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Two meetings were held this week by City Council committees. FINANCE COMMITTEE The city Department of Public Works is looking to hire two additional employees to help with trimming and […]

Three municipal meetings were held this week. Here are highlights from the City Council and special City Council and School Committee meetings. CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE In a special […]

The Finance Committee met and maybe as a result of its chair, City Councilor Patti Devine, the meeting came in at under one hour and produced the funds for a […]

In 1986, Paul Simon partnered with Lady Blacksmith Mambazo and together they sang among the decade’s most iconic lyrics: “And we are homeless, homeless Moonlight sleeping on a [...]

Three committees of the City Council met this week to discuss the tax-exempt status of the Holyoke Library to McNulty Park being used by people who are homeless. FINANCE COMMITTEE […]

As the bulk of voting is over and the commonwealth’s budget is set at $58 billion, state Rep. Pat Duffy announces that Holyoke Public Schools will receive $101 million, which […]

The addictive opioid crisis smashes against the deadly fentanyl crisis, leaving more than 2,000 families grieving because of overdoses. Sen. Velis was appointed to chair the Joint Committee on [...]

The City Council resumed its regular bi-weekly meetings this week. The Holyoke Teachers Association wrote to the City Council, urging the governmental body to hold a transparent process in the [...]