Holyoke

Earlier this month, about a dozen tenants were locked out of their apartments in Holyoke, Massachusetts, unable to access the multi-story building since it was condemned by the city.Inspectors deemed the structure “uninhabitable.” Now, the tenants and Holyoke officials are looking for answers.

Authorities say the juvenile accused of firing a gun while in the Holyoke Mall last year has been sentenced.

Holyoke's teachers union could ratify a new, long-sought contract as soon as Tuesday, following a year of negotiations and struggles between them and the school district.

The Holyoke Public Schools and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement, following a year of contract negotiations.

For nearly a year, teachers in Holyoke, Massachusetts, have been without a contract.Throughout that time, negotiations between their union and district leadership have been start and stop, with the plot seemingly thickening last week amid rumors of a strike.

It may have rained, but thousands of spectators and marchers still made their annual rounds in Holyoke Sunday, coming out for one of the Northeast’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades.

In less than 48 hours, Holyoke, Massachusetts, will be flooded with green. The western Mass. city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is once again expected to bring thousands to the Paper City Sunday.

The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission says it’s found “reasonable cause” while probing potential conflict of interest violations involving a former Holyoke city councilor.

Activists and locals have been protesting upcoming changes to a Holyoke, Massachusetts sober home program – some of which are causing confusion among the program’s current residents.The non-profit managing it says a revamp of the program is underway and that no one is getting booted - but some residents still fear much-needed support could be coming to an end.

While progress has been slow and expensive, a Massachusetts city remains determined to cut back how much untreated sewage it dumps into the Connecticut River.