Pornographic ‘Zoom bomb’ disrupts West Springfield Town Council meeting
Updated May 05, 2021;
A hardcore pornographic “Zoom bomb” forced the West Springfield Town Council to adjourn their Monday night meeting early an unfortunate sign of the times in the coronavirus pandemic era.
About 30 minutes into the online meeting, which focused on budget issues and infrastructure projects, graphic sexual images took over the Zoom videoconference.
The councilors’ reactions were varied: One giggled nervously, another made a joke, a third scolded the others for laughing, a fourth suggested the meeting be adjourned.
“Well that’s interesting,” Councilor Daniel O’Brien remarked dryly.
“What the heck is that?” Vice President Brian Clune asked.
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Spancill Horse Fair has been cancelled for the second year running due to Covid-19. Photograph by Arthur Ellis
Spancilhill Horse Fair off the cards for another year
May 5, 2021
CELEBRATIONS to mark the 400
th anniversary of the Spancilhill Horse Fair will not go ahead this year, as organisers of the world-famous event have taken the decision to cancel the festival for 2021.
The event is a much-loved focal point in the calendar for horse-traders and equestrian enthusiasts across this country and beyond, and it is very much tied to its date of June 23. “It is more or less set in stone and that’s meant we’re not really in a position to defer or postpone the fair,” explained Chairperson of the event committee Brian Clune. “The date is tied in with other big events in Clare like the Willie Clancy Summer School and then the likes of the Dublin Horse Show and the Ballinasloe Horse Fair. We took
West Springfield council has questions on proposed business advocate
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD Businesses will need help bouncing back when the coronavirus pandemic subsides, but the Town Council is split on whether funding a new government office would help.
At their meeting Tuesday, councilors could not reach a consensus on whether to back a proposal by Council President Brian Griffin and Mayor William Reichelt to hire a temporary economic recovery administrator with a $35,000 salary for the five months remaining in the current fiscal year.
“Oftentimes a business just doesn’t know where to turn,” said Griffin. “Having a direct individual for our business community to go to for this technical advisory assistance will go a long way toward us recovering. It’s going to take years for us to recover. This is one of the best hires we could have in this time.”