Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined the Springfield Central Cultural District, artists and project sponsors for a reception on Thursday, June 23 at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate the completion of the painted utility boxes throughout downtown Springfield.

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno brought greetings to the Western Massachusetts Developers Conference, hosted by the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, today at 12:00 p.m. Governor Charlie Baker gave the keynote address at the conference,…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined Jay Minkarah, President and CEO of DevelopSpringfield, today for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to unveil restorations made to the historic Merrick Phelps House at 83 Maple Street.

 Mayor Sarno stated, “’Back…

With the school year coming to an end, Springfield Public Schools invites students and families to Springfield Parent Academy’s summer celebration. The “Kickoff to Summer Learning” event will take place on Friday, June 24^th, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 1…

Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and R.H.White will be doing maintenance work on a natural gas main on Harkness Ave from Sumner Ave to Gifford St. The road is closed through Friday, June 24th between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Detours will be…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Bishop Talbert W. Swan, II gathered with Reverend Mark Baymon, Reverend Paul Stearns, members of the Bethel A.M.E. Church and residents for a moment of silence to remember the nine victims of the shooting at Emanuel A.M.E.…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and City of Springfield Housing Officials announced the demolition of the long blighted property at 62 Bowdoin Street today at the property site at 2:15 p.m.

“This is one more step in our efforts in neighborhood revitalization…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Timothy J. Plante and Executive Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management Patrick Sullivan announced $400,000 in upgrades to the Forest Park tennis courts today at Forest…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined Judy Matt and the Spirit of Springfield to announce plans for this year's 4th of July Star Spangled Springfield event at Riverfront Park. Also present for the announcement was MassMutual Vice President of Community…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Fire Commissioner Joseph A. Conant conducted a badge pinning ceremony today at Fire Headquarters to promote firefighters Timothy J. Belbin, Luke W. Kominski, and Leontino L. Piecuch to the rank of Fire Lieutenant.

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno welcomed 25 new Teach for America teachers to Springfield. Within the group are corps members from across the country, and several who grew up in Springfield and Western Massachusetts.

Corps members, who will be teaching in…

Springfield Hockey LLC revealed the City’s new AHL team as the Springfield Thunderbirds, an affiliate of the NHL Florida Panthers. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined team owners, AHL officials, Florida Panthers officials, local stakeholders, community…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will join the Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce to present completion certificates to "How to Start & Manage Your Business" seminar participants. The reception will be held Wednesday, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. at the Mass…

The City of Springfield raised the LGBT pride flag today at 12:00 p.m. above City Hall in support and solidarity of the victims and families of the Orlando, FL Pulse Nightclub tragedy.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said, “We will stand united as one with…

Students in Mrs. Manos’s second grade class invited a very special guest to speak on the subject of local government. On Monday, June 13, Mayor Dominic Sarno fielded a host of questions prepared by the students in addition to sharing the history of…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Police Commissioner John Barbieri, and District Attorney Anthony Gulluni held a press conference on the steps outside of the Hampden County Superior Courthouse today at 5:00 p.m. to address the recent shootings that have…

Mayor Sarno addressed the “100 Males to College” students today at UMass Springfield. 100 Males to College is an initiative of the Springfield Public Schools and Massachusetts Department of Higher Education in partnership with STCC, the University of…

MassMutual announced today that the MassMutual Foundation will donate $15 million to University of Massachusetts computer science programs over the next 10 years.

Of the $15 million, $12 million will support the University of Massachusetts Amherst's…

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Executive Director of the Department of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management Patrick Sullivan joined  volunteers from Berkshire Bank and ReGreen Springfield to install new trees and native shrubs at Adams Park,…