Holyoke
MA FRESH grant teaches Holyoke students gardening, more
HOLYOKE — Holyoke elementary school students are learning about food justice from the ground up thanks to the help of MA FRESH grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The second round of the Massachusetts Farming Reinforces...
Holyoke City Council discusses Home Rule Petition amendment
HOLYOKE — A proposed amendment to the city’s Home Rule Petition for the purpose of expanding the Center City Liquor License Area will head to the City Council for approval before going to the state. The Home Rule Petition was created for the purpose of assisting...
Open Square seeking market rate housing development through state program
HOLYOKE — The City Council will soon vote to approve a resolution for the state’s Certified Housing Development Incentive Program Project for Open Square Realty, LLC for its development of new downtown market rate housing at 4 Open Square Way, Mill 2. If approved...
Local community mourns loss of ‘rose in a world of thorns’
Family, friends and public officials are mourning the death of Eileen Monaghan, a victim of a murder allegedly committed by her boyfriend, Chicopee firefighter Jason Chapdelaine, on April 14.
HCS Head Start receives MA FRESH grant funding
The second round of the Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health grant funding was announced by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office for Food and Nutrition Programs. One of the recipients included Holyoke...
Barrett Fishway closed for 2024 season for maintenance
HOLYOKE — The Robert E. Barrett Fishway will be closed to the public for the 2024 season due to hydroelectric maintenance and infrastructure improvements, but Holyoke Gas & Electric is still encouraging the community to connect through different programs in...
Soto updates Holyoke School Committee on upcoming FY25 budget
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Public Schools are prepared to present a balanced budget in May that should come without any major layoffs or cuts to programming. This news was shared by Superintendent Anthony Soto during a budget update to the School Committee during its April...
Holyoke City Council to open public hearing on CPA surcharge
HOLYOKE — After a petition reached the required number of signatures, residents will have the opportunity to voice their opinions through a public hearing at a May 7 City Council meeting regarding a CPA rate change. The petition looks for the City Council to have...
Laurel Street residents petition, seek traffic calming measures
HOLYOKE — A petition for speed humps to be put on Laurel Street will head to the City Council for approval following many residents from the street and surrounding neighborhoods voicing their concerns to the Ordinance Committee. A public hearing was opened at the...
First of several meetings on exiting receivership kick off in Holyoke
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....
