Springfield

Plans announced to rehabilitate Springfield apartments ravaged by June 2011 tornado

25 May 2012

A Springfield apartment development that was heavily damaged by the June 1, 2011, tornado will be rehabilitated through various state and federal housing subsidies and tax credits, Governor Deval Patrick announced. The Center City Apartments, which consists of 47 units in four buildings located in three different neighborhoods, will be fully restored and upgraded to be more energy efficient with ...

Springfield Police Beat for May 25

25 May 2012

A 19-year-old Philadelphia woman employed by Macy’s was held by store security on the evening of May 22 for retail theft by allegedly under ringing merchandise for two other Philadelphia women. According to the police report, Officer Stephen Hurwitz stopped one of the suspects as she was exiting the store; the other was apprehended during a transaction in the store. All three were taken into ...

Twelve Inducted To Springfield High School Arts Hall Of Fame

25 May 2012

By Barbara Ormsby Springfield Press Correspondent Susan L. Serbin was among the 12 honorees who were inducted into the 2012 Springfield High School Arts Hall of Fame at a ceremony May 24 in the high school library.