In January 1971, Gordon Elliott was attending a conference called 10 Outstanding Young Men in Memphis, Tennessee. Honoree Elvis Presley was there and then-congressman George H.W. Bush was the ...

BOSTON — Three members of the Springfield Police Department and a state trooper received George L. Hanna awards, the state's highest award for police heroism during a ceremony today in Boston.

To merely look at Gavin George would be to see a youngster. To hear his talent would make one imagine the piano prodigy was much older and more experienced than his 14 years.

George H. Schreiber, of Springfield, died on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at the age of 77. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in the ...