Soccer Leagues—- By David Kelley—- Park and Rec, Town, Pioneer Valley, Travel, MAPLE, New England Premiership (NEP), Olympic Development Program (ODP)…. I want to sign my child up for soccer, but there are all these different leagues, what are they?  Or perhaps, this may be the first time hearing that there are other options. If…

Springfield: Representative Ben Swan (D-Springfield, sixth from right, second row) and Representative Carlos Gonzalez (D-Springfield, seventh from left, fourth row), posed with fellow legislators in support of Go Red for Women recently at the Massachusetts State House. Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in…

The Pencil Project: Education, Africa and America—- By Azell Cavaan—- Somewhere among the safaris, lakes and mountains of beautiful Kenya is a school room that bears the name of Springfield’s own DeBerry School. Separated by nearly 9,000 miles, the schools are forever linked – thanks to a Springfield Public Schools teacher. Catherine Kabochi has taught…