On Friday January 14, 2022 at 12:30 pm, CKRZ will be hosting a live on air interview with Dr. Isaac Bogoch in regards to COVID-19 and the new variants. Dr. Bogoch is an Infectious Diseases Specialist at the Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto. He is also a regular expert with Global, CTV, CBC and many other networks as well as a member of […]
Digital billboards approved for I-91 in West Springfield
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD Electronic billboards will be allowed in one small corner of town, far from retailers and homes.
Town councilors this week voted to allow the large signs on a handful of industrial properties between Interstate Drive and Interstate 91, just south of the Holyoke city line. They rejected a citizens’ petition request to allow the billboards along two sections of Riverdale Street (Route 5).
“I want to be pro-business, but I also want to respect the people who live in West Springfield and not create some kind of Las Vegas here,” said Councilor Nathan Bech.
West Springfield Town Council ready to vote on racism declaration
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Several councilors again faulted the language of the proposed order at a study session Jan. 25, but said they didn’t want to delay the start of a town-wide effort to gather information on racial disparities and promote equity. They also said they had started to think deeply about systematic racism after reading the studies and news reports that Reichelt researched before writing the order.
“I had some serious issues with this when I read it the first time, and when I read it the second time, but since then, I’ve kind of changed my mind,” said Councilor Nathan Bech. “I think of racism as some jerk saying some horrible things to someone, but there’s a whole lot more to racism. That’s what I’m understanding in this whole process.”