🌱 How could Springfield profit from a tax-exempt new state courthouse?
Springfield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 5 min readHello Springfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How could Springfield profit from a tax-exempt new state courthouse?
- How Springfield’s new housing plan could reshape your neighborhood
- Want Alice Cooper tickets for the Big E? Here’s when they drop
Also on today's calendar: Enfield Community Poetry Festival and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 51 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with some sun, temps: high: 65, low: 39.
- Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Springfield Council weighs new state courthouse impacts (wwlp.com) — Springfield city councilors are weighing a resident-backed proposal to make developers account for long-term community and financial impacts of the new state-owned courthouse, which will not pay local property taxes. The plan aims to secure compensation for lost tax revenue and other burdens before the state’s capital agency picks a site later this year, potentially shaping city finances for decades. 
2. Springfield unveils comprehensive housing plan after 20 years (wwlp.com) — Springfield is crafting its first comprehensive housing plan in more than 20 years and is actively asking residents to weigh in. City officials and consultants are analyzing local housing data, and neighbors can share feedback at open houses, including one Wednesday evening at 52 Sumner Avenue.
3. Just Announced: Legendary Rock Star to Perform at the Big E! This Fall (wbsm.com) — Springfield-area residents can look forward to Alice Cooper headlining at the Big E fairgrounds, with the shock-rock legend scheduled to perform on September 19, 2026. The article highlights the Big E’s tradition of drawing major acts to Springfield and notes that tickets for Cooper’s show go on sale this Friday, April 24, at 10 a.m.
4. Big Brother Casting Call Draws Hundreds to Springfield (westernmassnews.com) — Hundreds of hopefuls packed MGM Springfield on Tuesday for in-person auditions to join the next season of CBS’s “Big Brother,” bringing national attention to downtown. MGM officials say the turnout is a boost for Springfield’s profile, though contestants won’t know for a while whether they’ve made the cut.
5. Dash cam video shows street takeover in Randolph, 2 from Springfield arrested (westernmassnews.com) — Police say two young adults from Springfield are among 17 people charged after a large street takeover in Randolph last October, where about 100 people blocked an intersection and surrounded a cruiser. Newly released dash cam video shows participants climbing on the vehicle and setting off fireworks, and investigators later used online footage to identify suspects from several states.
📸 Around Springfield
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Enfield Community Poetry Festival
104 Middle Rd, Enfield
11:00 am -
Volunteer Open House - Senior Companion Program
516 Chicopee St, Chicopee
2:00 pm
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
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Other local events
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Laundry Love (Springfield)
Laundromat Express , 700 Sumner Ave , Springfield
9:00 am -
The Any Book Club
East Forest Park Branch , 136 Surrey Rd. , Springfield
10:00 am -
Circle Time Fun
Liberty Branch , 1187 Parker St. , Springfield
10:30 am -
Chair Yoga for Seniors and Friends
Indian Orchard Branch Library , 44 Oak St. , Indian Orchard
11:00 am -
Mothers on The Move: Sister Circle
Liberty Branch , 1187 Parker St. , Springfield
11:00 am -
Spark Your Creativity Coloring Club
Indian Orchard Branch Library , 44 Oak St. , Indian Orchard
1:00 pm -
Wildlife on Wheels with Forest Park Zoo
East Forest Park Branch , 136 Surrey Rd. , Springfield
2:00 pm -
Royal-Tea Party
Liberty Branch , 220 State St. , Springfield
2:00 pm
Thursday April 23
📣 Springfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Varsity Baseball @ Belchertown High School
Chicopee Comprehensive High School , 142 Springfield Road , Belchertown
4:00 pm -
Girls JV Softball vs Holyoke High School
Chicopee Comprehensive High School , 17 Chicopee St , Chicopee
4:00 pm -
Girls Varsity Softball vs Holyoke High School
Chicopee Comprehensive High School , 617 Montgomery St , Chicopee
4:00 pm -
Board of Assessors
East Longmeadow, MA Calendar , 382 North Main Street Suite 205 , East Longmeadow
4:30 pm
Wednesday April 22
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors it's me again this is not about housing it's about my toddler I have a five-year-old toddler who is extremely picky to the point where she would rather not eat anything versus eating anything they think my child might be autistic her
counselors do I'm going to have her tested soon because I'm already autistic so that would explain a lot but in the meantime what can I give her to… (Nextdoor East Springfield) - Good morning, we are at the hospital 🏥 now.
She’s will be going into the operation room soon. (Nextdoor Brightwood)
- TD Bank, N.A. posted a job opening for Teller Manager - East Springfield in Springfield. Apply here.
- Encore posted a job opening for Event Technician, Audio Visual (Part Time Casual) - MGM Springfield in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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