Council debates funding for police, special elections
This week’s news summary: We end every news summary with a poem chosen by Natalia Muñoz. This week the poem is “On the Pulse of The Morning,” by Maya Angelou. […]
Isaza, Lebrón Named to School Committee
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 […]
Moonlight Sleeping on a Midnight Lake
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 [...]
Elected Officials Back To Work
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 […]
Holyoke Celebrates Colombians
Mayor Joshua García issued a proclamation to honor Colombians who have made Holyoke their home city in the United Stated.
Gun Violence Bedevils City
A Gun Violence Awareness observance was held at the Holyoke City Hall on Monday June 3, at 2 p.m. , with the public participating in talking about gun violence Anne […]
City Council Holds Budget Hearings
The City Council held two budget hearings this week. Below are links to the details of the proposals for budgets by the city’s department heads and Mayor Joshua Garcia. Consolidated […]
IRS Revokes Holyoke Library’s Tax-Exempt Status
This article is a joint publication of the Shoestring and Holyoke Media Disclosure: A current Holyoke Media employee serves on the Holyoke Public Library Board of Directors. Due to this […]
This Week in Government Affairs: The Budgeting Begins
City Council Meets on Budget The City Council met with the mayor and other departments heads as part of the process of going over the city’s budget line by line. […]
Weekly Wrap Of Government Meetings
LOCAL CONTROL SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE April 23, 2024 Yadillete Rivera, School Committee member and chair of the Local Control Committee, is one of the officials shepherding control of the Holyoke [...]