Mayor’s Message

Mayor Joshua García is preparing to approach tax-exempt organizations in the city to ask them to consider paying taxes since they, too, depend on city services such as police, firefighters, […]

In this episode of The Mayor’s Message, Mayor Joshua García dives deep to talk about the fundamental importance of community participation in how the city functions. To that end, later […]

Mayor’s Update: This month, Mayor Joshua García talks about why voting matters — today, March 5, is part of Super Tuesday, when 16 states have presidential primaries — and every [...]

Mayor Joshua García looks back at 2023, a year of working deeply with the City Council and of heartbreak when it would not fund his plan named after the eight-month […]

Holyoke Mayor Joshua García stood by Councilor Israel Rivera, who was characterized as a "threat" by the independent consulting firm's research on the city's Police Department Strengths, [...]

The City of Holyoke will provide updates to the requirements for funding as federal guidance is received. Holyoke's share is $22M which has to be used to improve the health and outlook of the [...]

Mayor Joshua García is looking ahead to 2023 with enthusiasm on changes for Holyoke. From continuing work on the development of a new middle school to helping to bring more […]

Holyoke Mayor Joshua García on the housing crisis, both affordable, market-rate and low-income, and what the city is doing to address the shortage of housing for all income levels.

Holyoke Mayor Joshua García has a lot of good news for the city in terms of affordable and market rate housing development, new businesses and more, including getting a handle […]