Listen Listening The city of Springfield, Massachusetts cut its municipal energy use by 26 percent and now wants residents and businesses to follow the example. The memory of a slain U. Marine from Massachusetts is embodied in a new house built by hundreds of volunteers that will soon be owned and occupied by a military family. Steps are being taken to put more money into the worst-funded municipal pension system in Massachusetts.
Local law enforcement in Massachusetts has launched a multi-agency effort to crack down on human trafficking in Springfield with the emphasis on reducing demand for sexual exploitation. A Massachusetts courthouse has been renamed in honor of the first African American to sit on the state's highest court.
Two western Massachusetts municipalities with large Puerto Rican populations are prepping for a possible large influx of people from the devastated island.
The city council in Springfield, Massachusetts this week unanimously elected Michael Fenton to be council president for an unprecedented third consecutive one-year term. The current mayors of Springfield, Holyoke and Chicopee, Massachusetts will keep their jobs for another term. The city is offering financial support to owners of historic buildings damaged in the tornado that tore through western Massachusetts.
The projects have opened up new recreational opportunities, eliminated blight, and brought parks closer to the people. A Marine killed by a gunman in Tennessee two weeks ago is being honored in his hometown in Massachusetts. Western Massachusetts economic development officials are hoping for Olympics venues if Boston becomes host for the games. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the largest holiday light snow in New England.
