Peer to Peer online Support Group Agawam - The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Mass will be hosting a peer to peer online support group starts Thursday Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 8 weeks, ends April 15; and also starting Monday March 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for 8 weeks, ends April 19. The Peer to Peer is a free 8 week recovery focused educational program for adults who .
Peer to Peer online Support Group Agawam - The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Mass will be hosting a peer to peer online support group starts Thursday Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 8 weeks, ends April 15; and also starting Monday March 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for 8 weeks, ends April 19. The Peer to Peer is a free 8 week recovery focused educational program for adults who .
Holyoke, state in tussle over giving relief cash to struggling families
By Zoe Greenberg Globe Staff,Updated December 27, 2020, 4:36 p.m.
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A food pantry run out of the Marcella R. Kelly Elementary School in Holyoke is making a difference in helping famlies, like Axeniel Sanchez, left, and his mother, Irsa Sanchez, right.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
When federal COVID relief funds poured into Massachusetts, the progressive mayor of Holyoke had an idea for how to spend his cityâs share. Why not give the money directly to struggling families with young children, infusing cash into one of the poorest cities in the state?
Holyoke Public Schools close out 2020 with all remote learning, eye hybrid plan rollout in 2021
Updated Dec 22, 2020; All public schools and district offices will be closed until Jan. 3.
The school district heeded the advice of Holyoke Health Director Sean Gonsalves, who recommended shuttering all facilities and switching to all remote learning. Staff will have a “short window” to collect materials and allow essential workers to scrub down and sanitize facilities.
“We have made this decision out of an abundance of caution due to rising cases in the City and with our staff, following guidance from the Holyoke Board of Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,” Matos said.
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COVID-19 testing at HCC extended until March 31
HOLYOKE Free “Stop the Spread” COVID-19 testing at Holyoke Community College has been extended until March 31, 2021, according to the Holyoke Board of Health.
Drive-through testing at HCC is conducted six days a week in parking lot H near the western entrance to the Donahue Building on the college’s main campus, 303 Homestead Ave.
HCC has been serving as a “Stop the Spread” drive-through testing site since Aug. 26 to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Drivers are asked to enter the campus from Homestead Avenue, turn left onto the Campus Road and proceed to parking lot H. There will be signs and parking attendants on site to manage the flow of traffic.