HOLYOKE As Betty Medina Lichtenstein watched election results come in Tuesday in Holyoke, she said her reaction was one of pure excitement. The majority-Hispanic city elected its first Latino mayor, its first Latina at-large School Committee member.
HOLYOKE It started with a car repair and a cup of coffee.Three years ago, while waiting for his car to be fixed, Mike Falcetti bought a cup of coffee and strolled through Veterans Memorial Park. It was a nice day in May and Falcetti took a turn.
HOLYOKE It is a year for change on Holyoke’s City Council, which will be its most diverse ever after six candidates of color were elected to the 13 member body.In a year when the city elected its first-ever Latino mayor, city voters also ushered in.
HOLYOKE On Nov. 2, Holyoke residents will vote to fill seven ward-based seats on the City Council, five of which are contested races. The ward seats are in addition to six at-large seats on the council.Ward 6 contains the Oakdale and Jarvis Avenue.
HOLYOKE Fifteen officers in the Holyoke Police Department were paid more than 500 hours of overtime in fiscal year 2020, including four of the department’s five highest-paid officers, who earned hourly overtime rates ranging from $94 to $109 an.