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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 cit...

Here's where teens 12 to 15 can get the Pfizer COVID vaccine in the Triangle Ben Sessoms, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 13—The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine passed its last step Wednesday, making it available to millions of children 12 to 15 years old, and many providers in the Triangle are ready to start giving the shot. Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the vaccine for children in that age group. Wednesday, a panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave its approval after data shows the Pfizer vaccine is safe and ...

FDA approves COVID vaccine for children 12 and older. What do parents need to know? Ben Sessoms, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 11—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday for children age 12 to 15. Pending recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which health officials expect Wednesday afternoon, parents can have their children vaccinated starting Thursday. This only includes the Pfizer vaccine. Vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson have not yet been authorized for use i...

Holyoke City Council delays vote on changes to marijuana ordinance; acting mayor offers updates Updated May 05, 2021; HOLYOKE -- The City Council held off on sweeping changes to an ordinance related to the cannabis industry. The council voted 7-6 in favor of changes to current rules for medical and recreational marijuana operations and special permitting. While the ordinance passed initially with a simple majority (7-6), Ward 5 Councilor Linda Vacon requested an opinion from the city’s Law Department if a supermajority or 9-4 vote were necessary. Vacon pointed out that council rules requir...

Holyoke City Council takes up appointments to municipal boards Updated 8:20 PM; HOLYOKE — The Public Service Committee recommended two appointments to city boards during Wednesday’s virtual session. The committee favored appointing former City Councilor Patricia C. Devine to the Department of Public Works Commission and former city auditor Brian G. Smith to the Holyoke Retirement Board. If approved by the City Council, Devine would replace commissioner Quinn T. Lonczak. The three-year term expires Feb. 1, 2024. Smith would replace Bellamy Schmidt, who served as acting city auditor after ...