Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Patrick J. Sullivan, Executive Director of Parks (PBRM), Building and Recreation Management have announced the preliminary Master Plan for Greenleaf Park and is requesting the Park Commission to approve the proposed plans. …

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Ward 6 City Councilor Victor Davila will ask the City Council to act on and approve the Mayor’s Special Home Rule legislation to help address illegal fireworks, which have been a quality of life issue for our residents and…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris continue to hold bi-weekly meetings with the members of the Springfield Information Vax Force Committee.

The Springfield Information Vax Force Committee will…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CAFO) TJ Plante have announced that Melanie Acobe has been promoted as the City of Springfield’s Budget Director.  She becomes the City’s first Latina Budget Director.  

Acobe is…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announces that, through a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals (“RFQ/P”) issued today, the City of Springfield, Massachusetts (“City”), seeks to obtain information and qualify Marijuana Establishment Applicants for…

The City of Springfield has issued Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and redevelopment of a property known as the Gemini Site.  The Property is located in the South End neighborhood, and was formerly the home of a 100,000 SF textile mill…

The Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council (EDC) and the Pioneer Valley Trasnit Authority (PVTA) are partnering with businesses, employment centers, and human service agencies in our service area through the Valley Pass program to…

There is much fanfare with former UMass hoop star Lou Roe coming on board to coach our Putnam Vocational Technical Academy team, which is fine, but just as much fanfare, if not more should be given to retiring coach William Shepard.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with and brought greetings to the Resilient Springfield Resident Advisory Council today. The Resilient Springfield Resident Advisory Council is funded by a Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Program (MVP) action…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with many Americans today in welcoming the inauguration of our 46th President Joseph Biden and the historic swearing-in of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Bishop Talbert Swan II and the Springfield Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) ceremony at City Hall.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno welcomed a special visitor today. Ms. Bria Brantley, a former Mayoral Intern, visited Mayor Sarno today to catch up and wish the Mayor and his family a happy new year. Also in the meeting with Ms. Brantley was her handsome…

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The Commonwealth is launching a strategic testing program in communities across Massachusetts that have continued to see a higher number of residents…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief of Staff Tom Ashe met with new City Council President and Ward 5 City Councilor Marcus Williams to discuss some of the items the City of Springfield will be planning to address in 2021. Mayor Sarno looks forward to…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris hosted the first meeting of the Vax Force Committee.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chairman of the Board of Assessors Richie Allen remind residents that the deadline for property tax relief for qualifying persons is April 1, 2021. Those applications must be received by the Assessors office. The deadline…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief of Staff Tom Ashe, CAFO TJ Plante, Deputy CAFO Lindsay Hackett Fire Commissioner BJ Calvi, Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood, DPW Director Chris Cignoli, Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris,…