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Patrick-Murray Administration to Announce Tornado Relief Funds
December 14, 2011
MassDOT Press Office 617-973-8472
Contact at the event: Sara Lavoie, MassDOT 617-780-4016 (cell)
SPRINGFIELD – Tomorrow, December 15, 2011, the Patrick-Murray Administration will announce the release of funding to cities and…
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno Recommends Fiscal Year 2012 Property Tax Rates to Springfield City Council
SARNO PROPOSES EXPANDED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR QUALIFYING SENIOR CITIZENS
December 14, 2011 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today a recommendation of Fiscal Year 2012 property tax rates for consideration by the Springfield City Council at a…
HUD to Highlight Springfield’s Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts, Project Rebuild
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 2:30 P.M.
Project Rebuild to Create Jobs, Stabilize Communities, Rehab More Homes in Springfield, throughout Massachusetts
BOSTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New England Regional Administrator Barbara…
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Springfield’s Emergency Preparedness Director Robert Hassett and Representatives of the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter to Unveil New Mobile Kitchen
WHO: Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Springfield’s Emergency Preparedness Director Robert Hassett and American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter Executive Director Rick Lee
WHAT: Unveiling of new mobile kitchen
WHEN: …
Wellspring Initiative
Press Conference at Springfield City Hall
Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Time: 11:30am
Location: Front steps of City Hall
Meeting & light lunch to follow in City Council…
Demolition of 46 Washburn Street to Begin
WHO: Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, State Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, City Housing Department Officials and representatives from the North End Initiative
WHAT: Demolition of 46 Washburn Street
WHEN: …
Springfield’S Department of Public Works Announces Seasonal End Date for Leaf and Yard Waste Collection
December 9, 2011 – Springfield’s Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today that it will end the seasonal collection of leaf and yard waste on Friday, December 16, 2011. Leaf and yard waste collection will commence again in the Spring. …
Bicentinnial Committee Donation Photos and Press Release
The City of Springfield today accepted a donation on behalf of the Department of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management from the USA Bicentennial Committee of Springfield, MA.
The USA Bicentennial Committee is comprised of Treasurer Daniel M.…
Neal Announces Federal Tornado Relief for Springfield and Wilbraham
(WASHINGTON) Congressman Richard E. Neal today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $5.9 million in federal funding for the City of Springfield…
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno Appoints Douglas L. Macmillan to Springfield’S Election Commission
December 8, 2011 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today announced the appointment of Douglas L. Macmillan to the City’s Election Commission.
Macmillan, a resident of Springfield’s Forest Park Neighborhood, is President of Macmillan and Son, Inc., a…
Springfield Bicentennial Committee To Make Donation To The City’S Department Of Parks, Buildings And Recreational Management
WHO: Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Springfield’s Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreational Management Patrick Sullivan and representatives of the Springfield Bicentennial Committee
WHAT: Springfield Bicentennial Committee to…
Springfield’s Department of Public Works Sets December 12th Deadline for October Snowstorm Tree Debris Removal
November 23, 2011 – Springfield’s Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today that is the deadline for residents to place tree debris from the unprecedented October snowstorm out for collection.
City hired contractors will collect tree debris…
Springfield’S Department of Public Works Reminds Residents There Will Be No Rubbish Collection on Thanksgiving Holiday
November 21, 2011 – The Department of Public Works reminds Springfield residents who have municipal trash collection on Thursdays that there will be no collection service on Thursday, November 24th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Collection of…
Springfield’S Veteran of the Year and Parade Marshal to be Announced
WHO: Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Veterans Service Director Thomas Belton and Members of the Veterans Day Parade Committee
WHAT: Veteran of the Year and Veterans Day Parade Marshal will be named
WHEN: Thursday,…
Springfield’S Department of Public Works Issues Parking Advisory
November 10, 2011 – Springfield’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is asking for assistance from the public as the City’s ongoing storm clean-up efforts continue. The DPW issued a parking advisory today asking that residents who park on city streets…
Veterans Day Parade to Kick Off Friday at 11:00 A.M. From Springfield Technical Community College
WHO: Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Springfield’s Veterans Services Director Thomas Belton and Members of the Veteran’s Day Parade Committee
WHAT: Veterans Day Parade
WHEN: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. …
Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno Calls On Attorney General Martha Coakley To Investigate Western Massachusetts Electric Company’S Response To Ongoing Storm Related Power Outages
November 3, 2011 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today released a copy of the letter he has sent to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley requesting that she investigate Western Massachusetts Electric Company’s (WMECo’s) response to the October 30,…
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno Calls On Western Massachusetts Electric Company’S Senior Management For Quicker Response To Ongoing Storm Related Power Outages
November 1, 2011 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today called on Western Massachusetts Electric Company’s (WMECo’s) senior management to move quicker with their power restoration efforts within the City of Springfield. Mayor Sarno has been in constant…
Show of Patriotism for Veterans Day
Thomas Belton, Director of Veterans Services is calling on all municipal employees who are veterans, reservist, or National Guard to pin on their military medals, wear their uniforms (or partial uniform), or Legion Post caps the week of November 7th…
MAYOR SARNO URGES ESTABLISHMENT TO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER LICENSES PENDING HEARING AND REVIEW OF CLUB’S INTERNAL SECURITY PROCEDURES
October 18, 2011 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced that he has directed the City’s License Commission to hold hearings regarding Sunday’s incident that resulted in the death of Devada Wannamaker.
“The City of Springfield has an obligation to…