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36 COURT STREET SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 413-787-6170 FAX 413-787-6833 PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 14, 2022 Contact: Justin Hurst, City Council(413) 374-5844, [email protected] Contact: Tracye Whitfield, City Council(413) 221-4443, [email protected] Contact: Zaida Govan, City Council(413) 301-2533, [email protected] Inequitable Distribution of American Rescue Plan Act Funding City Councilors Justin Hurst, Tracye Whitfield and Zaida Govan are calling on Mayor Sarno and the city’s finance team to resolve the inequities that have resulted in the initial awards of over $76 million dollars of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding....

SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL 36 COURT STREET SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 413-787-6170 FAX 413-787-6833 PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 14, 2022 Contact: Justin Hurst, City Council(413) 374-5844, justinhurstace@yaho…

The StillCan Band, a 55+ concert band at Community Music School of Springfield, is hosting an Open House and Ice Cream Social! This event will give interested parties a chance to try some new instruments, ask questions, socialize, and see if the class is a fit for them. Potential class participants may attend this FREE event on Wednesday, Oct 19th from 2:00-3:00 PM in the Robyn Newhouse Hall at Community Music School of Springfield, 127 State Street....

55+ Concert Band Hosts Ice Cream Social & Open House at Community Music School The StillCan Band, a 55+ concert band at Community Music School of Springfield, is hosting an Open House and Ice Cream Social! This event will give interested parties a chance to try some new instr…

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Celebrating National Coming Out Day, Springfield Technical Community College presents a live virtual event Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. titled “Beyond the Cage of Our Stories: A Carberry Conversation with author and journalist Putsata Reang.” The LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (LGBTQ+ERG) in collaboration with the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery are presenting the event. First celebrated on the one-year anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Le***an and Gay Rights, National Coming Out Day on Oct....

STCC to celebrate National Coming Out Day with author Putsata Reang SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Celebrating National Coming Out Day, Springfield Technical Community College presents a live virtual event Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. titled “Beyond the Cage of Our Stories: A Carber…

Submitted by Mary Ann Burns, Communications Director, Connecticut & western Massachusetts, American Heart Association The consequences of heart disease often don’t show up until someone is well into adulthood. Why should busy parents be thinking about it in their kids?“Because it’s probably way easier to prevent the development of cardiac risk factors than to try and get rid of them once they’ve developed,” said Dr....

What Parents Can Do to Protect Kids from Heart Disease Submitted by Mary Ann Burns, Communications Director, Connecticut & western Massachusetts, American Heart Association The consequences of heart disease often don’t show up until someone is well…