELD—The dreary, rainy fall night enveloping a former auto dealership along Route 20 belied the party inside. Bright arc lights flooded the service bays, now filled with the Shortstop Bar & Grille’s batting cages.
Editorial: Governor, You’re Willing to Sacrifice Our Rep…
He’s BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!! Following the attacks in Paris that murdered 129 people—and word that at least one dead assailant crossed into the Europe with a Syrian passport—governors across the country have announced their states would not host Syrian refugees. It is with great shame and disgust
Manic Monday Markup 11/16/15…
UPDATED 11/18/15 12:17AM: To reflect a correction. Young Latino candidates were winning in Haverhill as well as Chelsea, not just the latter. …And the World: We begin today in France, where investigators have now identified Abdelhamid Abaaoud as the mastermind of the coordinated attacks launched
Editorial: …Et Le Monde. Nous Sommes Paris…
UPDATED 11:51AM: To add a second tweet relevant to our editorial. Nous sommes Paris. Darkness visited the City of Light Friday. The Islamic State in the Levant, or ISIL/ISIS offered a wicked response to France’s efforts in the campaign against the fundamentalist movement. Some 129
Transitions at Springfield City Hall Touch Clerk & Mayor’s Offices…
SPRINGFIELD—While some transitions at 36 Court Street have been defined by acrimony and suspicion, others have commenced with broad approval and acclaim. The City Clerk’s term expires at the end of January and the incumbent, Wayman Lee, has opted to retire. Yesterday, city officials unveiled
Possible Sarno Purge Begins with Historical Commissioners Who Challenged MGM…
UPDATED 9:33PM: To update the photo of councilor Walsh. SPRINGFIELD—Fresh off his reelection, Mayor Domenic Sarno spent last Wednesday writing letters. Not all of them were thank you notes. Three in particular went to members of the Springfield Historical Commission to thank them for their service