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City Council to address the issue tonight, Feb 21 7pm. Citizens from Lyman Terrace should be there.

I took some photos, talked to some folks and asked for signatures from those opposed to the plan. Story here:

http://hush.fluxmass.org/2012/02/20/the-shock-doctrine-in-holyoke/

Goodbye Patti - you beat CRUSH but you lost the election!!!

For a few weeks now I've been working non-stop on this fundraising event for our troop.  Girl Scouts will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year and our troop wants to represent Holyoke at the celebration in Washington DC in June.  

We're looking to present a multifaceted event, with workshops on everything…

Here's a copy of the written questions, and answers from the Pre-preliminary Mayoral Candidate Forum, September 8, 2011. We asked our 4 Mayoral candidates to answer a few questions with a more detailed, written response. The following pages contain their answers. They are listed in the order in which candidates returned them to us.

1. What is your vision for balancing the natural and recreational resources on and around Mount Tom with business…

My observations on the Holyoke Pre-preliminary Candidate Forum.

First, let me say, I would not trust Burns or Boyle to run a laundromat let…

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/mass_appeal/community/crush-party-with-a-purpose

History:

Main 1st floor bas was build around 1865. It was one of the original stagecoach stops between Boston and Albany.

The remainder of the building was constructed in late 1800’s and was known as PJ Murray Distillery.

The 3rd floor night club at one time held 6 large bass stills. The elevator, which now sits above the downstairs kitchen, was used to transport barrels of liquor from 3rd floor to the basement.

The Bud became the 1st Budweiser Beer distributor ship East of…