SPRINGFIELD — Several thousand school-aged kids and their parents lined up at Roberto Clemente Park on Plainfield Street on Friday morning to pick up their official Springfield School Department backpacks, loaded with supplies organized by the New North Citizens’ Council.
More than 3,000 backpacks with pens, pencils and everything a student needs were distributed along with lunch and other goodies as community nonprofit groups and service providers lined up to help kids to start the school year right.
