Albano said the property is a great development project for his company Michael Albano & Associates, based in East Longmeadow.

 

"We are looking to re-build it as an energy efficient home with solar panels and other green technology," he said. Albano just added some energy efficient details to his home on 403 Maple Road.

Aside from the address, it could be the mayor's office at City Hall.

 

Michael J. Albano sits at a desk before an ornate city seal, crafted of glass. To his left is a wall covered in framed headlines spotlighting high points in an eight-year tenure as Springfield's chief executive. Photos of the city skyline and mementos from various civic groups dot the rest of the space.

It started with modest troops of silver-haired bus-trippers crossing the border into Canada to save 30% or more on Pravachol and Prevacid. Illegal, yes, but who would begrudge Granny's trying to keep her medicines affordable? Now it's escalated into a full-scale election-year war involving people of all ages attempting to save on medicines of all kinds.

Mayor Michael Albano cleaned out his desk at Springfield City Hall yesterday in preparation for giving up his office on Monday, but even as he loaded boxes with memorabilia and accepted calls from well-wishers, he made it clear he will remain a thorn in the side of big US drug companies.

Television lights for two national networks clicked on and boom microphones swooped in his direction as Mayor Michael Albano of Springfield strode into a State House hearing room and struck a defiant pose in his battle over Canadian drugs with the Food and Drug Administration.