UPDATED 12/5/12 2:47PM: For clarification of John Lysak’s political affiliation and grammar. Campaigns for the City Council Presidency in Springfield are quite unlike many of the city’s big political fights. While several important issues go by unnoticed at 36 Court Street, where there is a
**This post has been updated to reflect additional reporting and council committee statistics and to replace broken links to pictures.** Inaugurating a new city council in Springfield is more than just one day. It is a process that in its way takes several days from
With another year under Springfield’s belt comes another edition of the Year in Springfield. In its 375th year of existence the City of Homes suffered through one of the most erratic year of weather on record which brought a range of immense destruction and gross
The Springfield City Council closed out the year on a high and uncharacteristically brief note. Most of the measures were largely uncontroversial approvals of grant money and donations. An informal caucus was held at the end to select the Council’s officers for next year. Budget
(WMassP&I) With the holidays around the corner, the turkeys of the Springfield City Council gathered Monday for a Thanksgiving week meeting to handle some issues that had been at a simmer for several weeks now. Some of the hottest items were taken care of before
Mayor Sarno (VoteSarno.com) Anybody watching the elections play out in Springfield and the neighboring towns should not really be surprised what transpired. Mayor eating that may end the latter’s political career and won the city’s first four-year mayoral term. On the other hand, Bud Williams,
Sorry for the delayed post of this week’s Take My Council, Please. If it make you feel any better, part of the reason was due to the relatively minor items that were before the council. (WMassP&I) The Springfield City Council pulled out a quick meeting
Tuesday night’s debate at American International College among School Committeewoman Antonette Pepe, Mayor Domenic Sarno and City Council President Jose Tosado would be the last time that three mayoral candidates would appear on the same stage together. On Tuesday, the voters of Springfield, or at
(WMassP&I) The jockeying to preserve the city’s reserve fund reached a critical vote yesterday leaving the confrontation between the mayor and the council at a standstill. The items in question that reflected the mayor’s policies took up precious little on the council’s agenda, which as
Mayor Sarno greets Supporters in Springfield (WMassP&I) Last night at St. Anthony’s Maronite Church on Island Pond Road, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno kicked off his reelection campaign for a third term as the city’s mayor. While the mayor’s incumbency had long been seen as among