Springfield St. Patrick’s Committee crowns colleen
SPRINGFIELD — Five finalists came together Saturday, Feb. 10, at Cedars Banquet Hall in the crowning of the Springfield colleen, Emma Feeley of Springfield
UMass Springfield Center to honor Henry Thomas III
SPRINGFIELD — UMass Amherst Springfield Center will be named for former trustee Henry Thomas III in honor of his work within his hometown of Springfield, the University of Massachusetts recently announced.
Veritas Prep to empower students with reality-based financial literacy event
SPRINGFIELD — Veritas Preparatory Charter School in Springfield is set to make significant strides in financial literacy education for high school students, thanks to a grant from the 2024 Financial Education Innovation Fund, administered by the state treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment.
Working group looks at quality of life issues in city of Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Neighborhood Quality of Life Working Group came up with a fairly lengthy group of suggestions to improve the city and Ward 8 City Councilor Zaida Govan believes tax revenue from the city’s cannabis industry as well as the annual payments from MGM Springfield could help fund them.
Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee readies to crown colleen
SPRINGFIELD — It’s been a long road for 17 girls that applied to represent Springfield this year as the city’s grand colleen. In the beginning, their names were redacted from the applications — they were assigned numbers from 1-17 and were anonymous.
Event to share legacy of philanthropist behind Mason Square
SPRINGFIELD — The name Mason is woven into the fabric of Springfield, but Regine Jackson of the Pan African Historical Museum USA said most people do not know the history of the man behind the name.