Springfield Moose Lodge supports Special Olympics

The Springfield Moose Lodge #679 recently donated $526 to the local Special Olympics Team known as “The Double U’s.”

Board votes to demolish building

The town is going to demolish a dilapidated building on Furnace Street, after the heirs of the owner refused to fix up the building.

Vandals attack beautification efforts

Springfield police are investigating widespread vandalism to beautification efforts in the downtown.

Video: High Risk Sex Offender to be Released Friday

A violent sex offender is set to be released in less than 24 hours. 53-year-old Timothy Szad served time for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.

McDonald’s applies to demolish building it already knocked down

McDonald’s USA LLC faces potential enforcement action for tearing down a 100-year-old house next to its Springfield restaurant without a state Act 250 permit in December.

Owners will take down gutted Ellis Block

The fire-damaged Ellis Block has to be demolished, its owner Daryl Wisch said Monday. But whether the Wisch family rebuilds and also reopens the now-closed Springfield Theater remains to be seen.