HOLYOKE A mayoral candidate has re-edited a campaign video after a complaint that it violated state ethics rules barring public employees from using public resources in connection with political campaigns.In a two-second clip played during a.
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Holyoke City Council meetings will now be interpreted en español >Holyoke City Hall, as seen from Holyoke Heritage State Park, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 8/2/2021 7:42:23 PM
HOLYOKE When city residents tune into the City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, those watching on TV will have an option many say is long overdue: listening along in Spanish.
In a city where some 54% of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino, according to census data, Holyoke’s municipal government meetings have long been inaccessible to the substantial portion of the city who have limited English-language proficiency. Beginning Tuesday, however, full meetings of the City Council will include the possibility of live Spanish-language interpretation via a secondary audio track for TV viewers.
Markey lauds community for success at Holyoke housing complex >U.S. Sen. Ed Markey visited Lyman Terrace apartments on Wednesday to commend the complex’s renovation and call for increased affordable housing opportunities. STAFF PHOTO/JACQUELYN VOGHEL >State Sen. John Velis speaks at Lyman Terrace apartments on Wednesday with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. STAFF PHOTO/JACQUELYN VOGHEL >U.S. Sen. Ed Markey visited Lyman Terrace apartments with local leaders on Wednesday to commend the complex’s renovation and call for increased affordable housing opportunities. STAFF PHOTO/JACQUELYN VOGHEL
Published: 6/30/2021 8:27:19 PM
HOLYOKE U.S. Sen. Ed Markey joined local officials at Lyman Terrace apartments on Wednesday to commend the renovation of the affordable housing complex and call for “a more just, a more fair, and a more housed community.”
Whose mountain is it?: State stakes claim on old Mount Tom quarry as owners seek bankruptcy protection
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HOLYOKE The state is moving to claim ownership of the former Mount Tom quarry to stop the current owners from converting the 16-acre site into a clean-fill operation in which truckloads of soil would be dumped in the massive crater on the side of the mountain over the next 20 years.
Officials with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation are laying claim to the title for the quarry parcel under terms of the state’s 2002 purchase of 144.7 acres of the former Mount Tom Ski Area for $1.3 million. They want to see the land preserved in its natural state and protected for future use for outdoor recreation.