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Springfield affordable housing units get $17M 'transformation'

Published Apr 24, 2024 07:33PM

Springfield affordable housing units get $17M 'transformation'

State and local officials Wednesday celebrated the $17 million renovation of an affordable housing complex in Springfield's McKnight neighborhood.

The Michaels Group, which owns the Bergen Circle property, upgraded windows, flooring, kitchens and bathrooms — among other things — across the 200 units. Mass Housing, a quasi-public agency, provided much of the financing for the project in the form of loans. Agency spokesperson Tom Farmer said it's important to maintain affordable housing units.

"It has a huge psycholo ... Read more

Mass. Rep. Neal meets with new MassDOT West-East rail direct

Neal, along with a slew of state senators and representatives, gathered at Union Station to talk west-east rail and other projects to expand train service in the Pioneer Valley and beyond.

The 1st district Democrat spoke with reporters a ... Read more

Van Lith-3x3 Basketball

Hailey Van Lith is focused on making the USA Basketball 3x3 Olympic team this summer and not worried about where she’ll end up at college next year. Van Lith is currently taking part in a training camp in Springfield, Massachusetts, and will play i ... Read more

Van Lith: No official commitment, took TCU visit

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith is focused on making the USA Basketball 3x3 Olympic team this summer and not worried about where she’ll end up at college next year.

Van Lith is currently taking part in a training camp in Sp ... Read more

Massachusetts 'find' of more low-income students brings $8.6M in additional aid to some districts

Published Apr 19, 2024 07:40PM

Eighty-eight Massachusetts public school districtsare expecting to receive additional funding, according to the state's Executive Office of Education (EOE). Officials said they resolved a "data matching issue" calculating the number of low-income students in districts.

The revision increased the number of students by about 1,200, out of about 415,000 low-income students statewide.

The aid, totaling just over $8.6 million, comes through Massachusetts education funding law known as Chapter 70, which is currently going th ... Read more

Ribbon cut on 31 Elm Street apartments in Springfield in his

Looming over the city’s historic Court Square and across from city hall, a multi-story apartment building remained shuttered for decades as Springfield seemed to develop around it.

But over the past few months, extensive, multi-year re ... Read more

Springfield, Mass. public schools superintendent search rema

A meeting meant to highlight what residents hope a new superintendent will bring to the table ended up focusing on the Springfield School Committee itself at times.

Gathering at the Brightwood-Lincoln Elementary School Tuesday, members o ... Read more

Is this historical painting proof of time travel?

If you look very closely at this mural from 1937 you might be able to spot proof that time travel could be possible, according to some internet sleuths at least.

The painting, which depicts a scene from the 17th century, appears to show ... Read more

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