Holyoke
Fiestas Patronales continues growth of festival into third year of event
HOLYOKE — For a third straight year, Holyoke will be the center of a four-day celebration in Fiestas Patronales de Holyoke.
Gov. Healey kicks off Summer Nights programming in Holyoke
Gov. Maura Healey speaks to the crowd about the impact made over the last decade by the DCR Summer Nights program.Reminder Publishing photo by Trent Levakis HOLYOKE — Governor Maura Healey made a visit to Holyoke on July 17 and stopped at the Boys and Girls Club of...
Holyoke begins outreach for Comprehensive Plan update
HOLYOKE — With continued momentum for the city’s revitalization, Holyoke officials have started plans to update its decades-old comprehensive plan with a new version to guide the city over the next two decades.
Holyoke City Council approves free cash transfers to end FY24
HOLYOKE — In a June 27 special meeting of the City Council that served as the council’s last meeting before a summer recess, the council approved just over $1 million in transfers from free cash as final bookkeeping to end the fiscal year.
Under the hood of the Victory Theatre, renovations continue
HOLYOKE — As progress continues on the rehabilitation project of the 1920 Broadway style Victory Theatre in downtown Holyoke, Reminder Publishing was invited by MIFA Executive Artistic Director Don Sanders for a tour of the building mid-renovation as excitement continues to loom over what is expected to be a huge cultural and tourist addition to the community.
Enchanted Circle announces organizational pause
HOLYOKE — Nonprofit arts education organization Enchanted Circle has announced plans for a strategic pause, effective July 1, as part of a border initiative to strengthen the organization’s operational strategies to better serve the community in the long term, amidst financial insecurity.
Holyoke City Council approves fiscal year 2025 budget
HOLYOKE — The City Council has passed a budget of just over $172 million for the fiscal year 2025 operating budget, about a $9 million increase from FY24.
Sheehan appointed to vacant Holyoke School Committee seat
HOLYOKE — In a special joint meeting between the Holyoke City Council and the School Committee, the two bodies voted to appoint Devin Sheehan to fill the vacancy created when At-Large committee member Erin Brunelle resigned last month.
New middle school building topped off, new check point in project
HOLYOKE — Community leaders and members gathered at the site of the former Peck Middle School on June 24 for an official “topping off” ceremony as the final, and highest, steel beam of the framed two-story new middle school building was placed.
Police pedal 300 miles in Unity Tour for fallen officer fund
In May, a team of five Western Massachusetts police officers honored all fallen cops — 23,785 throughout American history, according to the memorial fund — by pedaling more than 300 miles from northern New Jersey to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
