Community Corner

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 16

Trailside events, school information and more.

  1. Springfield Schools are closed Friday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 21 for President’s Day Weekend.
  2. Because schools are closed, the Board of Education’s biweekly meeting schedule is interrupted. The BOE holds its second Monday meeting for February 28.
  3. The Trailside Nature & Science Center is offering a number of family events for President’s Day weekend. More is available information on Union County’s website.
  4. Also, today at Trailside, the Mad Science group holds its first weekly Mad Science workshop for kids in grades 1-5. Click for info. 
  5. Curbside trash and recycling collection is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17. For the DPW’s full schedule for the year and more information, click here.


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