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Mayor Sarno Thanks Holistic Industries for Donating Vital PPE’s
Frank Colaccino, President of the Colvest Group and Chair of the Board of Trustees for AIC, reached out to Mayor Sarno directly to connect the City with Holistic Industries, owners of Liberty Cannabis, for them to donate 500 KN95 masks for our city’s…
Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris Announce Homeless Testing to Start in Partnership with Mercy Hospital / Trinity Health
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announced today that the City of Springfield in partnership with Mercy/Trinity Health will have all systems in place to continue testing of our vulnerable…
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno Offers Words of Encouragement and Hope
“With Spring in the air and the tulips starting to bloom, we are reminded that even during these challenging times and as we continue to fight to defeat this coronavirus together, this too shall pass and like these beautiful flowers our great City of…
Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris Announce Homeless Testing to Start in Partnership with Baystate Health
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris announced today that the City of Springfield in partnership with Baystate Health will have all systems in place to begin testing of our vulnerable homeless…
Springfield City Hall and All Municipal Buildings to Remain Closed to Public Until May 18, 2020 - Mayor Sarno to Review Plans for Eventual Reopening -
Following Governor Charlie Baker’s extension of the Commonwealths stay-at-home advisory and closing of all non-essential businesses order, City Hall and all municipal buildings will remain closed to the public until May 18, 2020. The original date…
Mayor Sarno States Major Milestone Reached in Rebirth of 31 Elm / Court Square Economic Project
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the disposition of the property known as 3-7 Elm Street and 13-31 Elm Street in downtown Springfield, marking a…
Springfield Awards 76 New Grants to City Small Businesses as Part of the Second Round of “Prime the Pump”
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan announced today the awarding of 76 grants totaling $500,000 in the second round of the Prime the Pump program, assisting businesses in response to the economic crisis spurred from…
Mayor Sarno Thanks Reverend Robert White and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno continues to thank everyone in our Springfield community for stepping up and providing much-needed PPE’s for our police, fire and frontline personnel.
Mayor Sarno Issues Proclamation for 35th Arbor Day in the City of Springfield
In honor of Arbor Day, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno sports a hand-crafted wooden neck tie fashioned and presented to the Mayor by City of Springfield Building Supervisor John Bilodeau and retired City Forester Ed Casey a few years ago.
Mayor Sarno stated,…
Commonwealth Magazine - City and Town Budgets Hit Hard
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Accounting & Financial Officer TJ Plante gave an interview with Shira Schoenberg for Commonwealth Magazine, discussing the city’s budget challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the $2.3 million in lost…
Mayor Sarno Thanks Senator Eric Lesser and Universal Plastics
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno continues to thank our greater Springfield business community for stepping up and providing much-needed PPE’s for our police, fire and frontline personnel.
Today, state Senator Eric Lesser connected the City of Springfield…
Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris Issue New Public Health Advisory to Essential Retail Establishments
On the heels of the major spike in the daily number of positive COVID-19 cases, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris today issued a new Public Health Advisory to help mitigate the spread of…
Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris Report Major Spike of 104 New Cases Today
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris report a major spike of 104 new COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases today, bringing the city’s total to nearly 1,000 cases (967).
Mayor Sarno Touched by Reminder to Stay “Springfield Strong”
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is deeply grateful to Eliana Gutierrez from the City of Springfield’s Office of Elder Affairs who made masks by hand for Mayor Sarno and his staff.
Mayor Sarno stated, “I am touched by the acts the kindness I am seeing…
Mayor Sarno Thanks IBEW Local 7
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno continues to thank our Springfield business community for stepping up and providing much-needed PPE’s for our police, fire and frontline personnel.
Today, Dan D’Alma, Business Manager for the International Brotherhood of…
Mayor Sarno Issues Proclamation to Celebrate Earth Day 2020 - Encourages Residents to Take the EcoChallenge -
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today issued a proclamation to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it…
Mayor Sarno and Health Commissioner Caulton-Harris Stress Much More Testing Needed from Federal and State Sources in Order to Successfully Reopen City
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris stress that in order for the City of Springfield to reopen much more testing is needed from federal and state sources.
Mayor Sarno stated, “Following the…
Springfield Proposed Plan for New CARES Act $100,003 HOPWA Funds.
The City of Springfield is posting its plan for spending new CARES Act $100,003 HOPWA funds.