HOLYOKE — Dwight Street in downtown Holyoke was briefly occupied with a group from Hope for Holyoke on Friday, Sept. 20 as they marched from Heritage State Park, to Veterans Memorial Park, and back to City Hall as part of their annual “Recovery Day” celebration.
AMHERST — The Amherst Survival Center will once again host its fifth annual Hike for Hunger fundraiser all through the month of October, inviting participants to hike when and where they like all month in an effort to raise money for the center.
HOLYOKE — Through a proclamation made inside the mayor’s office on Sept. 16, Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia recognized September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
HOLYOKE — The Veterans’ Lunch Program celebrated its eighth anniversary on Sept. 19 with a packed house of lunch goers there to commemorate another year of success for the nonprofit.
HOLYOKE — The rise of esports over the last decade has illustrated that the gaming world is an industry filled with potential careers that generations prior may have been warned away from due to certain gaming stigmas. This is why Holyoke Community College has officially added an esports team to its athletics offerings for the new academic year.