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Briefings: Ernesto Cruz to Run for City Council…
Ernesto Cruz (via Twitter) Confirming word from sources earlier tonight, community and political activist Ernesto Cruz of Mulberry Street in Springfield announced his run for an at-large City Council...
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From Activist to Candidate, Cruz Crosses Threshold…
Ernesto Cruz (Cruz Campaign) SPRINGFIELD—Speaking before a crowded hall at the Cedars on Island Pond Road after delaying the start to his campaign several months, city resident and activist, Ernesto...
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The Scales of Climate Justice in the City of Homes…
EDITORS NOTE: We apologize that this post was delayed two weeks due to illness and other events. Raging Grannies sang during the Lunch Break (WMassP&I) SPRINGFIELD—Miles away from ocean and...
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Upon Lessons Learned, Cruz Built His Candidacy…
Ernesto Cruz at August Kickoff (via Facebook/Cruz Campaign) SPRINGFIELD—Even as a candidate, Cruz seems to be working overtime. He has motored to events across the city, attended candidates forums,...
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Springfield Council Debate a Battle of Facts, Display of Style…
Wednesday Night Debate at Griswold Theater (WMassP&I) SPRINGFIELD—Three incumbents. Three challengers. Two-thirds of the field for the at-large City Council race appeared Wednesday evening for a...
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Millennials A-Massing: A Taste of the West…
Welcome to the Sunday Feature: A new effort to bring you lengthier, more in-depth stories on some Sundays. This is the second of a two-part series on a two-part series on younger candidates in...
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Endorsements on Parade: Springfield City Council 2013…
It is that time of the year once again. Election Day is only two days away. Please take a moment to visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth‘s website to learn where your polling place is, but also...
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Several Said to Seek Seat Should Swan Song be Sung…
Rep. Ben Swan (via malegislature.gov) Even before the Pioneer Valley has rung in 2014, the year’s musical chairs and political calculus is well underway. At this early stage, the moves fall into two...
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2013 An Election Odyssey: No Luna Eclipse This Year…
Councilor Luna (in navy blue) with School Committee Member-elect Rosa Perez (second right front row) with Senator Ed Markey and other Latino supporters (via Facebook/non-campaign) As much as the...
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Who Will Watch Springfield’s Watchmen?…
This post is the first in a series on the debate over Management of the Police Department in Springfield. Police Commissioner William Fitchet addressing the City Council Public Safety Committee...
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Analysis: You’re Not Reporting Natural or Socioeconomic Disasters, You Say…
UPDATED 1:45PM: For grammar and clarity. (WMassP&I) Maybe it was the familiar picture on the Facebook feed of that friend who loves The New York Times. Or it was the teasing (and misleading) lead...
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The Tosado Experience…Coming to a Beacon Hill Near You?…
UPDATED 8/5/14 2:14PM: For additional quotes from Cruz & Markey. Jose Tosado (via Facebook/Tosado campaign) SPRINGFIELD—On some level, running for State Representative is much different from the...
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Briefings: Aiding Springfield’s Representatives in 2015…
Rep. Jose Tosado (via Facebook/Tosado campaign) Springfield Representative Jose Tosado announced his district office location and his aide this week, rounding out the staffing for the area’s new...
View ArticleFor Gomez, Rising to Number 1 Was Only the First Step…
SPRINGFIELD— Ever since former Ward 1 Councilor Zaida Luna won the seat in the city’s first ward elections since 1959, the Latino establishment in the North End had tried to dislodge her. She had faced...
View ArticleQuantity & Quality, at Electoral Season’s Start in Springfield…
SPRINGFIELD—An early wave of enthusiasm has greeted the start of only the second mayor-less election cycle in the region’s largest city. A sizable clutch of candidates for City Council and School...
View ArticleIn Springfield, Retooling to Get Campaign Redux in a Row…
SPRINGFIELD—In politics, the City of Homes likes a comeback story. Over the last twenty years, the most successful at-large City Council challengers have made a stab at the office—or even held it—once...
View ArticleAnalysis: Two Open Council Seats…Who Will Be the Champions?…
This is the second of two-part series on the impact of retirements on the 2017 Springfield at-large Council race. SPRINGFIELD—Only hours before the deadline to pull papers, word hit the City of Homes...
View ArticleCoakley-Rivera, Again, Changes Contest…& Latinos’ At-large Hopes…
UPDATED 8/21/17 9:03AM: For grammar and clarity. In only the past week, Springfield’s at-large City Council race received another series of jolts. But this time, rather than shaking the race up...
View Article2013 An Election Odyssey: No Luna Eclipse This Year…
This is a fourth post analyzing the election results of the 2013 election. As much as the elections at-large and in Ward 8 last month in Springfield captured attention because of their upsets, in a lot...
View ArticleWho Will Watch Springfield’s Watchmen?…
This post is the first in a series on the debate over Management of the Police Department in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD—At a rescheduled committee meeting residents pled their case for a return of the...
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