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Board to Chart New Health Ed Curriculum
August 26, 2009 – Surrounded by appointees to the Mayor’s Springfield Adolescent Sexual Health Advisory Board, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, School Superintendent Dr. Alan J. Ingram and the City’s Director of Health and Human Services Helen Caulton-Harris…
Mayor Outlines State Street Bridge Project
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO AND CITY OFFICIALS PROVIDE DETAILS ON STATE STREET BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT
August 18, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and City Officials provided details today on the State Street Bridge reconstruction project. The bridge…
Mayor Signs New Responsible Employer Ordinances
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO EXECUTES TWO EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCES DURING CEREMONIAL SIGNING
August 11, 2009 – Surrounded by labor leaders and officials from the Pioneer Valley Building Trades Council today, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno ceremonially signed two…
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO ORDERS FLAGS AT ALL MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TO HONOR SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY
August 26, 2009 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno issued a request today that flags at all municipal buildings be lowered to half-staff to honor the life of United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Mayor Sarno extended his condolences to the Kennedy Family…
Armory Street Rehabilitation Details Announced
August 25, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and City Officials provided details today on the Armory Street Rehabilitation Project.
The Rehabilitation of Armory Street extends from the Interstate 291 Interchange Ramps to the intersection of Armory…
From Outer Space to the Hoop Hall
(L-R) Springfield (MA) Mayor Domenic Sarno, Harlem Globetrotters mascot Globie, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Vice Presidents Paul Lambert and Scott Zuffelato pose with the Globetrotters team basketball that flew aboard the Space…
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO, WMECO MANAGEMENT AND CITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICALS MEET TO DISCUSS LAST WEEK’S POWER OUTAGE
August 6, 2009 – As a follow-up to last week’s unprecedented major power outage Mayor Domenic J. Sarno met today in his City Hall office with Western Massachusetts Electric Company senior management officials, including WMECO President and Chief…
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO ANNOUNCES THE NAMES OF RECENT APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
August 5, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today the names of recent appointments to City Boards and Commissions.
Claudo Concepcion and Brian Santaniello have been appointed to the City’s Park Commission. Concepcion has served as…
Mayor Sarno to Throw First Pitch in NE Pee Wee Tournament
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO WILL THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT AMERICAN AMATEUR BASEBALL PEE WEE REESE NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
July 16, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will welcome participants to the American Amateur Baseball Congress Pee Wee Reese…
Treetop Park to Open July 15
July 14, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Director of Capital Asset Construction Rita Coppola-Wallace and Executive Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management Patrick J. Sullivan invite the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday,…
Chamber of Commerce Award
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno with Nancy Mirkin, Vice President of Hampden Bank who received the 2009 Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year Award.
Ribbon Cutting for 'Pride'
Mayor Sarno participates with grand opening celebration of the new Pride Gas Station on West and Avocado Streets in Springfield (click photos for an enlarged view).
SPRINGFIELD TO PERFORM "OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP"
July 9, 2009 – The City of Springfield will bring more than 70 cases before the Springfield Housing Court (37 Elm Street) on Friday, July 10, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., for Operation Clean Sweep. The City will prosecute exterior code enforcement…
CitiStat Awarded Trailblazer Grant
SPRINGFIELD’S CITISTAT PROGRAM RECEIVES GOVERNMENT TRAILBLAZER GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION
July 8, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and CitiStat Director Paul Foster announced today that the National Center for Civic Innovation…
Housing Director Carl Dietz Resigns
July 8, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Development Officer John J. Judge announced today that the City’s Housing Director, Carl Dietz, will voluntarily separate his employment with the City. Dietz submitted his resignation on June 23, 2009.…
New Home for New Leadership Charter School
MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO, NEW LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND CATHOLIC DIOCESE ANNOUNCE LEASE OF HOLY NAME SCHOOL
July 8, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Dr. Alan Ingram and officials from the New Leadership Charter School and the Catholic…
Springfield Celebrates Return to Local Governance
Springfield celebrated the hand-off of local governance from the state-appointed Finance Control Review Board to Mayor Domenic Sarno and the City Council with the passing of the ceremonial gavel on the steps of City Hall, June 30, 2009. Governor…
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno Announces City's Plans for Asylum Building
June 17, 2009 - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer John J. Judge, and Finance Control Board Executive Director and Acting Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Stephen P. Lisauskas announced today the City’s plans for the Asylum…
Mayor Sarno's Address on Return to Local Governance
Monday, June 22, 2009
One week from today the state imposed Finance Control Board will hold its last meeting and the City of Springfield will once again return to self-governance.
This is an historic time for the City. When the Springfield Finance…
Summer Reading Club at the Library
Children, teens, and adults are encouraged to “Reach For The Stars … Read!” this summer at the Springfield City Library. Adults may sign up by stopping in to any of our library branches, or online at www.springfieldlibrary.org, while for teens…