News Stories by Date

Stories from Selected Month

Mayor Sarno Supports Governor Baker’s Dangerousness Legislation

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that he fully supports Governor Charlie Baker’s ‘Dangerousness’ legislation that was filed with the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The pending bill would help the Commonwealth meet the…

Read more

Mayor Sarno Comments on Residency Court Case and Announces Appointments to Residency Compliance Commission

|   City News

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno speaking on the residency court case emphasizes the fact that the court invalidated the Ordinance provisions mandating automatic termination. The residency case is a complex case, as evidenced by the lengthy time period that it…

Read more

Community Preservation Act 2022 Grant Cycle Information

Application materials for the 2022 Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant cycle are now available at https://www.springfield-ma.gov/fin.../community-preservation

Join the Springfield Community Preservation Committee for an application workshop on…

Read more

Schools Closed Friday, Jan. 7th for Snow Day

Please be advised that due to the weather forecast, schools will be closed Friday, January 7th.

After school activities are also cancelled.

Visit the Springfield Public Schools Website: https://www.springfieldpublicschools.com/

Read more

City of Springfield ARPA Community Seminar Scheduled for January 12, 2022 to Switch to Virtual Workshop Session

Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 case and out of an abundance of caution, the City of Springfield ARPA Community Seminar/Workshop scheduled for January 12, 2022 at Brightwood-Lincoln School has been changed to a virtual Seminar/Workshop session. …

Read more

Mayor Sarno Letter to Editor: Common Sense needed by our Court System in dealing with Repeat Violent Offenders

Dear Letter to the Editor:

First of all, before anyone states, what do you expect from a ‘Law and Order’ Mayor, let me remind those who question my compassion, that in previous career positions with District Attorney Bill Bennett’s Office…

Read more

MassDOT Project Public Hearing Notice

On February, 1, 2022, at 6:00 pm, MassDOT will hold a virtual public hearing for the proposed replacement of 2 railroad bridges on Armory Street over CSX rails near Albany Avenue. The attached notice provides the needed detail for the hearing.

Read more

Public Skating at Cyr Arena Canceled

The Department of Parks, Buildings and Recreational Management (PBRM) announced today that public skating at the Cyr Arena will be canceled this weekend (Friday, January 7 through Sunday, January 9, 2022), out of an abundance of caution, due to the…

Read more

Mayor Sarno, Superintendent Warwick and State and City Officials Hold Topping-Off Ceremony for DeBerry-Swan School

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Superintendent of Schools Daniel Warwick, Director of the Department of Capital Asset Construction Peter Garvey and School Building Commission Chair Norman Roldan joined with Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)…

Read more

Mayor Sarno, Police Commissioner Clapprood and SPD Celebrate Bill Hogan’s Retirement

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief of Staff Tom Ashe joined with Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood and the Springfield Police Department today to celebrate Bill Hogan for his 36 years of service to the City of Springfield and wish him a very happy…

Read more

Mayor Sarno and Chief of Staff Ashe Wish Bill Grimes a Happy Birthday

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief of Staff Tom Ashe joined with William E. “Bill” Grimes to celebrate Bill’s 92nd birthday. Bill is a U.S. Army veteran and retired telephone company engineer. He is a proud resident of Springfield’s Hungry Hill…

Read more

Mayor Sarno Names Retired Judge and Former City Solicitor John Payne to Replace Retiring City Solicitor Ed Pikula

Mayor Sarno states, “first of all, my many thanks to City Solicitor Ed Pikula for his many years of dedicated service to our city. As the longest serving city solicitor in our city history, serving under my administration and that of my predecessor…

Read more

Mayor Sarno, Superintendent Warwick, School Committee and School Building Commission Members, and State and City Officials to Attend Topping-Off Ceremony for DeBerry-Swan School

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Superintendent of Schools Daniel Warwick, Director of the Department of Capital Asset Construction Peter Garvey, School Committeewoman Barbara Gresham and School Building Commission Chair Norman Roldan will join with…

Read more

SPS and Behavioral Health Network Partner to Offer Vaccination Clinics to All Elementary Schools

Springfield Public Schools (SPS) and Behavioral Health Network (BHN) have partnered to host vaccination clinics at each of the district’s elementary schools, beginning this week.

Read more

Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris Announce Senior Centers and Libraries to Switch to Hybrid Operations - Encourage Residents to Conduct City Business Remotely or Schedule an Appointment -

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announced today that due to an alarming and significant increase in COVID-19 cases and out of an abundance of caution, the City of Springfield’s senior centers and…

Read more

Select a Month to Browse

Page last updated:  Wednesday, September 19, 2018 04:24 pm