Mayor Domenic J. Sarno offered a proclamation in recognition of St. Patrick's Day and raised the Flag of Ireland over City Hall. Following the ceremony was a reception featuring food and refreshments prepared by Putnam Vocational Academy's culinary…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Police Commissioner John Barbieri, along with Chief Development Officer Kevin Kennedy, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Timothy Plante, and City Councilor Tom Ashe, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, announced…

Mayor Sarno and City of Springfield Community Development Officials announced the demolition of the long blighted property at 60-62 Revere Street. The property was privately owned and abandoned, and had been an eyesore in the Forest Park neighborhood…

Mayor Sarno attended the opening of Square One's Children's Trust Family Center yesterday. Located at 1095 Main Street in Springfield, it is the eighth Family Center in Massachusetts and offers support services to parents and families in need. …

Mayor Sarno and Millie Johnson, Director of the Mayor's Office of Consumer Information, kicked off National Consumer Protection Week at City Hall today. The office held an informational session in the City Hall Atrium complete with brochures and…

Mercy Medical Center (MMC) and its Springfield Transforming Communities Initiatives (TCI) partner program, have been awarded a $2.5 million grant to help support MMC and Live Well Springfield (LWS). LWS is a community-based group of organizations…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer Kevin Kennedy and Councilor Tom Ashe toured the Johnsons Bookstore Lofts at 1379 Main Street, and Bank Building Lofts at 1341 Main Street. Both properties are potential market rate housing under…

The Springfield Women's Commission held the 19th Annual International Women's Day Ceremony today at Springfield Technical Community College. This year's honoree of the Unsung Heroine Award was Dr. Arlene Rodriguez, Vice President of Academic Affairs…

Massachusetts Cultural Council Executive Director Anita Walker visited downtown Springfield yesterday for a walking tour with Mayor Sarno, led by Senator Eric Lesser.

The tour was be part of a day-long visit to the region by Walker, with the aim…

Springfield Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris, Dr. Andrew Balder and Alice Fiddian-Green of Project Baby Springfield hung a commemorative quilt today in City Hall. The quilt is sewn from messages of support for pregnant…

After 31 years of service, Kathy Pederson retired as Executive Director of the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission. Friends and co-workers gathered to congratulate Kathy on her final day.

Today Mayor Sarno hosted his monthly meeting with Springfield's state elected officials at City Hall.

Rebecca Johnson School hosted its annual Black History Month Read-Aloud on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Mayor Sarno, along with members of the Springfield Police Department and other community leaders, read to students from a selection of books written by…

A reception was held on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to recognize retired Judge George Sheehy in honor of Black History Month. Judge Sheehy became first African-American judge in Western Massachusetts history when he was appointed to the Springfield District…

The public is invited to attend a meeting to discuss the upcoming improvements to the Central Street corridor. It will be held Wednesday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the J.C. Williams Community Center at 132 Florence Street in Springfield.

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Monday, February 22, 2016

Contact: Marian Sullivan, Communications Director (413) 886-5166, msullivan@springfieldcityhall.com

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Members of the Vietnamese community from Springfield and the surrounding region gathered on Jan. 31 at Cedars Banquet Hall to celebrate Vietnamese New Year (Feb. 8), known as Tết. Mayor Sarno and Representative Carlos Gonzalez attended the community…

Mayor Sarno toured the Dunbar Y Family & Community Center today. He joined in on a chair aerobics class with instructor Tracy Thomas, and later visited with the center's school vacation campers.

Mayor Sarno thanks Springfield resident Crystal Copeland for her generosity in helping those affected by the ongoing water crisis in Flint, MI, and also made a check donation to assist her efforts. Part of Crystal's family resides in Flint, and after…

Senator Eric Lesser and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg kicked off the Massachusetts Senate's Millennial Engagement Initiative with a roundtable discussion today at TechSpring, in the Baystate Health Innovation Center. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and…