The City of Springfield announced today that it will be sponsoring two citywide capacity-building workshops to provide community-based agencies with an opportunity to receive information about partnering on grant opportunities where the City is the…

HOLDERS OF AN ALCOHOL POURING LICENSE WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A ‘SPECIAL LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT’ IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M.

February 7, 2012 – The City of Springfield announced today…

Joined by Congressman Richard E. Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, City and State Economic Development Officials, Smith & Wesson President and Chief Executive Officer James Debney announced details of the Company’s recently filed 2011…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Lee C. Erdmann are pleased to announce that the City of Springfield today issued for public review the City’s First Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year…

WHO:              Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and City Officials

WHAT:            Black History Month – Black American Heritage Flag Raising Ceremony

WHEN:            Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. 

WHERE:          Program to take place…

Congressman Richard E. Neal presented a check to Mayor Domenic J. Sarno to aid the Regreen Springfield initiative.  The Regreen Springfield initiative aims to replant trees in areas of Springfield affected by the recent severe storms, especially the…

WHO:              Congressman Richard E. Neal, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and the City of Springfield’s Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreational Management Patrick Sullivan  

WHAT:            Congressman Richard E. Neal will present Mayor Domenic J.…

The City of Springfield reminds City residents that the last day to file an abatement for Fiscal Year 2012 Real Estate and Personal Property assessments is Wednesday, February 1, 2012.  Fiscal Year 2012 real property assessments are based on the…

WHO:             Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Newton Mayor Setti Warren, Representatives from the Springfield Chapter of the NAACP, the Black Leadership Alliance and the Black History Collective

WHAT:           Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Remembrance…

January 6, 2012 – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that Joseph A. Conant will become the City’s Acting Fire Commissioner upon current Fire Commissioner Gary G. Cassanelli’s retirement on Friday, January 13, 2012.  Conant currently serves as the…

The City of Springfield has issued Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) for purchase and redevelopment of three historic homes in the Maple Street area.

“These vacant and deteriorated houses have been negatively impacting the neighborhood,” said Mayor…

Springfield’s Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today that it will begin collecting Christmas trees on Tuesday January 10^th through Friday January 20^th.  Christmas tree collection will follow the City’s recycling collection schedule and…

Liens To Appear On Fiscal Year 2012 Third Quarter Tax Bills

December 30, 2011 – The City of Springfield will process liens against properties with unpaid Fiscal Year 2010 trash fee bills.  This amount, as well as accumulated interest and fees, will…

December 20, 2011 – Due to increasing demand for service, the Springfield Department of Veterans Services announced today that the Department has for the first time expanded efforts to have various National Veterans Services Organizations in their…

Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 11:00AM

Springfield City Hall – 36 Court Street – Springfield, MA

Each year, the Springfield Chapter of the NAACP, together with the Office of Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, produces a program to celebrate the life and…

The City of Springfield, Massachusetts and Comcast settled a lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court and executed a non-exclusive Renewal Cable Television License on December 27, 2012, which provides for payments of more than $1.4 Million from…

Celebrations for the 2012 Inauguration of Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield City Councilors will begin Monday, January 2, 2012, and continue on Friday, January 6, 2012. Festivities will mark the first four-year term for a Springfield…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced the demolition of the vacant, blighted building at 175 Bloomfield Street in the City’s Forest Park neighborhood.

This property located within one of the City’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program focus areas, has long…

Following a year of unprecedented natural disasters in the City of Springfield, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno was joined by Springfield’s Emergency Preparedness Director Robert Hassett and representatives from the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter…

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a nonprofit serving at-risk youth in underserved communities across the United States, announced today the organization will bring its next Youth Development Park project to Springfield. Mayor Domenic Sarno, Cal…