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POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. TGIF! CLARK Q&A: ‘CHILD CARE IS INFRASTRUCTURE — On the heels of pass...

Holyoke City Council approves raises for city workers; elected officials see boost Updated Apr 07, 2021; HOLYOKE — The City Council on Tuesday approved a long-delayed salary and compensation ordinance for city workers, including raises for Holyoke Public Library workers paid less than minimum wage. Councilor at Large Rebecca Lisi, who chairs the Ordinance Committee, said the adopted compensation plan mainly affects City Hall workers. In past meetings, department heads told Lisi’s committee...

Holyoke City Councilors vie for acting mayor job, Home Rule Petition awaits governor’s signature Updated 12:28 PM; HOLYOKE – City Councilors Peter Tallman and Terence Murphy will vie for the acting mayor role once the governor signs a home rule petition. State Rep. Patricia Duffy (D-Holyoke) said the Massachusetts Legislature passed the Holyoke’s Home Rule Petition on Monday. The document awaits Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature, a final step in the process. Besides eliminating a costly ...

Morse to step down as Holyoke mayor next week ALEX MORSE Published: 3/16/2021 8:43:59 PM HOLYOKE — Mayor Alex Morse has announced that his last day in the job he has held for more than nine years will be March 26. “When I reflect on the past decade, I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve,” said Morse, in a letter announcing his imminent resignation to City Clerk Brenna Murphy McGee. “I think of the neighborhoods that have seen record levels of new investment, the parks we’v...

Holyoke City Council proceeds with Home Rule Petition in wake of Mayor Alex Morse resignation Updated Mar 17, 2021; HOLYOKE – The City Council on Tuesday passed a home rule petition to eliminate a special election and require the council president to serve as acting mayor once Alex B. Morse resigns. Morse plans to leave office March 26 at 4:30 p.m. to become town manager of Provincetown. The council formally accepted Morse’s resignation letter Tuesday. The home rule petition also states th...

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse announces last day on the job; Todd McGee will become acting mayor Updated Mar 15, 2021; HOLYOKE — Mayor Alex B. Morse will leave office March 26 to take on his new job as the town manager in Provincetown. City Council President Todd McGee will serve as acting mayor until new mayor is elected to a full term. “As of Friday, March 26, 2021, at 4:30 p.m., I will no longer be Mayor of Holyoke,” Morse wrote in an email Monday. “Upon my departure, City Council Presid...

Holyoke City Council President Todd McGee says he can’t serve as acting mayor Updated Mar 15, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 Facebook Share HOLYOKE — City Council President Todd McGee says he cannot serve as acting mayor after the departure of Alex B. Morse due to work commitments and potential conflicts of interest. McGee had been the likely successor ever since Morse last month accepted a job as town manager in Provincetown. Morse said Monday he will leave office March 26. “We now know it ...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. MORE TOUGH NUMBERS FOR BAKER — Gov. Charlie Bakers falling approval ra...

HOLYOKE — City Councilor Michael Sullivan has all but officially declared his candidacy for mayor, a move that would increase the field of candidates to three and trigger a primary election.While Sullivan has not pulled papers or made an announcement...

In Holyoke mayoral race, unannounced candidate William ‘Billy’ Glidden leads in early fundraising Updated Mar 10, 2021; HOLYOKE — William “Billy” J. Glidden hasn’t formally announced that he’s running for mayor — but his early fundraising receipts bear the hallmarks of a campaign that’s full steam ahead. A close friend and former aide to Mayor Alex B. Morse, Glidden formed what he describes as exploratory committee in early February. Since recording his first donation on Feb....