@ddizoglio.bsky.social goes there: says Dems rightly called for release of Epstein files, then Dems should call for release of basic financial/contract info from legislature. #mapoli #spfldpoli
September 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@ddizoglio.bsky.social goes there: says Dems rightly called for release of Epstein files, then Dems should call for release of basic financial/contract info from legislature. #mapoli #spfldpoli
#Springfield's longtime human resources & labor relations director Bill Mahoney has retired. The mayor's top aide will be the new head of personnel for the City fo Springfield. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/in-s...
In Springfield, Personnel Is Policy; Sarno Chooses a Top Aide to Lead It… — Western Mass Politics & Insight
William Mahoney, long Springfield's HR/Labor Relations Director, has retired. A top mayoral aide shall replace him as HR director.
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October 2, 2026 at 2:46 AM
#Springfield's longtime human resources & labor relations director Bill Mahoney has retired. The mayor's top aide will be the new head of personnel for the City fo Springfield. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/10/in-s...
Update: The Court granted the city & the feds' joint motion. #mapoli #spfldpoli
ICYMI: #Springfield and the federal government have jointly moved to terminate the consent decree that ordered monitoring of the Police Department while it underwent changes after a damning 2020 report on civil rights abuses. #mapoli wmasspi.com/2026/04/spri...
Springfield and Feds Move to Close the Lid on Pearl Street Oversight… — Western Mass Politics & Insight
The settlement that imposed a court-monitored oversight on Pearl Street may be ending. Springfield and the feds jointly have moved to end it.
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May 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Update: The Court granted the city & the feds' joint motion. #mapoli #spfldpoli
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Council moves on. Confirms John McCloskey to Mobile Home Rent Control Board. #mapoli #spfldpoli
March 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Council moves on. Confirms John McCloskey to Mobile Home Rent Control Board. #mapoli #spfldpoli
The #Springfield City Council's September 21 meeting concluded a drama over a CPA grant for housing in the North End. The larger story around it appears to be far from over. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/09/take...
Take My Council, Please: Ambition Should Be Made of Sterner Stuff… — Western Mass Politics & Insight
The September 21 meeting of the Springfield City Council concluded a lingering drama that had split the body for weeks.
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September 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The #Springfield City Council's September 21 meeting concluded a drama over a CPA grant for housing in the North End. The larger story around it appears to be far from over. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2026/09/take...
I get this but, in my case, when he stepped into my area, #mapoki/#spfldpoli, I promptly shat on him.
this is what long-time Elon watchers call "The Realization": when Elon stumbles into your area of expertise, and you realize everyone just gives the guy the benefit of the doubt because he talks about complicated things people don't pay attention to
I’ve been thinking about how monumentally stupid the Elon video game cheating thing is and I think it comes back to this post
there aren’t a ton of people who work in cars, or rockets, or even software
but everyone - everyone! - understands cheating at video games
totally unnecessary self-own
there aren’t a ton of people who work in cars, or rockets, or even software
but everyone - everyone! - understands cheating at video games
totally unnecessary self-own
January 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I get this but, in my case, when he stepped into my area, #mapoki/#spfldpoli, I promptly shat on him.
Councilor Brown was grilling the Eversource representative about potholes the stareet work (allegedly) causes. #mapoli #spfldpoli
March 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Councilor Brown was grilling the Eversource representative about potholes the stareet work (allegedly) causes. #mapoli #spfldpoli
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Mayor Sarno is no longer persona non grata at @massdems.bsky.social convention. He enters with a brief blast of We Will Rock You. He is mercifully brief in his remarks. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Mayor Sarno is no longer persona non grata at @massdems.bsky.social convention. He enters with a brief blast of We Will Rock You. He is mercifully brief in his remarks. #mapoli #spfldpoli
September 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Mayor Sarno is no longer persona non grata at @massdems.bsky.social convention. He enters with a brief blast of We Will Rock You. He is mercifully brief in his remarks. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Mayor Sarno is no longer persona non grata at @massdems.bsky.social convention. He enters with a brief blast of We Will Rock You. He is mercifully brief in his remarks. #mapoli #spfldpoli
I don't think the Council passed first step. I think it only voted on an amendment to a pending ordinance. #mapoli #spfldpoli
July 28, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I don't think the Council passed first step. I think it only voted on an amendment to a pending ordinance. #mapoli #spfldpoli
The Congregation is NOT closing. It will remain on the land and abutting the new housing, when it is built. #mapoli #spfldpoli
April 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Congregation is NOT closing. It will remain on the land and abutting the new housing, when it is built. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Whitfield announces a new leadership initiative and four committees on tax rises, econ dev, transparency, and city contracting. #mapoli #spfldpoli
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Whitfield announces a new leadership initiative and four committees on tax rises, econ dev, transparency, and city contracting. #mapoli #spfldpoli
The #Springfield City Council is meeting right now to approve legislation to set up a fund for disabled/elderly taxpayers and to allocate funds as part of setting the tax rate next year. #mapoli #spfldpoli
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
The #Springfield City Council is meeting right now to approve legislation to set up a fund for disabled/elderly taxpayers and to allocate funds as part of setting the tax rate next year. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Here's a gem that is somehow publicly available on #Springfield's website while lots of other recent stuff is not. #mapoli #spfldpoli
December 7, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Here's a gem that is somehow publicly available on #Springfield's website while lots of other recent stuff is not. #mapoli #spfldpoli
#Springfield City Councilors seemed reluctant over the weekend to embrace Ward 7 Councilor Gerry Martin's resolution to require in-person attendance of councilors. They seem a bit impressed how much faster the meeting is going with all 13 there. #mapoli #spfldpoli
May 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM
#Springfield City Councilors seemed reluctant over the weekend to embrace Ward 7 Councilor Gerry Martin's resolution to require in-person attendance of councilors. They seem a bit impressed how much faster the meeting is going with all 13 there. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Waiting for the #Springfield Council agenda to see if somebody is insane enough to heed unexorciseable municipal ghost Michael Albano's call to repeal the Welcoming Community Trust ordinance. #mapoli #spfldpoli
May 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Waiting for the #Springfield Council agenda to see if somebody is insane enough to heed unexorciseable municipal ghost Michael Albano's call to repeal the Welcoming Community Trust ordinance. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Ward 4 Councilor Malo Brown is crashing out opposing Martin's motion. He's claiming that he's got calls about this "nonsense." Today in things that didn't happen... #mapoli #spfldpoli
May 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Ward 4 Councilor Malo Brown is crashing out opposing Martin's motion. He's claiming that he's got calls about this "nonsense." Today in things that didn't happen... #mapoli #spfldpoli
Resolution passes. Meeting adjourned. #mapoli #spfldpoli
March 3, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Resolution passes. Meeting adjourned. #mapoli #spfldpoli
For @wamcradio.bsky.social: After coming close to unseating Springfield State Rep. Bud Williams last year, Johnnie Ray McKnight says he's running again. Last November, he came about 250 votes short of an upset in the state's 11th Hampden district. #mapoli #spfldpoli
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For @wamcradio.bsky.social: After coming close to unseating Springfield State Rep. Bud Williams last year, Johnnie Ray McKnight says he's running again. Last November, he came about 250 votes short of an upset in the state's 11th Hampden district. #mapoli #spfldpoli
Congregation Beth El in #Springfield is preparing an RFP to develop their land into housing on Dickinson Street developed into housing. The temple was before the Council for a zone change. Some land will remain Res A (single fam), but some will allow multi-fam housing in Res C. #mapoli #spfldpoli
April 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Congregation Beth El in #Springfield is preparing an RFP to develop their land into housing on Dickinson Street developed into housing. The temple was before the Council for a zone change. Some land will remain Res A (single fam), but some will allow multi-fam housing in Res C. #mapoli #spfldpoli
The #NoKings protest in #Springfield drew local officials, labor leaders, housing activists, and hundreds of demonstrators in a display of opposition to Trump outside the city's federal courthouse. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2025/06/spri...
Springfield, Like Many Other Communities, Rejects a King (Again, Technically)… — Western Mass Politics & Insight
SPRINGFIELD—A crowd here joined protesters across the 413 and the United States for the “No Kings” protests aimed at Donald Trump.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The #NoKings protest in #Springfield drew local officials, labor leaders, housing activists, and hundreds of demonstrators in a display of opposition to Trump outside the city's federal courthouse. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2025/06/spri...
July 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Context: Williams faces several challengers for renomination in the #11thHampden primary. #mapoli #spfldpoli
April 30, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Context: Williams faces several challengers for renomination in the #11thHampden primary. #mapoli #spfldpoli