The FY 2026 Budget Moves Forward
With $148,838 cut from the proposed $180 million fiscal year 2026 city budget, the City Council moved forward into making the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1, funded […]
Superintendent Now Officially City Employee
With the return of the management of the Holyoke Public Schools to the city on July 1, Anthony Soto, formerly the state-appointed receiver, now becomes interim superintendent, appointed by the [...]
Holyoke Media Presents: Paint the Town. A conversation with Britt Ruhe from CommonWealth Murals.
Britt Ruhe is the Executive Director of CommonWealth Murals, an organization dedicated to the creation of murals, public art by partnering with communities to create vibrant murals that tell, [...]
What Happens to Assets Seized By The Police?
The City Council met this week and among the issues it took up is what the Holyoke Police Department does with assets seized in drug busts. There have been several […]
Budget Process Begins: How to Spend $180M
The first of three budget hearings held before the City Council had directors of several departments explain their requests. The budget for city departments can be viewed here. First up […]
Mayor: A Better Future is Possible
HOLYOKE MAYOR JOSHUA GARCÍA presented his proposed $180 million budget to the City Council on Tuesday, emphasizing that the balanced budget will usher in an era of putting into place […]
Work to Begin On Keeping The Connecticut River Clean
City Councilor Michael Sullivan provided an update on the Request for Proposals for fully complying with a federal order that the city’s sewer be fixed so no raw sewage goes […]
Tax-Exempt Entities to Be Taxed
City Councilors approved a proposed plan at their March 18, 2025 meeting by Mayor Joshua García for tax-exempt entities in the city to pay some taxes to the city, given […]
BUILDINGS with Timothy Rivers and Leslie Ward
Board of Health Director Timothy Rivers and Building Commissioner Leslie Ward on why buildings are condemned and what becomes of them, and much more.
Behind The Scenes at The Sewer Department
No one wants to talk about it, a federal court order mandates Holyoke to stop the flow of raw sewage into the Connecticut River and local elected officials and appointed […]