News Stories by Date
Stories from Selected Month
Mayor Sarno and PBRM Director Ashe thank Springfield Garden Club for donation to the Forest Park Horticulture and Learning Center project
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Parks, Building and Recreation Management (PBRM) Director Thomas Ashe joined with Springfield Garden Club (SGC) President Janine Boland and past SGC president and current member Dr. Vana Nespor for a special donation…
Mayor Sarno meets with Polish Center of Discovery & Learning team
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief of Staff Bill Baker welcomed Olen Bielski and Ken Lemanski from the Polish Center of Discovery & Learning (PCDL) along with Aneta Kwiatowska PhD, and their guest from Poland, Krzysztof Szczesny, who leads humanitarian…
Springfield Veterans Activities Committee featured on Government Matters episode with G. Michael Dobbs
Springfield Veterans Activities Committee Chairman Bill Walls and veterans Joe Hendrix and John Sagan joined with G. Michael Dobbs for an episode of "Government Matters." They discussed the ongoing work toward establishing a new veteran’s monument…
City of Springfield Now Accepting Applications for the Senior Tax Work-Off Program
Info Session on Feb 20th
Mayor Sarno honored to meet Nettie Washington Douglass
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Westfield State University President Linda Thompson for a special meet and greet with Nettie Washington Douglass ahead of the University’s 2nd annual “Keeper of the Dream” Dinner in honor of Black History Month that…
Mayor Sarno and Superintendent Akers join SPD C3 to cheer on our Youth All-Stars
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Police Superintendent Lawrence Akers joined with Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, the Springfield Police Department’s C3 Units led by Captain Julio Toledo, Head of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office Holyoke Safe…
Board of Police Commissioners Annual Meeting - Join Us!
The city of Springfield in conjunction with the Springfield Police Department invites residents and all interested persons to attend the Board of Police Commissioners Annual Meeting.
This community meeting will take place on Wednesday March 12th,…
Springfield Redevelopment Authority elects Margaret L. Boyle as New Chair; announces Michael Langone as New Member
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan announced today that the Springfield Redevelopment Authority (SRA) has unanimously elected Margaret L. Boyle as its new Chair.
Boyle, who was appointed to the SRA in 2022, assumes the…
Mayor Sarno and DPW Director Cignoli Ask Springfield State Delegation to Support Governor Healey’s Proposed Increase to Chapter 90 Funding
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Christopher Cignoli, Director of the Department of Public Works (DPW), sent a letter today to the Springfield state delegation asking for their support for Governor Maura Healey’s proposed increase to Chapter 90 funding. …
SATURDAY MARCH 1st: Springfield Parks Department Announces 2025 “Fabulous February!” Events
– Free family fun at Forest Park during February School Break! –
City of Springfield announces opening of Senior Tax Work-off Program
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief of Staff Bill Baker, Health & Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton Harris, Elder Affairs Director Roy Goodman, Chairman of the Board of Assessors Attorney Patrick Greenhalgh, and Tax Program Assistant Jose…
Mayor Sarno Issues Statement on the Passing of Bishop Dr. Bryant Robinson, Jr.
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno states, “I was so saddened to hear from Bishop Dr. Bryant Robinson, Jr.’s son Trey this evening that his dad had passed. My sympathy, thoughts, prayers, and encouragement go out to his steadfast wife Margaree, son’s Trey and…
City of Springfield celebrates Black History with 39th annual Ruth B. Loving Black American Heritage Flag Raising Ceremony
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, State Representative Bud Williams, and Dr. Gloria Williams joined with city and state officials, the Springfield Black Coalition, The Peter Brace Brigade, and the community to celebrate Black American Heritage and raise the…
Mayor Sarno Congratulates Springfield’s HHS Commissioner Helen Caulton Harris on special recognition from Governor Healey’s Black Empowerment Advisory Council
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is proud to congratulate Helen Caulton Harris, who has long-served as the City of Springfield’s Health & Human Services Commissioner, on being selected by Governor Maura Healey’s Black Empowerment Advisory Council to be…
Mayor Sarno Acknowledges National School Counseling Week
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno acknowledges National School Counseling Week and thanks all of our School Counselors for their continued dedication and efforts in helping our students dream big.
Mayor Sarno states, “Our dedicated school counselors are…
Public Review and Comment Period for the Springfield Police Department Community Engagement Plan Now Open
The City of Springfield, in collaboration with the DOJ Settlement Agreement, has issued new policies in accordance with standards set forth by Massachusetts General Law, the Municipal Police Training Council, Massachusetts Police Accreditation…