Springfield Fire Department Grant

David Rivera discusses a $5,000.00 grant the city of Springfield received  to reduce cooking-related fires in the city.  This is a multi-language initiative aimed at the large English as a second language population.  The grant will allow for expanding the types and...

Divided We Stand: A Street In Our School

The second segment in our special series, “Divided We Stand: A Street in Our School” features residents’ memories of “the tunnel” along with their hopes for this community space beneath I-91. Connecting Point contributor Carolee McGrath looks into the history of the...

Indian Motorcycles

With spring comes motorcycles on the roads, and Springfield has a storied past with those motorized two-wheel wonders! Guy McLain from the Springfield Museums takes us on a tour of the history of the Indian Motorcycle Company which once dominated the market and was a...

The John F. Kennedy Experience

“The John F. Kennedy Experience,” a new exhibit of photos and memorabilia covering various periods in the lives of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, is on view at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. Producer Dave Fraser takes us...

Gerena School

In our first in a series of stories related to the environmental issues that have plagued the Gerena Community School in the North End of Springfield, Springfield School Superintendent Daniel J. Warwick and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno talk with Jim Madigan to...

YMCA of Greater Springfield

Kirk Smith, President & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield, discusses the regional activities and impact of YMCA of Greater Springfield and how that organization is uniquely capable of taking a regional...

Actors from CityStage

Lee, MA native Kevin Bartini & Gabrielle Mirabella, stars of the national tour of the comedy You Say Tomato, I Say Shut up”. the play will be performed at CityStage Feb 20 -24. http://www.kevinbartini.com/ http://gabriellemirabella.tumblr.com/Bio...

Howdy Awards

Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau Howdy Award Committee Chair Greg Chiecko from the Eastern States Exposition and Howdy Award winner James Watts, who is a concierge at Baystate Medical Center & member of the Howdy Committee, discuss the award....