Jeanette DeForge

| This is a biweekly column about all things skiing and snowboarding in New England.

| SPRINGFIELD – After five years turning his life around, Matthew Vaughn stood in front of a judge — and winced when his original mug shot flashed onto a screen.

| SPRINGFIELD — A lot that has sat vacant since an approved development failed to go forward five years ago is slated to become the site of nine new apartments and a business.

| SPRINGFIELD — The state Department of Veterans Services and local legislators will hold an informational session explaining new tax credits

The City Council has gone as long as 17 years before raising the mayor's salary.

All employees are required to move into the city within one year of being hired.

| SPRINGFIELD — The city has become one of the first in the state to adopt a provision of the HERO Act that will double the tax relief for eligible disabled veterans.

SPRINGFIELD – The city will use about a third of its free cash to purchase new police cruisers and build up its pension system.

The city has decided that it will use about a third of its free cash to purchase new police cruisers in addition to building up its pension system.

| This is a biweekly column about all things skiing and snowboarding in New England. EGREMONT – For most of the world, Toni Matt was the fastest man on skis.