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- The Big
E
- Home page for the
great Eastern States Exposition, ninth largest fair in North
America. Besides information about the annual fair, the page
includes a calendar of events held during the year at the
Exposition grounds in West Springfield.
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- Brass
Players Museum
- Located in
Springfield. Individuals interested in Antique Brass Instruments
or brass players are invited to visit and "try out" some of the
museum's antique instruments. The museum features over 90 various
instruments. The website includes contact information for
appointments to visit the museum.
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- CityStage and Springfield Symphony
Hall
- Schedules and other
information for Springfield's performing arts
venues.
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- Springfield Symphony Orchestra
- Events calendar for
Springfield's professional orchestra, including the Summer Pops
programs at Stanley Park.
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- MassLive
- Extensive coverage
of Springfield and Western Massachusetts from the local newspaper
the Springfield Republican (formerly
Springfield Union-News & Sunday
Republican), including news and
weather, arts & entertainment listings, sports and business
coverage, and interactive online forums for discussion of issues
of local interest. For the online archives of the
Springfield Republican, visit our Electronic
Databases page (Western Mass. library card required).
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- Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Springfield's
leading tourist destination is now on the Web.
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- Old
Post Road Orchestra
- Listings of
performances in and around Springfield, and information on how to
join this community orchestra.
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- Pioneer Valley of Western
Massachusetts
- Includes maps, a
visitor's guide, a media guide, and much more for tourists and
convention attendees in Springfield and the Pioneer Valley. From
the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors
Bureau.
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- Six
Flags New England
- New England's largest family amusement park, located in
Agawam.
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- Spirit
of Springfield
- Organization
responsible for sponsoring many downtown and city-wide events in
Springfield, including Taste of Springfield, Bright Nights, the
Balloon Parade, New Year festivities, Star Spangled Springfield,
and more.
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- Springfield Armory National Historic
Site
- Visit the nation's first armory! A Collections Database
is available, offering a powerful search engine to access
curatorial information and selected images and archives from the
museum's extensive collection of firearms.
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- Springfield Chess Club
- Information about
upcoming events, tournaments, membership and more.
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- Springfield Falcons
- Springfield's
professional hockey team; check here for team stats, rosters,
profiles, tickets, schedules, the Falcon store and
more.
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- Springfield, Massachusetts: History and
Genealogy
- Various online resources concerning the history of
Springfield, including a history of the "Old High School," some
high school yearbooks, Springfield cemeteries, Springfield
officials, and much more. From the Rootsweb genealogy
community.
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- Springfield, Massachusetts: Old
Photographs
- Interesting website from Dick Bolt, with many old
photographs and postcards of Springfield locations, people,
vehicles and more.
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- Springfield Museums at the
Quadrangle
- Homepage for the
museums located on the Quadrangle on State Street, including the
Museum of Fine Arts, the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum,
the Science Museum, and the Connecticut Valley Historical
Museum.
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- Springfield Parks and Recreation
Department
- Check here for
information on city parks, a downloadable summer activities guide
for children and youth, Bright Nights, tennis leagues, swimming,
and much more.
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- Springfield
Stars Club
- The local astronomy club has its own website, with a
schedule of events including programs at the Springfield Science Museum, and other astronomical information and links.
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- Titanic
Historical Society
- The oldest Titanic memorial society in the U.S. is located
in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. This site includes information
on the Society's museum and its Journal.
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- Valley Advocate
- The Pioneer Valley's alternative newspaper. Includes
information on upcoming arts and entertainment events.
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- Zoo in
Forest Park
- Program information and other facts about the zoo in
Springfield's beautiful Forest Park.
- Berkshires Week
- Online magazine
focusing on the arts, nightlife, and activities in the beautiful
Berkshires of western Massachusetts.
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- Brattleboro (VT) Literary
Festival
- Annual three-day celebration of the literary arts in
downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. This year's festival will be held
October 7 - 9, 2005.
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- CISA:
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
- Check here for local farmers markets in Western Mass., a
farm products guide, news and other resources for supporting
locally grown agricultural products. Sponsored by CISA, a
community organization dedicated to sustaining agriculture in
Western Massachusetts by strengthening the relationships between
farmers and consumers.
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- Connecticut River Homepage
- Investigate the history, biology and geology of New
England's longest river. From the UMass-Amherst Biology
Department.
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- Eric
Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
- The first full-scale
museum in America devoted to national and international picture
book art, conceived and built with the aim of celebrating the art
that we are first exposed to as children. Located in Amherst,
MA.
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- Franklin County Publication Archive
Index
- Ongoing project to
index the Greenfield Courier and Gazette newspapers and other
historical Franklin County publications.
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- GazetteNET:
Daily Hampshire Gazette Online
- Covers news, activities, entertainment, dining, and more
for the Pioneer Valley.
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- Hampshire Hills
Bed and Breakfast Association
- Includes a member directory, things to see and do in
beautiful Western Massachusetts, links to area attractions, and a
section on the 'eight B&B seasons of the Hampshire Hills'.
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- Historic Holyoke Page
- Includes a timeline, historic engravings and photographs,
maps, and selections from histories of the City of Holyoke.
Includes newly-added information on Mt. Tom and the Mt. Tom
Railroad and other fascinating glimpses back at the first
pre-planned industrial city in the United States.
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- iBerkshires.com
- Find your way around
the beautiful Berkshires and see what's happening in that part of
Massachusetts. Full of information on local attractions, dining,
lodging and resources in individual towns.
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- Historic Deerfield
- Historic Deerfield
is a museum of New England history and art within the carefully
preserved 330 year old western Massachusetts village of Deerfield.
This site gives information about planning a visit, the history of
the village, the museum shop and tours, and much
more.
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- Lupa
Zoo
- Lupazoo, located in Ludlow MA., is a
conservation and education institution demonstrating the value,
beauty and interdependence of all living things, managed and
operated by Lupa Game Farm Inc.
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- Massachusetts Local History and
Genealogy
- An extensive directory of links to history and genealogy
resources for cities and towns in Massachusetts, broken down by
county or by category. Provided by Ann Mensch as an aid to
genealogists and local historians.
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- MassGrown
- Website of the Massachusetts Dept. of Food &
Agriculture. Includes information on pick-your-own farms; farms,
markets and specialty products; wholesale growers; farmers'
markets; and farm web sites for consumers, as well as events,
funding and grants, publications, regulations, statistics and
more.
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- Memorial Hall Museum at Old
Deerfield
- Located in the picturesque 330-year-old village of
Deerfield, the museum's extraordinary collection of furnishings,
paintings, textiles and Indian artifacts is "the finest collection
of local antiquities in New England and one of America's oldest
museums." And don't miss the museum's fascinating online exhibit,
American Centuries...view from New
England, which features a digital
collection of approximately 1,800 objects and transcribed document
pages, and includes curriculum aids for teachers, activities for
students, and much more.
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- Mohawk
Hills Bed & Breakfast Association
- Stay at a B&B in the beautiful hills of western
Massachusetts. Includes a member directory of places to stay in
the upper Pioneer Valley along the historic Mohawk Trail, things
to see and do in beautiful Western Massachusetts, links to area
attractions, and other information for travelers.
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- Mohawk
Trail Association
- Comprehensive guide to one of the loveliest spots in
Massachusetts, including maps, directions, weather, state parks
and forests, directories of attractions, shops, sports and
recreation, lodgings, restaurants, and much more.
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- Noho.com
- Check out what's happening in arts and entertainment and
link to other sites in Northampton.
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- Norman
Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge
- Celebrating the
legacy of one of America's most popular artists, particularly
remembered for his many Life magazine
covers.
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- Old Sturbridge
Village
- Take a
virtual tour of an 1830s village, a popular tourist attraction in
Western Massachusetts. Includes a calendar of events, visitor
information, the gift shop, and a special page for kids.
Community Resources:
- Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater
Springfield
- Includes news, staff members, membership directory and
other resources for businesses and consumers in the Greater
Springfield area.
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- Armoury Quadrangle Civic Association (AQCA)
- AQCA is
an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that represents
residents and businesses in the Armoury-Quadrangle neighborhood of
downtown Springfield.
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- Better
Business Bureau of Central New England
- Company reports,
complaint filing options, membership lists, and more from the BBB,
located in Springfield.
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- BusinessWest Online
- Sections of the
Western Mass. business journal available online, including the
latest bankruptcy filings, DBA certificates, incorporations,
building permits, and real estate transactions.
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- C/WMARS: Community Information
Online
- Searchable listings
for agencies, services, and organizations that serve a significant
public need in communities in Central and Western Mass. served by
the C/WMARS library network.
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- Christ
Church Cathedral, Springfield MA
- Home page of the
Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.
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- Connecticut
River Watershed Council
- Homepage of the citizen's advocacy group for the
environmental well-being of the Connecticut River. A watershed map
and history, the story of the Conte National Fish and Wildlife
Refuge and current news about happenings on and around the river
are included. See also the EPA's American Heritage Rivers page on
the Connecticut River.
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- Connect and Serve:
Massachusetts Volunteer Portal
- Connect
and Serve was developed in collaboration with the Governor's
office in an effort to increase volunteering across the
Commonwealth. Although this is a statewide initiative, the focus
is local, so that no matter where an individual lives, he or she
may find volunteer opportunities close to home. Any non-profit
agency, school, governmental agency, city, or town, can post
one-time and on-going volunteer opportunities on the website for
potential volunteers to search.
- Diocese of Springfield MA
- Home page of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which covers the four
western counties of Massachusetts.
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- Forest
Park Civic Association
- Information about the local civic organization for one of
the oldest Springfield neighborhoods.
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- FutureWorks
- Check out this site if you are unemployed or contemplating
a career or job change. The folks at FutureWorks in Springfield, a
government-funded program to aid in job transition, can help you
make the career choices you need today, including resume
preparation, interviewing, computer skills, and job counseling.
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- Greater Springfield Association of
Realtors
- Information for the general public on buying a house,
locating a realtor, or finding descriptive information on
communities in Western Massachusetts; includes a searchable
database of homes for sale in Western Massachusetts.
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- Greater
Springfield Senior Services
- Provides information
about various programs offered to local seniors, including home
care, Meals on Wheels, aid for elder abuse, volunteer
opportunities, and more.
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- Longmeadow.org
- The web site of the
Town of Longmeadow includes local history, maps, government and
school information, a tax assessment database and links to the
library and other organizations.
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- MassHome: Your Online Guide to
Massachusetts
- This 'unofficial'
website provides extensive links to history and trivia, libraries,
museums, historical and other organizations, banks and businesses,
and much more.
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- MassLive
- Extensive coverage of Springfield and Western Massachusetts
from the local newspaper the Springfield Republican
(formerly Springfield Union-News & Sunday
Republican), including news and weather, arts &
entertainment listings, sports and business coverage, and
interactive online forums for discussion of issues of local
interest.
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- Massachusetts Center for the Book
- Affiliated with the
Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, this organization
promotes reading and literacy and hosts the annual Massachusetts
Book Awards.
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- MassPIRG
- Homepage of the
Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group, a watchdog group
which seeks to protect the environment and the health of the
residents of the Commonwealth.
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- Massachusetts Regional Centers for Healthy
Communities
- The Regional Centers for Healthy Communities are
health education resource centers located throughout the
Commonwealth, funded by the Department of Public Health. The
Western Massachusetts Center is located at 489 Whitney Ave., 2nd Floor, Holyoke,
MA 01040. Search the Resource Library Catalog
for books, pamphlets, videos, and other learning
materials.
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- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals: Springfield Shelter
- Visit the local
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the recently
constructed Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital at 171 Union Street in
Springfield, and check on volunteer opportunities and other
information about MSPCA programs. Includes information about
adoptable animals.
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- MontagueMA.net
- Montague's Community website with corkboards, business
listings, event calendar, local organization news and postings,
local resource listings.
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- Picket
Fence Preview
- Exclusive real estate guide featuring only "for sale by
owner" properties. Picket Fence Preview is the Pioneer Valley's
premier print publication and website devoted to helping buyers
and sellers of private real estate.
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- PVTA:
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
- Check here for
schedules and maps, news and resources for the local bus and
transportation company.
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- Peter
Pan Bus Lines
- Major transportation carrier for Western Massachusetts and
New England, headquartered in Springfield.
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- The
Reminder ONLINE
- The Reminder newspaper has its own website, with
news of interest to Springfield and its surrounding towns,
classifieds, links to other sites of interest, and interactive
community bulletin boards for activities in Greater Springfield,
East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Wilbraham.
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- Sixteen Acres Civic Association
- Information about
the neighborhood association in Springfield.
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- South
End
- A directory of
businesses and services located in the South End neighborhood of
Springfield.
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- Springfield Downtown
- Site of the Springfield Business Improvement District,
including events in downtown Springfield, demographics, an
interactive map, and more. Requires the Flash plug-in for some
sections.
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- Springfield Enterprise Center
- Located at STCC Technology Park, the purpose of the
Springfield Enterprise Center is to enhance the economic
development of the Pioneer Valley by providing nascent
entrepreneurs with the opportunity to experience what it's like to
be in business for themselves, but still have a team of advisors
guiding them.
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- Springfield Golden Age SeniorNet Learning
Center
- Springfield's Golden
Age Center at the Civic Center provides computer training and
other technology assistance for local seniors. Check with these
folks for computer classes, a computer club, tips and
more.
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- Springfield Mass: Neighborhood
Services
- A listing of
Springfield's neighborhoods, with links to neighborhood councils
where available.
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- Springfield Public
Forum
- The Springfield Public Forum, an annual event held every
Fall at Springfield Symphony Hall, is the is the last surviving
lecture series in the nation that is still offered at no charge to
the public. The Springfield Public Forum brings an incredible
array of celebrity journalists, authors, political commentators,
environmentalists, health experts and financial advisors to our
community each year. The site includes this year's schedule of
speakers and information about membership.
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- Springfield School Volunteers
- Springfield School Volunteers is a non-profit organization
dedicated for 33 years to marshalling the resources of the
community to benefit the teachers, principals and children of the
Springfield Public Schools. Springfield School Volunteers welcomes
people who care about children and have anywhere from an hour a
week to an hour a year to help children learn.
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- Warren Group
- Links to Banker and Tradesman and other information
about the real estate industry in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, including free real estate market statistics for
individual cities and towns.
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- WGBY
Center for Instructional Technologies
- A professional
development resource center for Massachusetts educators housed in
WGBY's downtown Springfield offices, offering comprehensive K-12
technology training in a 26-station dual-platform computer lab, a
software preview and evaluation library, and a wide assortment of
PBS videos and teaching resources.
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- United Way of
Pioneer Valley
- Home page of the
umbrella organization for charity and volunteerism in Western
Mass.
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- YWCA
of Western Massachusetts
- Programs, volunteer
opportunities, membership information, and more.
Local Government:
- City of Springfield, MA
- Springfield's official home page. Information on the Mayor
and members of the City Council, the Police Department, the
Department of Public Works, and city job postings. Also local
information and links to other sites.
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- Springfield Assessor's Office
- Search the Springfield Assessor's database for commercial
and residential property cards with building information and
current assessment. Search by owner name, property address, or
Parcel ID number.
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- Community Profile for Springfield,
Massachusetts
- From ePodunk.com
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- Springfield Planning Department
- Downloadable forms, Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regs, and
information about the Historical Commission -- all now online.
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- Springfield
Police Department
- News, Most Wanted lists, community policing and other
information.
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- Springfield DPW
- Information from the Springfield Department of Public
Works, on trash collection, pothole repair reporting, traffic, and
more.
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- Commonwealth Communities
- Check here for a wealth of information about cities and
towns in Massachusetts, including community profiles, Department
of Revenue statistics, demographics, school profiles, information
from other state agencies and links to local informational sites.
From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website.
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- Massachusetts General Court
- Information on the Massachusetts legislature
including alphabetical directories of the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives, with biographical and contact
information. Also available is a directory listing
state senators and representatives by city or town.
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- Massachusetts
Municipal Association
- Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which represents the
cities and towns of Massachusetts.
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- Office of U. S. Senator Edward
Kennedy
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- Office of U.S. Senator John Kerry
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- Office of U.
S. Rep. Richard Neal
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- Office of U.
S. Rep. John Olver
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- Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
- Home page for the regional economic development agency.
Learn about ongoing projects, meet the staff or read the online
newsletter.
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- Where Do I Vote?
- Fill
in your home address on the online form to determine your ward and
precinct and polling place for municipal, state, and federal
elections.
Libraries, Schools and Colleges:
Local Libraries:
- Springfield Library Catalog
- Includes search capabilities for the catalogs of
participating libraries in the Central and Western Mass. Resource
Sharing System (C/WMARS). Cardholders may login to check their
library accounts and renew items.
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- Cooperating
Libraries of Greater Springfield
- A consortium of academic and public libraries in the
Greater Springfield area. Check here for links to member libraries
and recommended academic websites.
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- Five Colleges Libraries Catalog
- Search the library catalog shared by UMass., Amherst,
Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Smith Colleges. Search all five at
once, or limit to one school at a time. You can search by author,
title, subject or keyword.
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- Massachusetts Library Directory
- Database of homepages for public, academic, school and
special libraries throughout Massachusetts. From the Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners.
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- MBLC: Massachusetts Board
of Library Commissioners
- This site provides information on libraries and library
planning throughout the Commonwealth, links to library homepages
and catalogs, and access to periodical indexes and union lists of
magazines and journals, electronic databases, the Virtual Catalog,
and much more.
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- Western Massachusetts
Regional Library System (WMRLS)
- This
continually-updated web site is a valuable resource for librarians
and library users alike. Information on training, services, staff,
and programs; links to other web-based resources; access to the
WMRLS listserv, and much more.
Springfield and Area Schools:
- School
and School District Profiles
- Database of profiles of schools and school districts
throughout the Commonwealth maintained by the Department of
Education.
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- Springfield School District Profile
- Profile for the
Springfield public school district, with links to staff,
enrollment, test results, finances and more.
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- Springfield Public Schools
- Links to individual
public schools and other information about the Springfield public
school system.
- ESL: English as a Second Language Classes
- A list of free ESL
classes offered by organizations in Springfield.
Springfield and Area Colleges:
- Massachusetts
Mentor
- Information about colleges and universities throughout
Massachusetts, with campus tours, online admissions, financial
aid, student planners and other helpful resources.
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- American
International College
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- Amherst
College
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- Bay Path
College
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- Elms
College
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- Greenfield
Community College
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- Hampshire
College
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- Holyoke
Community College
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- Mount Holyoke
College
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- Springfield
Technical Community College
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- Springfield
College
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- Smith
College
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- University of
Massachusetts at Amherst
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- Western New
England College
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- Western New
England College School of Law
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- Westfield State College
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