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Who is going to HCZ meeting?

Just wondering if anyone Knows whos going to the Harlem Childrens Zone Workshop from Holyoke? Continue

Added by Gabe Quaglia on November 5, 2009 at 10:52pm — 1 Comment

Thank you to my fellow Holyokers!

Thank you for the huge vote of confidence this Tuesday. I am truly honored to continue serving you on the People's City Council. I will remain your voice, your advocate and yes of course your fiscal watchdog. I am also very excited to be working along the side of Mayor Pluta, Treasurer Lumbra , Clerk Egan and my colleagues to lead our great city to its greatest potential. Never stop giving me your encouragement and suggestions because we are all in this together. Best wishes always, Kevin Jour… Continue

Added by Kevin A. Jourdain on November 5, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Thank You

I just want to thank everyone who helped out during my campaign. I learned a great deal, experienced new things and made many great friends. While it was a difficult loss, I take comfort in the fact that two new, bright, committed people in Aaron Vega and Brenna Murphy will be serving on the City Council. I know that they will serve the city well. I want to encourage everyone to get more involved in our city. Holyoke is on the rise and is going to need an active community to continue that direc… Continue

Added by Jason Ferreira on November 4, 2009 at 2:37pm — 5 Comments

Election Day

Regardless of how you feel on the issues all registered voters need to vote tomorrow. Even if you disagree with the selection of candidates for one office or another, simply skip that section of the ballot but show up and be counted. Think of it, if 20,000 voters appeared at the polling stations to vote and only 10,000 voted for one office. The message that would ring loud and clear is only 50% of the voter turnout liked the options presented. Maybe then more folks would come forward and run ag… Continue

Added by Jon Lumbra on November 2, 2009 at 7:05pm — No Comments

Video of mayoral and at-large candidates from the Youth-Led Candidate Forum!

See the mayoral and at-large candidates respond to the questions and concerns of youth in Holyoke from the Oct. 27, 2009 youth-led and hosted Candidate Forum, sponsored by the Holyoke Youth Commission and Holyoke Food & Fitness Policy Council. http://www.youtube.com/sclarkeb Continue

Added by Sarah Bankert on November 2, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Elections Demand Disclosure

At a recent public debate my opponent, Jon Lumbra, acknowledged an incident in Bennington, Vermont, whereby public funds under his control were determined missing. My opponent refused to explain the incident, claiming the existence and protections of a confidentiality agreement. The Treasurer in the city of Holyoke manages an excess of $300 million dollars per year. My entire public record as Treasurer for the past 21 years and my personal life has been completely open to the public. It defies… Continue

Added by David Donoghue on November 1, 2009 at 9:20pm — 2 Comments

The Case for my Candidacy

Dear Voter, Recently audits of the treasurer’s office identified the need to remedy several specified administrative functions within the office. While the areas referenced focus on a minor portion of my duties and responsibilities as Treasurer, the audits criticism has generated an enormous amount of negative press. Let me be clear in my response: I accept and acknowledge the criticism and I have worked hard to correct and resolve all the issues identified. This is only part of the story, how… Continue

Added by David Donoghue on November 1, 2009 at 9:13pm — No Comments

This Sundays Ad (Sneak Peak)

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Added by Jon Lumbra on October 30, 2009 at 8:18pm — No Comments

Charter Candidates

Thank you to all who attended last night's Meet-and-Greet-the Charter-Review-Commission-Candidates event at the Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. We had a good turnout. THANKS especially to Christine Alger, who prepared the handouts. I'll include some photos here.

The display on the Charter Rev… Continue

Added by Sandy Ward on October 30, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Debate

Below is a link to my debate with my opponent, Jon Lumbra. If you could not attend, please take a look. Whomever you end up voting for, it is always good to understand the significant differences between the candidates before election day. Our debate is "Forum 2." http://www.vimeo.com/user2409091/videos Thank you to Peter Palombella for posting the videos. David Donoghue Continue

Added by David Donoghue on October 29, 2009 at 11:50am — No Comments

URGENT- Please help keep YouthBuild in Holyoke

Hello friends, Due to another round of 9c cuts in the State Budget, we are at risk of losing an important GED and job training program for disadvantaged youth in our city. Please take a moment to make a quick phone call to Gov. Patrick to express your concern and help keep the YouthBuild program strong in Holyoke. If you are unfamiliar with our youth and our programming please accept this YouTube video as an introduction

We thank you for your help! Making phone calls to th… Continue

Added by Rebecca on October 29, 2009 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

Candidate Forum Videos

All the video clips from Candidate Forums at Dean Tech have all been uploaded to Vimeo. http://www.vimeo.com/user2409091/videos Crush cosponsored the forums through the 2009 Candidates Forum Committee group here on the social network site. They were also sponsored by the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, Holyoke Taxpayers Association, and the Holyoke Teachers Association. The Crush group provided volunteers, and videography of the forum… Continue

Added by Peter (VanDog) on October 28, 2009 at 3:01am — No Comments

Teamsters endorsed Lumbra for City Treasurer

Teamsters Local 404 has endorsed my candidacy for City Treasurer. Last week by a unanimous vote of the Executive board the Teamsters joined the growing list of Unions to endorse my bid to be your next Treasurer. Continue

Added by Jon Lumbra on October 27, 2009 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Specimen Ballots for 11/3/09 Election

Specimen Ballots for 11/3/09 Election Available at City Clerk's Office The Clerk's office has declined to provide electronic versions of the specimen ballot (online or by email), however they are available at their office in City Hall. They will give you a photocopy of whichever Ward you like. Here is a sample from ward 6, which will be the same for many offices (but different for others, obviously). Remember to Vote Nov 3rd!… Continue

Added by Josh Knox on October 27, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments

Send me your thoughts!

Dear voters, Please send me any questions or concerns regarding my candidacy in the upcoming mayoral election. I've set up a new email for just this purpose: BoyleForMayor@aol.com I want to be as clear as possible about my campaign platform, and can think of no better way than to field direct questions. I will respond to each email within 24 hours. Thank you, Dan Boyle Continue

Added by Daniel C. Boyle on October 23, 2009 at 8:54pm — 3 Comments

Mayoral Election

Boyle means bankruptcy ? Continue

Added by pronoblem on October 22, 2009 at 10:28pm — 2 Comments

TOUSSAINT @ Calvin Theatre HALLOWEEN NIGHT! Opening for STATE RADIO!

BLESSINGS To all the good people of the crush network, i bring you good news. On Halloween, i have the pleasure of opening for a pretty serious act. STATE RADIO comes to Northampton bringing their strong message-driven music to the Valley and we get to add our own version of soul music to the palette. It promises to be a very good night of original music so i encourage all that can, to come on up to Northampton and represent the Holyoke contingent!!! Blessings to each of you hope to hear from y… Continue

Added by toussaint liberator on October 20, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

AARON VEGA, HOLYOKE CITY COUNCILOR AT-LARGE IS ENDORSED BY THE UAW LOCAL 2322

AARON VEGA, HOLYOKE CITY COUNCILOR AT-LARGE IS ENDORSED BY THE UAW LOCAL 2322 Aaron Vega, a native of Holyoke, MA, local business owner and local community organizer has been endorsed by the UAW Local 2322, offices located in Holyoke. Aaron Vega is running for City Council because the city of Holyoke is his home and he believes Holyoke can do better to make this city prosper again. He has the desire to be an active member in building a city that is safe, vibrant and inviting to all people. Thi… Continue

Added by aaron vega on October 18, 2009 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Enhanced Links

Hey everyone, I just updated Holyoke's Social Network to take advantage of advanced links provided by Apture. When navigating around this website, you'll see that some links have been updated to provide additional information/multimedia that goes above & beyond a simple link to another page or file. The 'Apture' link above is an example... Go on, click it or hover your mouse over the little icon! Wh… Continue

Added by James Chevalier on October 18, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Nueva Esperanza's Annual Event on the News!!!

Emerging Youth Leaders Honored at the Event

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Added by Rebecca on October 18, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

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