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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Department of Public Works Director Christopher Cignoli are notifying residents that on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the direction of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the West Street Bridge between…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was honored to have Travis Best and his sister, High School of Commerce alumnus Darlene Best in the office today to get updates on Copeland's Way Autism Awareness Training. Later this month Copeland’s Way will be providing an…

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A case study presented by Siemens on Springfield, MA with Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools Dr. Sonia Dinnall, Director of Parks, Buildings, & Recreation Managment Tom Ashe, Springfield Public Schools (SPS) Chief…

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|   Community News

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Ward 5 City Councilor Lavar W. Click-Bruce, two proud ‘Red Raiders’ from the High School of Commerce, are excited to welcome another ‘Red Raider’ back home to Springfield. Will Dawkins, former student and athletic standout…

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|   Health & Human Services

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announced today that the City of Springfield will be opening cooling centers on Monday, August 11th, Tuesday, August 12th, and Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Director of Parks, Buildings, and Recreation Management Thomas Ashe, Assistant Recreation Director Randy Piteo and team joined with Massachusetts Senior Games Chairman Dennis Pollard, Steve Lepow who helped get the this year’s…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Police Superintendent Larry Akers, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Judi Crowell, Fire Commissioner BJ Calvi, School Committee member Barbara Gresham, Ayanna Crawford, and city officials joined with cofounders of Unity…

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The Department of Elder Affairs will be hosting the Live and Learn Series, which feature different educational presentations about scammers, social security and transportation access. The series, hosted at the Raymond A. Jordan Senior Center, is open…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CAFO) Cathy Buono, City Councilor Kateri Walsh, and many city officials from Cabinet Heads down to rank and file joined with Chairman of the Board of Assessor’s Attorney Patrick…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will join with the Springfield Police Department, neighborhood councils, residents and community supporters for the National Night Out (NNO) events across the city.  Mayor Sarno will stop at NNO events throughout Springfield…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was informed today by Executive Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management (PBRM) Thomas Ashe that the final touches on the new scoreboard at the Walker Memorial Grandstand located inside Forest Park have been…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Executive Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management (PBRM) Thomas Ashe announced today that the Forest Park swimming pool will remain open through Saturday, August 16, 2025. The Forest Park pool is open every…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton Harris, and Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management Director Tom Ashe are alerting the public that the beach area at Camp Wilder located on Parker Street remains closed…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announced today that the City of Springfield will be opening cooling centers on Monday, July 28, Tuesday, July 29th, and Wednesday July 30, 2025.   

According to…

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|   Health & Human Services

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announced today that the City of Springfield will be opening cooling centers on Thursday, July 24th and Friday July 25, 2025.

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The Springfield City Library is inviting all community members to help shape the future of library services, spaces, and priorities by participating in a new citywide community survey. As part of an ongoing effort to build on recent successes-…

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The City of Springfield is exploring new on-street Electric Vehicle (EV charging) options through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) On-Street Charging Solutions Program, with support from Commonwealth Electrical Technologies and Leidos.

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno states, “So very sorry to hear about the unexpected passing of “behind the scenes” well respected community leader Richard “Rich” H. Griffin. My wife Carla and I send our sympathy, thoughts, prayers and encouragement to his…

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris, and Parks, Building, and Recreation Management Director Tom Ashe announced today that unfortunately the air conditioning (AC) system at the Mason Square Branch…

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Are you interested in serving as a Police Officer or Firefighter? Join us this summer for an Open House info session ahead of the state civil service exam to learn more about these opportunities. 

Firefighter Exam Open Houses, both at 6:00pm at 100…

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