by Trent Levakis | Apr 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — The first of a series of scheduled meetings between the Holyoke School Committee’s Local Control Subcommittee and the state’s acting education commissioner began on April 8 where discussions officially resumed on mapping the district out of receivership....
by Trent Levakis | Apr 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — The ninth annual Adult Spelling Bee fundraiser in support of the Holyoke Homework House programming is returning on Thursday, April 25 with plans to spell s-u-c-c-e-s-s for Holyoke kids. Hosted at Gateway City Arts, the event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will...
by Trent Levakis | Apr 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
One of the holes from last year’s mini-golf event at the library.Reminder Publishing file photo HOLYOKE — Get some put-put practice while time still lasts as the Holyoke Public Library is set to host its annual Mini Golf and Games at the Library fundraiser event on...
by Ryan Feyre | Apr 11, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
DPW director Donna LaScaleia presents the city’s recommendation to maintain the same water and sewer rates for FY25 during the March 21 City Council meeting.Photo credit: Northampton Open Media NORTHAMPTON — As Northampton’s Coca-Cola bottling plant continues to wind...
by Ryan Feyre | Apr 11, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton City Council is on the verge of adopting Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s five-year Capital Improvement Program, which previews upcoming projects like street resurfacing, city and school building upgrades and major DPW projects. The document,...
by Doc Pruyne | Apr 11, 2024 | Hampshire County, Local News
SOUTHAMPTON — The rates of homelessness, depression, suicide and unemployment for veterans coming out of the military are high, according to Michelle Murdock, veterans service officer for Southampton. Murdock knows the statistics, but also knows from personal...
