Southwick Assessors hear data complaints, approve routine invoices and exemptions Southwick Board of Assessors fields sharp criticism over property valuation data errors during a revaluation year.
Southwick Open Space Panel Agrees to Take On December Recreation Plan Deadline Southwick's Open Space Management and Planning Committee voted to take on the update of the town's open space and recreation plan, with a December rough-draft deadline, rather than wait for a separate committee to be formed.
Holyoke finance overhaul clears committee 4-1, heads to full council HOLYOKE -- January 27, 2026, Holyoke's Ordinance Committee voted 4-1 to send a finance department overhaul ordinance to the full City Council. The package, debated at a January 27 meeting chaired by Councilor Meg McGrath Smith, would create a centralized finance department under a Chief Administrative and Financial
Board of Appeals grants Northlake Avenue variances, sends garage case to Planning Board Southwick Board of Appeals grants unanimous variances for a Northlake Avenue garage replacement petition.
Holyoke Disability Commission Reelects Officers, Votes to Pursue State Funds Account HOLYOKE -- January 22, 2026, Holyoke's Commission on Disabilities reelected its full officer slate and unanimously voted to reinitiate the state Section 22G accessible transportation funds account at its January 22 meeting. Chair Lynn Haran was returned for another year alongside newly seated Vice Chair and Treasurer Jessica Lebron