HOLYOKE – The Massachusetts School Building Authority’s Board of Directors approved 93 potential projects in 45 districts that will benefit targeted school repairs, including three projects in Holyoke.
HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia appointed Amherst resident Eric T. Nakajima to head the city’s Office of Planning and Economic Development.
CHICOPEE — Chicopee Police Chief Patrick Major announced that he will retire on Jan. 5 after three-plus years of serving in the position.
HOLYOKE – Catie’s Closet, in partnership with Holyoke Public Schools, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 17 to celebrate the grand opening of a brand-new, in-school closet at William R. Peck Middle School.
SPRINGFIELD — “No more. We will not stand for injustices.” Those were the words of state Sen. Adam Gomez on Dec. 9 as he, his fellow legislators, educators, activists and community members gathered to stand in solidarity with the Somali Bantu community after President Donald Trump described them as “garbage.”