Murphy named Holyoke’s acting mayor
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Holyoke At-large City Councilor Peter Tallman attends the first meeting of the new year, Jan. 6, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
HOLYOKE — The city has a new mayor — for the next seven months, anyway.
In a special meeting Monday, the City Council voted to name Ward 2 Councilor Terence Murphy acting mayor, a role he will fill until a new mayor is elected in November.
Murphy takes over for City Council President Todd McGee, who has been acting mayor since Alex Morse stepped down March 26 to become town manager in Provincetown.
McGee said he could only serve as acting mayor on a temporary basis because of a potential conflict of interest with his employer, MassMutual.