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...many customers still opposed to the tax increase. âNobody wants any more taxes,â said Dave Martin of West Springfield. âWhy tax everybody who either drinks or smokes. They say that's a luxury. You can do that. Well...Read Full Article
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Young entrepreneurs lead charge to build Mass. tech growth
...te partners and participated in economic development chief Greg Bialecki’s listening tour for young people in Springfield. “I have a real interest in economic revitalization and whenever an opportunity comes about to spe...Read Full Article -
Mass. lawmakers allocate $500,000 to save Holyoke Soldiers' Home outpatient clinic
...ossibly with some service reductions. Rep. Michael F. Kane, D-Holyoke, and Sen. Stephen J. Buoniconti, D-West Springfield, also co-sponsored the $500,000 for the Soldiers Home. Patrick cut $894,000 for the outpatient dep...Read Full Article -
Unemployment rate may have dropped, but recovery may be a long way off, Western Mass. economists warn
...completed home foreclosures is down 25.71 percent from 883 in 2008 to 656 this year. In just the city of Springfield, the number of completed mortgage foreclosures are down 26.8 percent year to date, from 571 in 200...Read Full Article -
Census tally up in Springfield
...y. ...and more » Census tally up in Springfield Thursday, November 19, 2009 By PETER GOONAN pgoonan@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - The population count just took a significant hike in Springfield thanks to an appeal filed b...Read Full Article -
Efforts to trim Massachusetts sales tax to 3 percent and eliminate alcohol sales tax gain steam
... Frank J. Anzalotti, of Longmeadow, executive director of the Massachusetts Package Store Association in West Springfield, said about 115,000 voter signatures were submitted to various municipal offices for certification...Read Full Article -
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital gets green light to expand adult day care center in Ware
...group homes in Chicopee and Holyoke as well as adult day care programs in Chicopee, West Springfield and Springfield, earlier this month opened a new 5,000-square-foot Springfield Adult Day Health Center at 273 Sta...Read Full Article -
W. Springfield debates tax rate
...erge of being set, several residents sent a clear message this week to town officials: Get off our backs. W. Springfield debates tax rate Wednesday, November 18, 2009 By CHRIS HAMEL chamel@repub.com WEST SPRINGFIELD - W...Read Full Article -
Big Y fund-raiser puts food on tables
...oined with Rachel's Table in Springfield to host the fourth annual "Foodraiser" to benefit the Open Pantry in Springfield and Providence Ministries in Holyoke. "It has been a very successful event so far this year," ...Read Full Article -
Video: Springfield Armor media day brings the team together
...* Wire SPORTS Real-time sports news for Western Massachusetts #alternate Celtics, Springfield Armor » Video: Springfield Armor media day brings the team together By The Republican Sports Desk November 17, 2009, 4:04PM T...Read Full Article -
Baystate Medical Center transferring alcohol and substance abuse programs
...ate Medical Center transferring alcohol and substance abuse programs By Jack Flynn November 17, 2009, 11:18AM SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Medical Center will transfer alcohol and substance abuse programs to an outside provide...Read Full Article -
Western Mass. homeowners advised to check policies to see if values are in keeping with dropping replacement costs
...onstruction costs are remarkably lower right now. We’re seeing it with state construction. For instance, West Springfield is looking to build a new school that will be 25 percent cheaper right now than it would have been...Read Full Article -
Springfield visitors' center reopens at new home in Basketball Hall of Fame building
...omenic J. Sarno, at a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday for the new visitors' information center in Springfield.SPRINGFIELD – City boosters hope the William C. Sullivan Tourist Information Center will reach more people in ...Read Full Article -
Unemployed adults offered skills help
...reasing career awareness and job readiness," said Maura Geary, Regional Employment Board program manager. "In Springfield, 33 percent of the population speaks a language other than English at home, and language proficien...Read Full Article -
Horse show appeals to wide audience
...o do. Horse show appeals to wide audience Monday, November 16, 2009 By ELIZABETH ROMÁN eroman@repub.com WEST SPRINGFIELD - With more than 45 breeds of horses to learn about and 400 exhibitors showcasing everything from ...Read Full Article
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About Springfield
Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
In the 2000 census, the city population was 154,082. It is the third largest city in Massachusetts and fourth largest in New England (behind Boston, Worcester, and Providence). Springfield holds two nicknames — The City of Homes and The City of Firsts.
Historically the first Springfield in the United States, it is also the largest city in Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley.
Springfield is notable as birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, as well as the city in which James Naismith invented basketball. It is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Springfield Falcons AHL hockey team. It also holds the western world's largest collection of Chinese cloisonné at the G.W. Vincent Smith Art Museum.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of three counties - Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin. As of the 2000 census, the Springfield MSA had a population of 680,014 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 682,657).[2] It is also part of a larger metropolitan area known as the Northeast megalopolis.
In an economic and cultural partnership with Hartford, Connecticut, the Springfield-Hartford region constitutes New England's Knowledge Corridor - the second-largest concentration of institutions of higher learning in New England, after Greater Boston.
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This is something we'd very much like to see prosper in Springfield.
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We believe this is a great opportunity not only for the country, but for Springfield.
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