By Teresa Paul Springfield ICON (Inner City Older Neighborhoods) held its first fundraiser and second annual Good Neighbor awards on Dec. 7. “The organization began in 2009 and was an outgrowth, in part, of the protest over the increased railroad traffic on Third St.,” said Carol Kneedler, chair of Springfield ICON. The protest caused a […]
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Alterna-Care helps keep patients out of the hospital
By Teresa Paul Kathy Sgro, founder and owner of Alterna-Care Home Health System (319 E. Madison Street, Suite 3L in Springfield), has developed a hospital prevention program, HOSPREVENT, which is now in its 10th year. The system uses a TeleHealth monitor which at-home patients use to take their own vital signs on a daily basis. […]
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Former church may be future cultural hub
By Teresa Paul Developer Daniel Mulcahy, along with former Springfield alderman Irv Smith, has purchased the former First United Methodist Church at Fifth and Capitol streets and have ambitious plans for transforming the downtown location into the new Metropolitan Place. The property remained vacant for the last six years and was purchased in early 2014. […]