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Sarno Leaves No Doubts About Political Plans For 2019

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno
WAMC

The mayor of the largest city in western Massachusetts has declared publically he plans to run for re-election in 2019.

It was not a formal campaign announcement, but during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new preschool in Springfield, Mayor Domenic Sarno made it clear he hopes to continue in the job.

"And I remember when I took over as mayor, well over a decade, one of the first...," Sarno said pausing and then adding " And I am running for re-election in 2019 too. Let it be heard and let it be said right now."

There was applause and a few cheers from the gathering of about 75 people seated under a tent for the groundbreaking ceremony.

If re-elected in 2019, it would be Sarno’s third four-year term following a pair of two-year terms.

He is on the verge of becoming the longest serving mayor in Springfield history.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.