Domenic Sarno

Local leaders voice their thoughts after Governor Baker's Dangerousness Bill went to study, effectively killing it this session. One such leader was Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno.

SPRINGFIELD — With the pandemic winding down, Springfield is taking steps to see that one of the consequences of the lockdown — municipal meetings held remotely over the internet — will continue. Mayor Domenic Sarno, in consultation with City Council President Jesse Lederman, issued an executive order...

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno on Saturday criticized the state’s seven-year plan to lease a 172,000 square-foot facility as it renovates the ailing Roderick L. Ireland courthouse, calling it mind-boggling. The state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Friday issued a request for proposal (RFP) for...

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic Sarno announced yesterday he is “peeved” over the ongoing saga involving the Saga nightclub at 80 Worthington St., the scene of a fatal shooting in May. Sarno on Thursday afternoon ordered Police Superintendent Cheryl C. Clapprood and Alesia H. Days, director of licensing,...

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is continuing to advocate on behalf of Gov. Charlie Baker’s $3.5 billion COVID-19 economic recovery bill, saying its investments in downtown business districts are needed in Springfield. Sarno, in written testimony to the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets,...

Springfield’s rainbow-colored Pride flag hung in the air in front of City Hall, illuminating an otherwise cloudy Wednesday afternoon. Massachusetts Rep. Jacob Oliveira joined Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Pride parade organizers, community members and Springfield International Charter School students in hoisting the city’s Pride flag, in celebration of the first day of Pride month.

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno on Monday questioned security procedures and ordered entertainment and liquor license hearings after a man was found shot and killed Sunday at the Saga Lounge, a night club on the corner of lower Worthington Street and East Columbus Avenue. “My sympathy, thoughts, prayers...

Nicola “Nick” Caputo, the founder of Springfield’s iconic Red Rose Pizzeria, has died, Mayor Domenic Sarno said Thursday night. The Neapolitan pizzeria has been a longtime mainstay of Main Street. Caputo arrived in America from Italy with his wife Edda in 1958. Five years later, her dream of opening a restaurant became a reality, the pizzeria’s website said.

The mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, Domenic Sarno, made his first public appearance today since being diagnosed with COVID-19 on May 13th. Sarno, who typically maintains a hectic seven-day-a-week schedule of public events, isolated at home for the last ten days. He wore a face mask, even while outdoors this morning,...

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On Tuesday, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other city officials, joined lead organizer, Taurean Bethea, to announce that the city will host its first-ever LGBTQ+ Pride Parade downtown on June 4. Here’s a video of the Springfield Pride Parade press conference. The parade will start at the Springfield Technical...

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno stood with the Division I girls basketball state championship trophy surrounded by the Central girls basketball team. For a few minutes, players instructed Sarno on how to do a TikTok before filming with him. Kanye West’s speech from the 2005 Grammy’s then filled...

Jenny Santos noticed that her father’s bakery, Italian Bread Shop, was due for a fresh coating of paint. With financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Santos knew it’ll be difficult buying enough paint for the bakery, much less find the time to to actually paint the bakery.

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno wants to help the Springfield Symphony Orchestra management and its unionized musicians resolve their longstanding labor dispute and bring music back to Symphony Hall — and audiences, and their restaurant dollars, back to downtown. His offers comes as the SSO board of...

After police had to turn away people hoping to get tested for COVID at Springfield’s Eastfield Mall due to long lines, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno asked the state for another COVID testing site and National Guard assistance. “After being updated early Sunday morning that the Eastfield Mall regional testing...

Springfield teamed up on Wednesday to provide 200 Christmas meals to families in need. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood, Retired Massachusetts State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin and Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi in their tradition of helping feed community members during the holidays. “As this...

Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is no newcomer to the Toy for Joy campaign to deliver toys and books to needy children across Western Massachusetts. Sarno has supported the campaign for years and is back again with a $200 donation to benefit the children he says are inspiring. “Through a...

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said Monday there are “no excuses” for people not to get vaccinated as the number of new coronavirus cases among city residents rose for the third consecutive week, again dominated by younger residents. There were 495 new COVID-19 infections among Springfield residents last week,...