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Kidney failure changed my life. I’ve learned a thing or two after spending 18 years on dialysis, receiving a kidney transplant, and spending years as an advocate for my fellow patients.In the initial 30 months of dialysis, dialysis patients have...

By PATRICK O’CONNOR

There is a crisis in Holyoke’s public schools. Each year, a classroom-sized group of students with learning disabilities drops out. These students are then more likely to be arrested and jailed on Holyoke’s streets. Although unintentional, we are...

HOLYOKE — Four Holyoke organizations are among 67 across the state sharing part of more than $15 million from the Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Program, which aims to bring positive economic outcomes to communities adversely impacted by the...

By Chad Cain

HOLYOKE — The ambitious, $61 million effort to reopen the Broadway-style Victory Theatre moved $2 million closer to becoming reality this week after the city made a significant commitment of American Rescue Plan Act money for the project in its...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Amherst’s blockbuster girls swimming season ended with its first state championship in 2022. The Hurricanes will shoot the sequel with a new director.A four-time conference swimmer of the year in the mid 90’s at New Hampshire, Denise Leckenby took...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — The businessman who bought a former church on Pleasant Street in the Highlands section of the city for $50,000 earlier this year has put the property on the market about three months after successfully asking the City Council to rezone the...

By Max Bowen

HOLYOKE — The Paper City Clothing Company is gearing up for a big move, and in the process will revitalize a High Street downtown building once destined for the wrecking ball.The business, which designs and prints clothing in-house, is in the process...

Man arrested after stabbing at Family DollarHOLYOKE — A Holyoke man is in custody after he allegedly stabbed another person at a High Street business Sunday afternoon, police said.Ramon Nieves, 65, was arrested at 1 p.m. at Family Dollar, 555 High...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia announced this week that the city has hired a firm to conduct an audit of the Holyoke Police Department.Garcia said that a sub-group from the city’s Police Relations Advisory Committee reviewed several consulting firms’...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — The state has officially taken over the quarry on Mount Tom, ending a lengthy battle over control of the property and its future.After closing on a real estate deal Tuesday, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation is now the...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Plans are in the works to possibly turn a historic Highlands church on the corner of Pleasant and Hampden streets into a museum, restaurant and motorcycle dealership.On Tuesday, the City Council’s Ordinance Committee will take up an...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — The state has reached a settlement with the company that owns the Mount Tom quarry, which it proposed filling with soils unearthed during regional construction projects.For over a year, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation has...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Juan Maldonado received a warning when he took over the Holyoke boys basketball program: watch out for Jael Cabrera. The then-sophomore played and carried himself with a passion that some viewed as out of control or counter productive.“Some people...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — A cannabis business which runs the dispensary Holyoke Cannabis at 380 Dwight St. is suing its landlord in a dispute over how deliveries are made to the building.In the lawsuit, Holyoke 420 LLC has alleges that Holyoke-based AACO Realty Corp....

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Eight years after he was first arrested, a Chicopee businessman who owned a Holyoke auto shop was sentenced this week in a cocaine and heroin conspiracy case.U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni on Wednesday sentenced Jamil Roman,...

By SOFI SHLEPAKOV

HOLYOKE — Holyoke and Chicopee have landed a large state grant to help pay for programs — from career exploration to youth development and recreation — designed to address gang and youth violence in their communities.The Shannon Community Initiative...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Five Holyoke Police Department officers were promoted to new supervisory positions on Wednesday in a ceremony at City Hall.The promotions were made in part to deal with what police leadership say is a staffing crunch in its higher ranks....

AMHERSTKenneth W. Samonds to Gonen Dori-Hacohen and ShiriDori-Hacohen, 86 Dana St., $496,500Loren Wellesley-Walker and Tracy Walker to Karyad B. Hallam, 710 Main St., $280,000Sand Dollar RT and Lorraine A. Hart Tr to Amherst Office Park LLC, 19...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Last week, the city’s acting mayor fired a police officer who earlier this year posted a viral video on social media alleging corruption and racism within the Holyoke Police Department.In March, Rafael Roca, who had been a Holyoke police...

On Tuesday, voters in Holyoke will make some important decisions when they head to the polls on Election Day. There is a robust and impressive field of candidates locked in 14 races for seats on the City Council and School Committee.But no elected...