A Gun Violence Awareness observance was held at the Holyoke City Hall on Monday June 3, at 2 p.m. , with the public participating in talking about gun violence Anne […]
City Council Holds Budget Hearings
The City Council held two budget hearings this week. Below are links to the details of the proposals for budgets by the city’s department heads and Mayor Joshua Garcia. Consolidated […]
Noe Martinez: The Body Remembers /Noe Martinez el Cuerpo Recuerda
Por Waleska Santiago-Centeno Hoy le quiero hablar de una exposición que se esta llevando acabo en el Rose Art Museum que se encuentra localizado en la Brandeis Univerisy. Noe Martinez: […]
IRS Revokes Holyoke Library’s Tax-Exempt Status
This article is a joint publication of the Shoestring and Holyoke Media Disclosure: A current Holyoke Media employee serves on the Holyoke Public Library Board of Directors. Due to this […]
This Week in Government Affairs: The Budgeting Begins
City Council Meets on Budget The City Council met with the mayor and other departments heads as part of the process of going over the city’s budget line by line. […]
Pictures at Play: Metafiction in Art
Por Waleska Santiago-Centeno La literatura para niños ha surgido con mucho auge en las últimas décadas. Hoy día existen un campo dedicado a la Literatura Infantil, se llevan a cabo […]
Weekly Wrap Of Government Meetings
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 Public […]
Laurel Street Residents Get What They Desperately Needed
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 […]
Shall The City Treasurer Become an Appointment?
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 […]
Trópico es Político
Hola mi nombre es Waleska Santiago-Centeno Bienvenidos una vez más. Hoy le quiero hablar de una exposición titulada Trópico es Político: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime que se […]
Play Incubation Collective promotes creativity through theatrical work.
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 project with […]
All About Wisty in 156 Words!
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 in […]