Lots of hosta, garden a huge draw for plant lovers

They came from as far away as Michigan, Missouri and Virginia for a chance to walk down the wet paths of Glen Williams' fabulous hosta garden.

2008 Alumni Day Parade Photos

1958 float;   Alumni King and Queen;   Pirate clown;   1973 farm float;   Kids grab up candy;   Calvary Baptist Church float;   Shriner's Arabian bandwagon.

Books headline Springfield parade

Townspeople celebrated their hometown and life in school Saturday with a gala parade up Main Street that featured dozens of antique cars and not-so-antique alumni of Springfield High School.

Alumni parade lights up town

Springfield High School Alumni celebrated a fun-filled weekend. The festivities got underway Friday night with a banquet hosted by the Springfield Elks Club then continued all day Saturday with class breakfasts, a parade of floats and classic cars, the Alumni Association annual meeting, reunion picnics and parties.
SHS alumni

Town pulls for hurt biker

Last week, Joshua Aiken was returning home on his motorcycle from Bike Week in Laconia, N.H.
Aiken, 27, of Springfield, crashed his bike in Meriden, N.H., and ever since the June 18 accident has been in critical condition with a severe head injury, according to Springfield Police Detective Jody Small.

Springfield honors retiring clerk

Milton Town Clerk John Cushing said an odd thing Tuesday night at the retirement dinner for Springfield's longtime Town Clerk Bonnie Reynolds.
"I wish I could have been one of her children," said Cushing, who didn't look anywhere young enough to be Reynolds' son.

Riotous retirement moment

Springfield Town Clerk Bonnie Reynolds shares a laugh with Town Manager Bob Forguites during a retirement dinner Tuesday night for Reynolds, who has been town clerk for 30 years.

Springfield acts on nuisance house

The town of Springfield has given a New Jersey mortgage company 10 days to do something about an abandoned house on South Street.

Graduates face future with 'indomitable spirit'

Springfield High School's 2008 graduates had one last day in the sun together Saturday.

Town to inspect compromised buildings

Two dilapidated and abandoned buildings and one partially collapsed one are going to be inspected to determine whether they are unsafe and a danger to the public.

Woman hurt in 4-vehicle crash

A Springfield woman was injured Tuesday afternoon in a chain-reaction accident on the Chester Road that involved four vehicles.

Brothers' fight leads to repeat charges

A Springfield man with three prior domestic assault convictions was back in court Tuesday for allegedly biting his brother.

A many-colored thumb

Marita Johnson has been growing the striking flowers in her garden on Springfield's Randall Hill for more than 30 years, and every June she opens her garden to friends and neighbors to see the rainbow of colors that her 204 varieties of bearded iris produce.

Community carnival slated for Springfield

Calvary Baptist Church will host a free community carnival at noon on Saturday, June 28 at Riverside Middle School as part of its 85th anniversary celebration.

Springfield OKs school budget

It took three attempts, but the School Board finally presented the town's residents with a budget they could live with.

Third try to pass spending plan

One way or another, it appears that residents have their minds made up about today's budget vote.
Of the town's nearly 6,000 registered voters, only three people attended Monday night's informational meeting on the proposed 2008-09 budget for the Springfield School District.

Stores vacate center of town

Businesses are on the move, but unfortunately their direction is out of downtown Springfield, members of Springfield On The Move learned Thursday.

Official: Body has no ties to hospital

A Springfield Hospital official said Friday that a Perkinsville woman found dead in a van in the hospital's parking lot was not a hospital employee.

Body found In hospital parking lot identified

A body found in a Springfield hospital parkign lot has been identified.

Police ID body as Perkinsville woman

A 51-year-old Perkinsville woman has been identified by Springfield police as the body found in a vehicle parked at Springfield Hospital.

School building panel faces continuing challenges

Construction delays, school expansion and the future of Park Street Elementary School are just some of the challenges faced by the recently appointed K-5 Building Committee.

New town clerk named

A Brattleboro lawyer and lifelong Springfield resident has been named Springfield's new town clerk.

Body found in hospital parking lot

A decomposed body found in a car in a remote area of a parking lot at Springfield Hospital still hasn't been identified, according to Springfield police.

Springfield OKs school consolidation

Plans for the consolidation of the town's elementary schools have begun, but the fate of Park Street School will be left to the newly appointed building committee.