The 7th Youth Performance Festival is ready to start
The Youth Performance Festival is a collaborative program of Play Incubation Collective and the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley, in partnership with Holyoke Media. Now in its […]
Planning Climate Preparedness. Looking for Liaisons in the Community.
Yoni Glogower, Director of Conservation and Sustainability in the City of Holyoke, shares with us the details of a Planning Climate Preparedness project in development. This is a project about [...]
Press Conference: Holyoke Financials and Food Access. October 29, 2025.
In a Press Conference held at City Hall on October 29, 2025, Mayor Joshua García, Treasurer Rory Casey, City Council President, Tessa Murphy-Romboletti, City Council Finance Committee Chair, [...]
Reveal and Ribbon Cutting of Mural on Dwight Street, with a purpose: Put the Phone Down.
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, Holyoke officials, including Mayor Joshua A. Garcia, Ward 4 City Councilor Kocayne Givner, and Police Chief Brian Keenan, dedicated a new mural on Dwight Street [...]
Actor and Author, Adrian Alvarado at Holyoke Public Library: “Flipping my Script”.
On Saturday, October 11, 2025, Actor and Author Adrián Alvarado, led a conversation and book signing, “Flipping My Script”. This event was part of the celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month […]
On Not Being a Sanctuary City
A repeated push by City Councilor Michael Sullivan to bring forward a proposal declaring that Holyoke is not a “sanctuary city” was tabled in the Development & Governmental Relations [...]
Public Comments Ignite The Council
The City Council meeting began with public comment from residents: Claire urged the city to use the opioid funds as intended and not to pay for a slaried position f=to […]
Plant Lady on a Mission – Tatiana Cole
We’re joined by a special guest: Tatiana Cole, CEO of Free to Flourish Society. Over the past year, our paths have crossed multiple times—starting with a panel discussion hosted by […]
MassDOT Public Meeting: Beech St. at Resnic Blvd Design.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a public meeting to inform and capture public comment by members of the Holyoke community, was held at the Holyoke Council on Aging. The purpose […]
Back to School!
The Joint School Committee and City Council Committee worked this week on ensuring that a crossing guard and flashing school sign would be placed in front of the Metcalf School […]