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HOLYOKE — City Councilor Wilmer “Will” Puello-Mota has been extradited to Rhode Island, where he faces charges of allegedly paying for nude photos of a 17 year old girl and new allegations of counterfeiting documents to mislead investigators in that...

HOLYOKE — In January 2021, Rhode Island prosecutors charged Holyoke City Councilor Wilmer “Will” Puello-Mota with possession of child pornography after allegedly finding sexually explicit photos and videos of a 17-year-old girl on his phone in...

HOLYOKE – After much debate on the legal language surrounding the allocation of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds, the Holyoke City Council ultimately voted to approve funding for the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts and for Girls Inc. during its April 5 meeting.

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Boston police eventually deployed a bean bag round to take him down, and experts say it was the best possible outcome.

HOLYOKE — The lead-up to Monday’s meeting of the Holyoke City Council was filled with dramatic moments, including councilors and members of the public yelling at one another during several recent council meetings.But when the council’s 13 members sat...

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke City Council failed to muster the votes needed Tuesday to change a 2017 ordinance that bars all city employees from simultaneously serving as city councilors.The City Council meeting included a screaming match between members of...

HOLYOKE — Meetings of the Holyoke City Council’s ordinance subcommittee are usually muted affairs, occasionally drawing more than just a few members of the public. But anyone on High Street Tuesday evening could see that that day’s ordinance meeting...

We, as a city, need to respect a democratic vote. Recently, Holyoke voters elected Israel Rivera as an at-large city councilor and Jenny Rivera as a Ward 1 city councilor on the Holyoke City Council. Yet, before they have a chance to represent the...

HOLYOKE — When the 13 newly elected members of the Holyoke City Council are sworn into office on Jan. 3, they might already find themselves in a crisis.Two newly elected councilors, including the second-highest vote-getter in the at-large race, work...