Dennis Brown, 45, of Springfield was sentenced Aug. 26 to 22 to 25 years in prison for aggravated rape. The Hampden County District Attorney's office announced the sentence, which followed a conviction on aggravated rape and related charges out of Chicopee District Court. In other campu…
Springfield's license board clears a hotel refinancing filing and a convenience-store manager swap in a 12-minute session.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta on Wednesday, adding new social media safeguards for teenagers, according to a report from Western Mass News. The announcement landed as Springfield opened under increasing cloud…
Kiley Prep Middle School will pilot AI tools in classrooms this fall, drawing concern from some teachers. Western Mass News reported the plan August 25, one of the first in-depth looks at classroom artificial intelligence to surface locally as the school year approaches. Separately, a H…
Springfield's Historic Commission reworked draft new-construction design guidelines line by line ahead of a September 3 public hearing.
A Hampden County judge denied motions challenging the bid for Springfield's proposed Liberty Junction courthouse project. Western Mass News reported the ruling Monday in "Judge denies motions challenging Springfield courthouse bid," removing a legal hurdle for the long-planned judicial …
Four Springfield, Massachusetts obituary notices were published this week: Correa, Kristina, 39; Furr, Gloria, 87; Melikian, Karnig M. Jr., 91; and Loescher, Susan M., 71. Correa and Furr died August 17 and August 19, respectively; Melikian also died August 19; Loescher died August 21. …
Springfield's congressman blasted President Trump on Saturday for upending trade talks with Canada, warning of fallout for the region. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, released the statement August 22 after negotiations wi…
Hundreds of Springfield student-athletes spent the summer preparing for the fall sports season, per Western Mass News. The station's report, "Student-athletes ramp up summer workouts ahead of fall season," described widespread offseason conditioning across Springfield Public Schools ath…
The Springfield Historic Commission continued a nonprofit's rehab application for 56 Bay Street, citing concerns the scope would erase historic details.
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