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Springfield City Council approves honorary street sign for Alvin J. McKenzie
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The Springfield City Council approved an honorary street designation recognizing Alvin J. McKenzie after family members and longtime neighbors described his mentorship and service to the Marlborough Street neighborhood.
The Springfield City Council voted to approve an honorary street name recognizing Alvin J. McKenzie, a longtime neighborhood resident and mentor, after family members and neighbors presented a petition and spoke in favor at the council’s March 24 public hearing.
Supporters told the council McKenzie encouraged neighborhood children to attend school, worked as a security guard at Baystate Hospital and completed degrees later in life. "He was definitely a mentor in our neighborhood. He pushed us all to wanna go to school," neighborhood resident Marcus Early told the council. Tiffany Johnson, calling in from Cleveland, said…
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