Springfield residency ordinance

The Springfield City Council has begun the process of adjusting its residency requirement, at least temporarily.

At one of the last Springfield City Council meetings of the year, officials debated the city’s residency requirement while shooting down a pay raise proposal involving elected leaders.

A western Massachusetts city wants all its employees to watch what they say on social media. Municipal unions in Springfield are being asked to agree in…

Firefighters in the second-largest fire department in Massachusetts will be subject to the strictest residency requirement in the state under the terms of…

There are clouds over the futures of the top public safety leaders in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced in a terse…

City councilors in Springfield, Massachusetts are calling on the city administration to enforce long-standing requirements that municipal employees live…

Should municipal employees be legally required to live in the city or town that pays their salary? The long-simmering debate over local residency…