This is the recording of the Inaugural swearing-in ceremony of the City of Holyoke. Mayor Joshua A. Garcia was sworn in for his second four-year term.

Also were sworn-in City Clerk, Brenna Murphy Leary and newly elected and re-elected City Councilors and School Committee members:

City Council

• Ward 1 – Jenny Rivera
• Ward 2 – Nicole Maisonet
• Ward 3 – Anne Thalheimer
• Ward 4 – Richard Purcell
• Ward 5 – Linda Vacon
• Ward 6 – Juan Anderson-Burgos
• Ward 7 – Meg Magrath Smith
• At-large – Patty Devine, Tessa Murphy-Romboletti, Israel Rivera, Mimi Panitch, Howard Greaney Jr.

School Committee

• Ward 1 – Gladys Lebron-Martinez
• Ward 2 – Rosalee Tensley Williams
• Ward 3 – Dr. Yadilette Rivera-Colón
• Ward 4 – Orlando Isaza
• Ward 5 – Jens Michaelsen
• Ward 6 – Patty Lubold
• Ward 7 – Ellie Wilson
• At-large – Mildred Lefebvre, Devin Sheehan

Event hosted by former City Council member and ex-president, Joe McGiverin.

Recorded at Holyoke City Hall, on Monday, January 5, 2026.