Mike Fenton

The city council for New England’s fourth biggest city convened for its organizational meeting - featuring the adoption of council rules and the formal elections of council leadership, plus some early year council business.

The Springfield city council meets for the first time of the year on Monday for its organizational session, featuring formal elections to pick its president and vice president.Ward 2 Councilor Mike Fenton appears set to lead the council once again, after being unanimously nominated during an informal caucus at the final meeting of 2024. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos spoke with Fenton about the role, council priorities this year, and his 15 years of council work so far.

The city council in Springfield, Massachusetts approved a plan that advocates say could lead to lower electricity bills for residents. A draft of a long-sought “Community Choice Power Supply Program” now heads to the state for approval.

The downtown resort casino has not yet fully reopened from the 2020 pandemic shutdown

An extensive review process would take place before the city would install a structure designed to slow traffic

City Councilors in Springfield have discussed if changes should be made to an ethics ordinance that restricts former politicians and city administrators…

The City Council in Springfield, Massachusetts will be on the clock during meetings this year. A new rule approved by the City Council will prohibit…

The air quality in the Springfield, Massachusetts area is being monitored as a fire continues to burn at a landfill. As smoke continues to linger, the…

The redevelopment of an historic block in the largest city in western Massachusetts has moved a step closer. The Springfield City Council approved using…

A complex and expensive urban renewal project that has confounded developers for decades in the largest city in western Massachusetts may be close to…