On September 8, 2022, 9 City of Holyoke staff members from 5 different departments attended the 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference in Chicago. These employees include: Aaron Vega – Director, Office of Planning and Economic Development Jennifer Keitt – Development Specialist, Office of Planning and Economic Development Jack Carolan – Planner II, Office of Planning … Continued
Effective Friday December 2, 2022 the Holyoke Board of Health will be removing the City of Holyoke’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard from our City website. This move is a reflection not of the pandemic being over, but rather a reflection of the every changing needs of our community. At this point in the pandemic, our capacity … Continued
Store Turkey Properly Frozen raw turkey should be stored in the freezer until you are ready to thaw it. Make sure your freezer is at 0˚F or below. Don’t store a turkey in a place where you can’t closely monitor the temperature, such as in a car trunk, a basement, the back porch, or in snow. Fresh raw turkey … Continued
Please see the following message from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health & the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding Respiratory Illnesses in Children: November 1, 2022 Dear Families, The Commonwealth, the Northeast and much of the US are seeing increases in respiratory illness in infants and children. Some of these infants and children are … Continued
With many tools now available for reducing COVID-19 severity, such as availability of vaccine, boosters, and treatment, there is significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death compared to earlier in the pandemic. CDC has updated its guidance for people who know they have been exposed to COVID-19. If you were exposed to COVID-19, regardless … Continued
The National Weather Service is forecasting high heat and humidity for tomorrow 8/4/22 and Friday 8/5/22. A heat advisory has been issued from 11am Thursday to 8pm Friday. If you are looking to cool off and get out of the heat, here are a few options. All of these are free to enter, air conditioned … Continued
The National Weather Service is forecasting oppressive heat and humidity this week. Today and tomorrow will likely be the worst of it, with a heat advisory issued through 8pm Thursday (7-21-22). If you are looking to cool off and get out of the heat, here are a few options. All of these are free to … Continued
