Holyoke

A rare, January election will be held in Holyoke, Massachusetts, tasking voters with deciding if they themselves will get to keep picking the city’s treasurer or let the city council appoint one – with the latter option recommended by a number of officials, including the treasurer himself.

Holyoke’s new police chief, Brian Keenan, has been sworn-in, nearly half-a-year after his predecessor retired.

The mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts has named a longtime Springfield police captain as the city’s next chief of police – the lone finalist to reach the end of the city’s search process.

Work in Holyoke on a largescale complex devoted to treating local veterans reached a major milestone ahead of Veterans Day.

A decade after chronic under-performance led to state control, Holyoke Public Schools has been granted a provisional release. It’s effective next year, but depends on how prepared the school committee is for the return of local control.

Officials say federal money will "jumpstart" a workforce development center in Holyoke to support the region’s healthcare sector.

Slowly but surely, a multi-phase housing project in Holyoke, Massachusetts has been moving forward. With the first phase in the books and construction on the second starting soon, planning continues for the phase after that.

The city of Holyoke, Massachusetts is searching for a new police chief, and the public weighed in during a special forum this week. Many said they want a reformer who can tackle a number of changes called for in a recent audit of the department.

The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts is inching closer to regaining control of its school district – nearly a decade after it was placed under state receivership.

Residents in Holyoke, Massachusetts will soon learn what will come next for the public school district as the city works to regain control over Holyoke Public Schools and exit state receivership.