New Springfield Police Superintendent facing challenges after swear-in [Video]

The search for a Springfield Public Schools superintendent continues, but a clash over the process is playing out as some members of the city’s school committee are expressing concerns.

A fundraiser was held Wednesday to help a Holyoke police officer’s 11-month-old son who has cancer.

Lawrence “Larry” Akers was sworn-in as Springfield’s newest top cop on Wednesday. It’s a first for the City of Firsts as he is the first Black person to take on the superintendent role.

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed after the death of a Vermont mother taken into Springfield police custody back in 2018.