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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]