Holyoke high performance computing center project partners’ enthusiasm cited by Massachusetts official

By Michael Plaisance
February 11, 2010, 11:05PM

HOLYOKE – The partnership of groups that plans to build a high performance computing center in the canal area is uncommonly enthusiastic about working with the city on the $80 million project, a state official told city councilors on Thursday.

“Your story has gotten out. People at the highest levels are talking about [...]

Patrick addresses state jobs, Soldiers' Home at Springfield house party

By G. Michael Dobbs

SPRINGFIELD — Although one local television reporter introduced Gov. Deval Patrick’s State of the Commonwealth speech with the prediction he would address the “meltdown of the Democratic Party” — following the senatorial victory of Scott Brown — there was little evidence of a “meltdown” at an enthusiastic house party supporting Patrick’s re-election [...]

Your 2010 - 2011 City Council

Holyoke City Council 2010-2011

Tim Purington (w4), Aaron Vega (AL), Peter Tallman (AL), Linda Vacon (W5), James Leahy (AL), Brenna Murphy (AL), Pattie Devine (AL), Joe McGiverin (AL), Anthony Keane (W3), Jay O’Neill (W6), Kevin Jordain (AL), Todd McGee (W6)

Rebecca Lisi (AL), Diosdado Lopez (W2), Donald Welch (W1)

Sub Committees

Ordinance – Lopez, O’Neill, Keane, Purington, Lisi

Finance [...]

Holyoke City Council considers use of city-sanctioned e-mail system

By Michael Plaisance

January 22, 2010

HOLYOKE – If Holyoke is to be a center of computing technology, some city councilors say it makes sense for councilors to be accessible in a city-sanctioned e-mail system.

But other councilors say they would avoid using a city system because such correspondence is subject to public-disclosure laws, which could discourage constituents [...]

Community Conversation

In the Spring of 2009 I was part of the organizing team for the Holyoke Community Conversation. On Tuesday May 19th we gathered nearly 100 Holyoke residents to talk about the hopes and dreams as well as the challenges and obstacles that face Holyoke.  We gathered in the Holyoke High School Cafeteria and began the [...]