by Chris Maza | Feb 6, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — For the first time in over a decade, Springfield Public Schools will be in need of new leadership.Mayor Domenic Sarno and Superintendent of Schools Daniel Warwick summoned the media, family, city officials and educators to City Hall on Jan. 29 to...
by Chris Maza | Jan 17, 2024 | East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — MH Group Staffing celebrated its move to its new offices at 44 Harkness Ave. in East Longmeadow with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 16. Several gave testimonials in support of the 10-year-old organization that got its start in Springfield,...
by Chris Maza | Apr 24, 2023 | Chris Maza, Opinion
As I write this column, my family and I are in the final days of preparation for our trip to Walt Disney World. In the interest of full disclosure, we are “those people” – a Disney family. My wife and I celebrated our honeymoon, fifth and 10th anniversaries at the...
by Chris Maza | Jan 25, 2023 | Chris Maza, Opinion
By now we’ve all seen the Saturday Night Live bit. We’ve seen the national news article shared on social media forums for the 100th time. We know – the lights at Minnechaug Regional High School won’t turn off. Many of our faithful and passionate readers have already...
by Chris Maza | Nov 7, 2022 | Chris Maza, Opinion
A few years ago, there was a brief period of time during which I left journalism as a full-time vocation. While I still dabbled in freelance, the economic landscape was untennable for a soon-to-be first-time father with a mortgage and other “adult” responsibilities....