Rain or shine, the 22nd annual Earth Fair will take place at Lincoln Park on Saturday, April 26. Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with the family. There will be environmental information, games, giveaways, a children’s tent of activities, refreshments, a reused art fair, music and more. Bring your bike and ride with the Bike […]
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Missing the bus
In late August the Springfield Mass Transit District Board chose as its new executive director a retired Corrections Department internal affairs investigator. The new hire’s qualifications to run a public transit agency seem to be that 1) he is from Springfield and 2) is the son of a former Sangamon County board chairman. Karen Hasara […]
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SMTD sees change ahead
Janice Smith of Springfield says the public bus system is her lifeline. She rides buses all over Springfield to work, to shop and to visit friends – in short, everywhere. She’s on a bus almost every day of her life, except on Sundays, when the buses don’t run where she needs to go. “On Sundays, […]
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Go global
Were you tucked inside your house on Earth Day? Show this ole globe you give a care and head out this Saturday, April 28 to Erin’s Pavilion at Southwind Park for the Earth Awareness Fair. You and your family will learn a wealth of environmental information from numerous vendors. There’s also live music, games, activities, […]
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Springfield bus routes undergo major changes
Margaret Wood knows when her disabled 47-year-old son, Gary, is supposed to be home from work. Gary rides the same bus to work every day, so when he didn’t come home one evening, Margaret Wood became concerned. “I was out looking for him (Gary) when he didn’t come home in time,” Wood said, recalling how […]
