The Mount Tom Lodge is sponsoring it’s first Annual Backpack Drive to help fill the backpacks of the children of Holyoke who need assistance with school supplies for the coming school year....

Sunday August 6th, 2017 From 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Rain Day August 13th)   Entrance fee: $10 car or bikes (spectators are free!) Spectator parking on Race Street   Awards: Top...

A presentation by Holyoke author Eric Toensmeier. Learn the history of Puerto Rico through food as we discover the crops and livestock brought to the island by Taino indians, African slave ships,...

City officials credit the Problem Property Group in Holyoke for improving coordination of city-wide blight remediation efforts including filing cases in Housing Court seeking the appointment of a receiver for vacant and...

As one of eleven Charles E. Shannon Grant recipients, the Greater Holyoke Area stakeholders have been partnering since 2012 to address gang and youth violence in both Chicopee and Holyoke.   The...

*Event Details*   23 Seasons In The Making – A Sneak Peek of the MIFA Film       MIFA Victory Theatre invites the public to a sneak peek of the MIFA Film...

Holyoke Rotary Club presents ‘Positively Holyoke’ Summer Concert Series in cooperation with DCR’s Holyoke Heritage State Park. The concerts will take place Wednesdays from July 19th through August 9th from 6-8:00 pm at Heritage State Park...

Are your material costs too high? Are you paying for too many labor hours. What’s driving those bottom lines to be black or red? We’ll show you how to get information out...

Planning for Celebrate Holyoke has been underway for months. The Executive Committee welcomes applications from local food, alcohol and other vendors, including artisans and community organizations. Volunteers are greatly needed during the...

UPDATE: See the story from yesterday’s event at the HCC website here.   As talk about climate change heats up around the world, Holyoke Community College plans to celebrate a major reduction...

Kaishla Cabrera spent her early childhood in New York City. She was five years old on 9/11 and in preschool that morning. She recalls the shock and chaos, and the smoke rising...

On Monday, June 5, 6 – 8 p.m. at Wistariahurst, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse will present citations to Marikler Toensmeier and Iohann Rashi Vega in honor of the contributions they have made...

Holyoke Problem Property Group Implements Improved Method of Property Preservation This year the City of Holyoke has changed how it preserves properties. By ordinance the City now requires vacant and abandoned properties...

Mayor Alex B. Morse is in Ireland for the next week and will meet with the Mayor of Tralee in the southwest of Ireland on Tuesday April 25th in regards to establishing...

Mayor Alex B. Morse and the Problem Property Group, in partnership with the City of Holyoke Office for Community Development, Fire Department, Building Department, and Olde Holyoke Development Corporation, is offering financial...

The City of Holyoke has scheduled an auction of 23 properties that have been taken for nonpayment of taxes. The auction is set for May 24th at 6pm at the Senior Center....

The City of Holyoke’s Conservation Commission and Parks Department are updating the City’s Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) to take stock of the City’s parklands and to receive citizen input on...

Every Spring the Holyoke Canal System is drained for maintenance and clean up. It usually takes two or three days to drain all three canals as gates spill water from one canal...

 Today, Mayor Alex Morse announced that demolition has started at 278 Pine Street. The 24,500 square foot structure was built in 1935 and contained 21 apartment units. Standing vacant for years, it...

Sandra Smith, City Treasurer, received competitive bids from bond underwriters on Thursday, February 16, 2017 for a $5,035,000, 10-year refunding bond issue. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey was the winning bidder on the Bonds...

Holyoke native Sam Arroyo has returned to college and the subject that still fascinates him — science. He is not only majoring in chemistry again, but is part of the STEM Scholars program...

The Holyoke Veterans Tax Work off Program for 2017 is now accepting applications. This is the 5th year that the City of Holyoke has offered this program to Veterans and Widows of...

Do you walk? Do you bike? The Holyoke Biking and Pedestrian Committee is looking for people interested in biking and walking issues in the city. The committee advises the City Council on...

Mayor Alex Morse is looking for organizations, businesses, and individuals to take part in the Adopt-an-Island program. The program is aimed at building a community that helps to beautify the city. By...

The Chamber Centennial Foundation along with staff from Mayor Alex Morse’s office distributed 30 checks to the families affected by the North East Street fire in Holyoke. The Mayor’s Fire Relief Fund...

Holyoke Community College has been awarded a $75,000 federal grant to boost career pathways programs at Holyoke’s William J. Dean Technical High School.  The Career Technical Education (CTE) Partnership Implementation Grant will...

In January of 2016, the Problem Property Group began in the City of Holyoke with the goal of having various City Departments sit down at one table to discuss ongoing issues with...

Mayor Morse is proud to announce that the Holyoke Mayor’s Fire Relief Fund exceeded its goal of $100,000, raising $103,908 within three weeks since the fire on Northeast Street. The Go Fund...

The Holyoke St. Patricks parade committee recognized the Latino community in its selection of the cities first Latino community member. The Citizenship Award is presented to a person or organization that may...

“There is something about Holyoke that just gets under your skin,” Florio said Friday. “This is a wonderful community and I am proud, but totally humbled, to have been asked to accept...

   Holyoke Community College will be holding two bilingual culinary exploratory sessions to introduce native Spanish speaking clients of Nuestras Raices and students of the Community Education Project to career, training, and...

On New Years Day firefighters were called to an early morning fire at the corners of North East St. and East Dwight St. that destroyed an entire apartment building. Mayor Alex Morse...

On June 3, 2016, Governor Baker signed An Act to Improve Public Records into law. Many of the provisions in the new law took effect on January 1, 2017. Please visit the...

Mayor Alex B. Morse is proud to announce that the City of Holyoke has been awarded a $400,000 Massachusetts Parkland Acquisition and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant for the reconstruction of the...

Mayor Morse would like to invite the public to join him in celebrating the first night of Chanukah on Saturday, December 24th at 5:30 pm in front of City Hall.   The...

State Rep. Aaron Vega Announces the 3rd Annual Vega Holiday House Competition For the third year in a row, State Rep. Aaron Vega will be holding a Holiday House competition.  Holyoke residents...

The state Board of Higher Education has unanimously approved Christina Royal as the next president of Holyoke Community College. Royal is replacing William Messner, who retired in August after 12 years as the college’s...

After an extensive public RFP process, the city of Holyoke has awarded its EMS Ambulance contract to Action Ambulance Service Inc. This is the first time Holyoke has made a change to...

On November 29, Mayor Alex B. Morse and the Council on Aging announced its partnerships with community organizations in an effort for Holyoke to be a Dementia Friendly Community. A dementia friendly...