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EN ESPAÑOL, PULSE AQUÍ The Finance Committee, chaired by City Councilor Patricia Devine, discussed the much-debated tax fee for the Community Preservation Act, which is at 1.5 percent and taxed [...]

PARA VER EN ESPAÑOL, PULSE AQUÍ Dr. Yadillete Rivera Colón, chair of the Local Control Subcommittee, speaks on the steps that are already being taken to map out the transition […]

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 [...]

The City Council voted unanimously to ask the Department of Public Works to place speed humps on Laurel Street, a street that is often confused by dangerous drivers as a […]

A proposal to make the position of city Treasurer an appointed position rather than an elected one was debated first in the council’s Charter & Rules Committee, and then again […]

Play Incubation Collective is a local launchpad for new theatrical work that nourishes the community and fosters civic dialogue. Their co-founders, Sarah Marcus and Rachel Hirsch, created this [...]

According to the Holyoke Public Schools: “Students are eligible for transportation if they live further than the following distance from their home to their assigned school: PreK: Not [...]

Megan Seiler is the director of the city’s very own museum, lecture center, gallery, panel discussions, shop, beautiful gardens and depository of the city’s history that can be found [...]

Updates from Finance Committee below In a fast-moving City Council meeting on March 19, the council heard from a resident calling out the inappropriate conduct of a city councilor,  agreed […]