Central High School students place in burn awareness contest
DFS Burn Awareness Video Contest first place winner Mateo Cintron sits in the video production studio at Springfield Central High School.
Reminder Publishing photo by Laura Mason
Street sign unveiling honors former Clerk Magistrate Abbie Davies
SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic Sarno, Police Superintendent Lawrence Akers and Hampden County Clerk Magistrate Donald Whitney joined other officials, supporters and community members for a May 17 ceremony unveiling a memorial street sign to honor former Clerk Magistrate Abbie Davies for her service to the Massachusetts Trial Court and the Springfield community.
Wiederhold Foundation grant to aid Dakin in supporting pets, owners
SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of animals in Springfield will be helped by a $124,000 grant from the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation to Dakin Humane Society.
Springfield receives $6.4M in HUD funding for housing programs
SPRINGFIELD — Nearly $6.4 million in federal dollars is coming to Springfield, part of more than $155 million in funding statewide from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Spirit of Springfield hosts annual World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast
SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of people across the Pioneer Valley joined together in celebrating the founding of Springfield with the Largest Pancake Table hosted by the Spirit of Springfield on May 18. With temperatures in the mid 60s, it was a comfortable setting for residents to sit down and eat plates of pancake and bacon, as well as a side of coffee and juice. Closing off part of Downtown Springfield, the Largest Pancake Breakfast included performances by the Sci-Tech Band, local vendors such as The Place 2 Be and more.
Springfield residents consider potential intersection safety improvements
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield is working to make its intersections and busy corridors safer, and it has been asking for the public’s help to do so.