City Clerk Wayman Lee celebrated his final day at City Hall surrounded by friends, colleagues, and his wife, Ethel, this past Friday. Attorney Lee has held his position since 2006, and began working for the City of Springfield Law Department in 1988.…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno introduced U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to an energetic crowd today at her Springfield office's open house, as she pledged to continue to best represent the voices of Western Massachusetts in the Senate.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was with the Langone family to officially open Frank's Flowers, formerly Langone's Florist. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by friends and family at its Main Street storefront.

The 30th Annual Black Heritage Flag Raising brought together members of the community to celebrate Black History Month. Speakers at the ceremony included Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, City Councilors Justin Hurst and Emcee Bud Williams, Senator James…

Mayor Sarno and Superintendent of Schools Daniel Warwick, along with a Pottenger School class, helped ball player Anthony King celebrate his 98th birthday. King played on the historic American Legion Post 21 team of 1934 which gave up a tournament…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant, Lieutenant Drew Piemonte, Representative Jose Tosdao, and City Councilors Tom Ashe, Tim Rooke and Orlando Ramos, joined the Springfield Firefighters of IAFF Local 648 today to donate 500 winter…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined Sherriff Michael Ashe and District Attorney Anthony Gulluni for Congressman Richard Neal's screening of the HBO documentary, Heroin: Cape Cod USA at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mayor Sarno spoke to the City of…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced the demolition of 523 Union Street, a city-owned and tax-foreclosed property in the Upper Hill neighborhood. The property's deterioration was exacerbated by the natural disasters of 2011. The property is being…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno hosted the American International College (AIC) Men's Rugby team at City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 28 to recognize their outstanding past season. The team finished the 2015 regular season undefeated and ranked as the number one…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and City Officials awarded a total of $199,623 in Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to 11 non-profit agencies that completed successful applications. Each agency provides service for low to moderate income…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer Kevin Kennedy, and Chief Information Officer Andy Doty announced upgrades to downtown technology infrastructure to further Springfield’s position in the region as an innovation leader.

The…

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Executive Director of Parks, Buildings, and Recreation Management (PBRM) Patrick Sullivan addressed recent illegal dumping incidents throughout the city today during a press conference held at Loon Pond. They were joined by…

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) visited Springfield today to announce a $17 million grant designated for disaster resiliency and recovery. HUD Acting Regional Administrator Kristine Foye presented the…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was on hand with members of the Springfield City Library to unveil the library's new logo, designed by TSM Design

Superintendent of Schools Daniel Warwick and Mayor Domenic J. Sarno spoke at a press conference Thursday, January 21, 2016 to share exciting statistics from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) release of…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno welcomed visitors to Bright Nights following his inauguration on Monday, January 4, 2016.

MGM Springfield hosted a site tour for elected officials, and business and community leaders on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, MGM Springfield President Mike Mathis, and City Council President Mike Fenton each addressed the bus full of…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and the Springfield NAACP celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at City Hall, along with elected officials and students from the Martin Luther King Charter School. Hosted by Darryl Moss, speakers included…