Pioneer Valley United Way hits fundraising goal, honors volunteers

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...came at its annual awards banquet honoring volunteers and institutions, including Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and his staff for their work on Springfield’s tornado and blizzard recoveries. Dora D. Robinson, th......ommunity involvement in the past year. Recognized were Paul S. and Dianne F. Doherty of Longmeadow; Holyoke-based PeoplesBank and its assistant vice president, Charlene Smolkowicz; the Youth Empowerment Adol... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Springfield

Massachusetts Gaming Commission advances plan to reduce timetable for casinos

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...the process without compromising anything material," Crosby said in an interview. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno had said he hoped the commission could reduce the number of years it estimates for casinos to open.......r off Exit 8 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Hard Rock International of Florida proposed a casino in Holyoke, but was opposed by Mayor Alex Morse. MGM Resorts International of Las Vegas recently dropped plans... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

Massachusetts Gaming Commission moves to create process for qualifying casino ...

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... up three to six months. This can make a material difference." Critics, including Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, have questioned if the commission is moving fast enough to approve casino resorts, considering the...... Paper City Development, may select a new site in Western Massachusetts after being rebuffed by the Holyoke mayor for a casino in Holyoke. In late March, MGM Resorts International dropped out of a casino project planned for ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

State prepared to buy Springfield fire training center for $2 million and convert to regional training use

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...ning for the western counties of the Commonwealth,” said Stephen D. Coan, state fire marshal. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said the negotiated sale of the site is a “good deal” and made sense for the city and state. “It’s ......ng will be demolished and rebuilt to meet state standards. David A. LaFond, a retired fire chief in Holyoke who is executive director of the Western Massachusetts Fire Chief’s ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield

The Casino Era Begins

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 6 2011)

...oposals, in various stages of development and involving a range of communities, including Palmer, Holyoke, and now Springfield, are on the table. The region’s largest city and unofficial capital became a p......ked with a number of the stakeholders in this contest — from casino developers to Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno — about what could happen next and the issues that will shape this all-encompassing regional ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun

Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday

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... are getting frustrated and losing their patience and so am I.” Also on Thursday, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno followed up on his promise to ask Attorney General Martha Coakley for an investigation of WMECO’s h......ectrician to repair damage to their homes, such as if downed wires ripped off part of their houses, Holyoke Mayor Elaine A. Pluta said. The city will begin curbside collection of fallen trees ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Michael D. Bissonnette

Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone

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Caret visited Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst on Tuesday, Day 2 of a four-day listening tour that will take him across the Bay State,......Baystate Medical Center, and a urban design center at Court Square. We agree with Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno that it’s time for UMass to expand its presence in “bigger, better and stronger” ways. We hope Care... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

Printing experts urge Springfield's Putnam High School to get larger printing press for student graphics instruction

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...f Putnam sticks with smaller presses, said Todd A. Collier one of the owners of Mansir Printing, in Holyoke. “Basically, we want the best for the kids,” he said. “With everyone dragging their feet over there......iness and concentrating the industry with large operations like TigerPress. Springfield Mayor Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said all the parties – the state, the city and the industry – are now on the same wavelength. He ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual   West Springfield

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announces $230,000 in grants to assist with tornado recovery plans

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Murray announced the planning grants during a Springfield visit and tour of the Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start program office on Madison Avenue in the Maple High-Six Corners area......essional planner or regional planning agency to assist a community in its rebuilding efforts. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Ward 3 City Councilor Melvin A. Edwards said they are very pleased that the state is stepping u... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Chicopee

Census numbers show increase in vacant housing units in Western Massachusetts; Springfield see uptick in wake of tornado

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Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Palmer   Springfield

Blown Away

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...so to Square One, which provides early-education services to some 1,200 children in Springfield and Holyoke. At 4:45 on the afternoon of June 1, Joan Kagan was standing in the middle of Main Street in Sprin......istration loans.) He said he has participated in walks through the South End with Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Bialecki, “which has allowed us to be much more specific in our discussions ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

Treasurer Steven Grossman slots $100 million for Massachusetts community banks to lend to small businesses

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...all promoting his "Small Business Partnership" program. Looking on from left are Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Agawam Mayor Richard A. Cohen and Easthampton Mayor Michael A. Tautznik. SPRINGFIELD – State Treas......d interest rates with a focus on lending in the state’s older “Gateway Cities” like Springfield and Holyoke and in lending to minority-owned businesses. “This is about how we ignite the optimism that has alw... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Chicopee

Treasurer Steve Grossman traveling Massachusetts to promote program to deposit state money into local banks to boost small business loans

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... planning to meet on April 21 with bankers from Springfield and Springfield Mayor Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno. He is also planning similar meetings in Holyoke and Greenfield. Thomas R. Creed, senior vice president and regional executive for Berkshire Ba... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Michael D. Bissonnette   Berkshire Bank

Springfield to partner with Massachusetts Broadband Institute on MassBroadband 123 high-speed Internet

Explore masslive.com (Mar 21 2011) Information Technology

...spoke Monday afternoon at a news conference with U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno held at the Scibelli Enterprise Center at Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park. ...... designed to bring more service into underserved urban neighborhoods in cities like Springfield and Holyoke. Through MassBroadband 123, the Broadband Institute is completing the “middle mile” connection betw... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

PeoplesBank Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification

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...een buildings. PeoplesBank Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification February 10, 2011 (Holyoke, MA) PeoplesBank announced today that it has been awarded LEED Silver certification established by the ......r Chair, Brice Hereford, Lake Hitchcock Committee of U.S. Green Building MA Chapter Vice Chair, and Domenic Sarno, Mayor of Springfield. For Immediate Release For more information, please contact: Susan B. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   West Springfield   Springfield

Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield deals with defections

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...e space and staff with the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is questioning the effectiveness of a broad-based regional chamber. “I believe it is an opportune t...... spot, however, is the Springfield-based Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce. With offices in Holyoke, Worcester, Lawrence and Boston, as well as Springfield, the Latino chamber currently has 582 membe... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Russell Denver   Smith & Wesson Corp.

Facilitating Job Growth

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... across the Commonwealth, most of them older former manufacturing centers, such as Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, and Pittsfield, that are in many ways trying to reinvent themselves. In early 2010, the ......mented. There was a photo in the local press featuring a number of the players. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno was most prominent in that shot, and Vedovelli, while visible, was toward the back of the group. In... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Liberty Mutual   Smith & Wesson Corp.

MacDuffie School to retain name after move to former St. Hyacinth site in Granby

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...ighlighted the benefits of the new campus – larger, higher-tech, newly renovated classrooms – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno responded to the pending flight with far less verve. MacDuffie School's 120th anniversary celebrati......ingfield Photo by Manon L. Mirabelli From left, Carole Bielizna and Skip and Susan Clayton, all of Holyoke, at the MacDuffie School's 120th anniversary celebration held Oct. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Holyoke

Springfield Parade of Big Balloons and Bright Nights season near

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...afe community. 2007 balloon parade felix the cat The Republican file photoFelix the Cat follows the Holyoke High School band down Main Street in Springfield during a recent Thanksgiving Parade of the Big Bal......quare General Manager Fred Christensen announced plans for the parade Monday at Tower Square. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet presented Ashe with his “official” parade marshal jacket... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Big Y Foods   Six Flags New England

Western Massachusetts real-estate developers think demand for properties is about to rebound

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...esses are expanding and adding people,” said Joseph J. Miller, president of Miller Development in Holyoke said. “People are looking for office space.” For Miller’s most recent project, he rebuilt an old wa......ng at 59 Howard St. and the former Department Headquarters at 195 State Street. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno talked about the past innovations extolled in the Museum of Springfield History. “You can join them... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Colvest Group   Berkshire Bank

Sales tax holiday, manufacturing tax breaks highlight Massachusetts economic development bill | masslive.com

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...ks to expand manufacturing jobs and encourage more middle class housing in cities such as Chicopee, Holyoke and Springfield. The 102-page bill also consolidates state agencies, extends the life of permits fo......bs or retain 50 such jobs. The jobs would need to exist for a minimum of five years. DJSarno127.jpg Domenic Sarno Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and John D. Judge, chief development officer for the city, said ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Massachusetts Office of Business Development

Springfield in line for $900,000 to $1 million in Massachusetts Green Communities grants

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said Friday he wants to use the city’s share of the $8.1 million grant pool to expand the existing ......ommunities are in the Pioneer Valley. Besides Springfield, Belchertown, Easthampton, Greenfield, Holyoke, Montague, Northampton and Palmer met the May 14 deadline for applying and were judged to have me... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield

Massachusetts Senate fiscal 2011 budget would slash local aid about 4 percent

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Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts

Massachusetts increases road and bridge repair money for cities and towns

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...chertown: $471,066 East Longmeadow: $443,062 Granby: $216,095 Greenfield: $510,025 Hadley: $282,370 Holyoke: $828,283 Longmeadow: $378,798 Ludlow: $551,647 Monson: $369,110 Northampton: $802,306 Palmer: $38....... “In the days of facing constant cutbacks, it’s always good to get a bump,” said Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. “This allows us to address roadway infrastructure issues that, if not here, we’d have to look ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer