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Springfield foundation donates $150,000 to East Forest Park Library
Updated May 07, 4:31 PM;
Posted May 07, 4:31 PM
The East Forest Park Branch Library has received a new $150,000 donation from the Springfield Library Foundation. The Children Room is seen in 2019 file photo. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican)
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SPRINGFIELD The Springfield Library Foundation, as part of its “Promise Realized” capital campaign, has donated $150,000 to the East Forest Park branch library.
The donation, announced Friday by the private, nonprofit foundation and Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, is slated for formal acceptance by the City Council on Monday.
“In these extraordinarily challenging times, it is important to share good news with the community and the Library Foundation is excited to continue to fulfill its promise to the City and Springfield City Library with this $150,000 payment,” said foundation president Patrick Markey. “With this gift, we bring our total contrib
Springfield Fire Department lauds firefighters for heroism; 10 promoted to higher ranks
Updated May 07, 3:56 PM;
Posted May 07, 2:20 PM
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SPRINGFIELD Two city firefighters who fell into a basement when a floor collapsed during a December fire and a colleague who aided in their rescue received their department’s highest honors Friday.
In a ceremony held at Symphony Hall, Fire Commissioner Bernard J. Calvi presented the Springfield Fire Department’s Medal of Honor to firefighter George Vasquez, and the Medal of Merit to firefighters Jonathan Shea and Justin Mestre for their bravery at the scene of a two-alarm fire on Dec. 24 that destroyed an East Forest Park home.
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Officials in the largest city in western Massachusetts have sketched out plans to spend tens of millions of dollars coming directly to the municipal government from the $2 trillion American Rescue Plan.
Springfield can expect to receive at least $97.5 million in new aid from the federal government – an amount officials described as “transformative.” We will use it wisely and we will use the leverage of this investment to make for a stronger city for everyone in the city of Springfield, Mayor Domenic Sarno said at a press conference this week with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA1). Sarno announced categories where the city plans to spend the money including job creation and economic development, help for seniors, assistance for struggling nonprofits, and housing.