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…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on October 28, 2009 at 3:01am —
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July's Crush Party was all about the Holyoke charter review process, and took place at the usual venue. The
Bungalow, located behind the Waterfront Tavern.
They've made some nice improvements…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on August 7, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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Today is July 28th, the last day for most candidates to file their papers. Now the Holyoke political season will start heating up.
The Chamber of Commerce and the Holyoke Taxpayers Association are planning a Mayoral and City Councilor Debate after the primary.
The last debate in 2005 suffered technical problems. The audio totally failed, and residents watching from home heard nothing but silence. No recording of the event was made.
I think Crush could be a great help in this department. We ha…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on July 28, 2009 at 2:00am —
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The May 29th Crush Party was another late starter due to scheduling of the
Urban Renewal Hearings at the War Memorial Building. It sorta makes for two Crush events in one night. Urban Renewal, and Urban Success. Not too much difference, and Success/Renewal of the four lower census tracts is what Crush is all about.…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on May 29, 2009 at 2:00am —
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Many Crushers arrived late for the April 30th Party including myself. We were attending the Urban Renewal Hearing at the War Memorial Building, and it ran a little long. Despite the late start this was the biggest Crush party yet.
Many peop…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on May 3, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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It was another great Crush Party at the
Bungalow for the last Thursday in March. The topic of this months gathering was Small Business Support, and organized by Crusher…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on March 27, 2009 at 2:00am —
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It was nice weather for a February day, and we had a good turnout at last night's Crush Party at the
Bungalow. Some new faces, and many familiar ones as well. I've gotten to know so man…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on February 27, 2009 at 4:00am —
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The Jan 29th Crush Party was lightly attended, but I would have been surprised if it hadn't been. Roads were still icy from the storm of the day before. It was cold out, and many people have been sick with the flu going around.
Still, It was a…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on January 31, 2009 at 12:48am —
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Local Crushers
Daphne, and
Stan are away for the next two months in Columbia, and Ecuador.They created a blog to post the adventures of their trip.
They sent me this email today:
Hello all-
We have been in Colombia now for a week, and have only posted a few
things on our blog
Columbia Ecuador 2009, but we hope
to get a few photos up…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on January 28, 2009 at 4:18pm —
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In case you missed it, here are some scenes from the Crush sponsored,
Holyoke Unmasked!, New Years Gala at the Wistariahurst.
Special Thanks to the Crushers who put together the event.
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on January 1, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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Crushers Aaron Vega and Noel St. Jean were interviewed by Greg Saulmon from the Local Buzz last week. They both did a great job explaining where Holyoke and Crush have been the past year, and where it's going.
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on December 29, 2008 at 4:06pm —
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Story from the Reminder For over a century, the Holyoke Public Library on Maple Street has served generations of residents of the Paper City. Now the library is the subject of a plan to update the facility for the first time since it was built in 1902.
The plan was presented at the 138th annual meeting of the Holyoke Public Library Corporation on Oct. 21.…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on December 5, 2008 at 2:30pm —
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Story from the Republican Construction of the $1.26 million public boating access center recently has started and is scheduled to be completed by April.
"This is very exciting for the city of Holyoke," Mayor Michael J. Sullivan said Tuesday. "I hope everyone involved can appreciate how much work went into this."
Sullivan and other officials gathered for a ground-breaking ceremony a…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 24, 2008 at 2:35am —
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 17, 2008 at 1:19am —
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Story from the Republican Planning Board members are touting the economic benefits of a proposed Lowe's home improvement store in defense of their recommendation to rezone the property.
"The city can use the jobs and the taxes," said newly-elected Planning Board Chairwoman Eileen A. Regan last week.…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 17, 2008 at 12:22am —
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Story from the Boston Globe Daniel Ross walks through a garden in South Holyoke with plants straight out of Puerto Rico, chicharos and jabaneros. This was the first of what are now 10 jardines comunitarios -- community gardens -- located throughout low-income neighborhoods in the area, and it sits about a half block from the blighted Main Street shopping district, a place where vacant…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 11, 2008 at 10:35pm —
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The
transfer station debate started last week, and
some residents are crying foul. I posted
my own story on this issue.
Crushers made a strong showing at the hearing.…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 11, 2008 at 12:32am —
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Story from the Republican There has been a lot of give and take - both pro and con - on the proposed Canal Walk for Holyoke.
To those who are not sure, or are against the project, I suggest a trip to Newburyport, R.I.
Many of you may have already been there, but it is a fine example of turning a sow's ear into a silk purse.…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 11, 2008 at 12:03am —
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Story from the Valley Advocate Holyoke's largest and most impressive park has all but disappeared.
It's still there, but you need to know where to look for it. If you've spent any significant part of your life in the Valley, chances are you've driven through the park dozens—if not thousands—of times: Interstate 91 bisects a corner of it. Still, that doesn't make it any easier to know it's there, much less find a way in.…
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 10, 2008 at 11:30pm —
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Path to Harmony at the Open Square Art Gallery.
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Added by Peter (VanDog) on November 8, 2008 at 12:21am —
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