Will Puello News Today

Wilmer Puello-Mota's ability to flee the U.S. and join the Russian military, despite facing child pornography charges, raises serious questions about the ability of law enforcement to limit the movements of those facing serious charges.

Former Holyoke City Councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota, who is facing child pornography charges in Rhode Island, left the country days before he was set to go to trial.

HOLYOKE — The City Council failed Tuesday to extend the amount of time the Holyoke Historical Commission can delay the demolition of properties it hopes to preserve, though councilors will get a second chance to make the change.During their full...

HOLYOKE — The City Council has fixed a typo that has been on the books for around a year and effectively prohibited new marijuana manufacturing and cultivation businesses within city limits.In a vote Tuesday evening, councilors unanimously passed an...

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.

HOLYOKE – The City Council spent much time at its March 15 meeting discussing provisions to make the streets safer in the city.

HOLYOKE — The City Council has voted to bond for $475,000 to pay for a feasibility study for building a new middle school on the site of William R. Peck School.In a 9-4 vote, councilors narrowly mustered the votes needed to issue a bond. The...

HOLYOKE — The Council is set to take up a $475,000 request for the city to fund the design phase for a new middle school — an early step in the process of receiving funding from the state for constructing a new building.The City Council’s Finance...

HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia has named Marcos Marrero, the former director of the city’s Office of Planning & Economic Development, to serve as a Holyoke Gas & Electric commissioner.Former mayor Alex Morse had appointed Marrero, who now works at the...

HOLYOKE — Campaign cash played a big role in many, though not all, of the City Council and School Committee races in Holyoke on Tuesday.Unlike mayoral candidates in cities like Holyoke, candidates for City Council and School Committee do not have to...