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Holyoke Finance Committee Clears $600,000 in Police Transfers, Approves VOIP Deal

HOLYOKE -- May 13, 2026, Holyoke Finance Committee approved more than $600,000 in Police Department budget transfers and recommended a five-year VOIP phone contract with Spectrum at its May 13 meeting. Police Chief David Pratt walked the committee through ten transfer orders drawing primarily from vacant patrol officer salary

Holyoke Ordinance Committee recommends replacing council supermajority with simple majority vote

HOLYOKE -- May 7, 2026, Holyoke Ordinance Committee advances simple-majority voting rule and continues divisive zoning hearing to September. The committee voted 3-1 Thursday to recommend that the full City Council lower the threshold for passing ordinances from a two-thirds supermajority to a simple majority of the 13-

Holyoke City Council Appoints New Accountant, Tables Treasurer Vote in Divided Decision

HOLYOKE -- May 5, 2026, Holyoke City Council unanimously appointed Cheryl Allen as city accountant and adopted a first-in-Western-Massachusetts ban on rodenticide bait stations on city property at its May 5 meeting. Allen, who holds a master's degree in professional accounting from the University of Canterbury

Holyoke City Council Appoints New Accountant, Tables Treasurer Vote in Divided Decision

HOLYOKE -- May 5, 2026, Holyoke City Council unanimously appointed Cheryl Allen as city accountant and adopted a first-in-Western-Massachusetts ban on rodenticide bait stations on city property at its May 5 meeting. Allen, who holds a master's degree in professional accounting from the University of Canterbury

Holyoke Ordinance Committee unanimously backs school bus safety camera law

HOLYOKE -- April 28, 2026, Holyoke Ordinance Committee advances school bus safety camera law and tables shopping cart ordinance. The five-member committee voted unanimously April 28 to recommend adoption of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40, Section 71, which authorizes automated school bus stop-arm violation detection systems, sending the measure