HOLYOKE — It is once again that time of year as the Holyoke Community Preservation Act Committee has announced the opening of their fiscal year 2025 grant cycle and potential applicants are invited to submit eligibility determination forms from Aug. 15 to Sept. 16.
HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round will once again be the site for the district’s Annual Back to School Event for students entering pre-K and kindergarten and their families.
SPRINGFIELD — At the Hampden County Sheriff’s picnic on Aug. 21, Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia sat down with Reminder Publishing’s “So That Reminds Me” podcast team to discuss the city’s exit from receivership, an upcoming Holyoke ballot question on the Community Preservation Act surcharge and curbing violence in the city.
SPRINGFIELD — When Joe Austin, 33, was in college, he thought he was the big man on campus, because his father told him he was. After taking advanced courses at his high school in North Carolina, Austin was convinced he would earn all A’s when he went to Boston University.
SPRINGFIELD — Making a difference as a nonprofit can be an uphill battle, but the Black Behavioral Health Network is continuing to provide culturally relevant care to the communities of color in Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Partners for Community Action, a local social services organization celebrated its 60th birthday on Aug. 7 by doing what it does best, helping members of the community get ahead in life.