Holyoke City Council addresses police practices, policies after corruption allegation
Updated 12:35 PM;
HOLYOKE – The City Council’s Public Safety Committee took up an order that supports examining the Police Department’s policies and practices.
City Councilors Rebecca Lisi, Gladys Lebron-Martinez and Juan Anderson-Burgos filed the order after a YouTube video posted by Police Officer Rafael Roca alleged widespread corruption within the Police Department. Roca was suspended from duty in early March.
The order stated, “In an effort to obtain neutral, fact-based data and statistics, the city contract an independent assessment of Holyoke Police Department’s structure, policies and practices.”
Ward 2 Councilor and Acting Mayor Terence Murphy, the committee’s chair, said his goal was to share as much public information and possible “to prove what we have and what has been working well” within the Police Department.
Holyoke’s William Glidden launches mayoral campaign; already faces 3 competitors
Updated Apr 19, 2021;
Posted Apr 19, 2021
Holyoke s William Glidden launches his mayoral campaign Monday, April 19. Glidden became the fourth declared candidate for the vacant seat.
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HOLYOKE William Glidden launched his mayoral run Monday afternoon, becoming the fourth official candidate ahead of November’s election.
Glidden, 28, made his announcement at the home of Joseph O’Hare, a longtime family friend. He joins declared candidates City Councilors Rebecca Lisa and Michael J. Sullivan and School Committee member Devin Sheehan.
“I’m here because of the sacrifices borne by my own family and by countless others, people who did what little they could to make the worlds a little freer and more generous,” Glidden told his supporters. “People who, with all their flaws and limitations, nonetheless tried to build something lasting.”
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Holyoke City Councilor Terence Murphy appointed acting mayor
Updated Apr 12, 2021;
Posted Apr 12, 2021
Ward 2 City Councilor Terence Murphy listens during an online meeting April 12, 2021, where he was elected acting mayor.
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HOLYOKE The City Council elected Ward 2 Councilor Terrence Murphy as acting mayor during a special meeting Monday night. Murphy will serve until the November mayoral election.
A recently passed home rule petition granted the City Council one-time authority to appoint any councilor as acting mayor.
City Clerk Brenna Murphy McGee will swear in Murphy at City Hall Tuesday morning. Murphy won on the first ballot 8-5. All 13 councilors voted for Murphy during a symbolic second vote.
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