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Holyoke celebrates Sikh community through flag raising

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE – In recognition of Sikh Declaration of Independence Day, a gathering and flag raising was hosted at City Hall on April 2....
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Garcia, Zoeller discuss CBDG grant program for public

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia and Community Development Director Alicia Zoeller sat down for a public discussion through Holyoke Media on the Community Development Block Grant, or CBDG, program to answer questions and explain the work the city accomplishes with the funding....
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Congressman Neal visits Veterans' Home construction site

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@threminnder.com

HOLYOKE – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) made a visit to the construction site for the new Holyoke Veterans’ Home on April 2 to check out the progress made nine months after Neal and Gov. Maura Healey joined for the groundbreaking of the new 234-bed facility....
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Holyoke schools, DESE to begin path out of receivership

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE — The city has locked in a path out of receivership and back into local control following assurances made by the state’s acting education commissioner during a March 25 meeting with the Holyoke School Committee’s Local Control Subcommittee....
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Ordinance allows Holyoke vets to park free with special license plate

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE — Thanks to a recent ordinance passed by the City Council, veterans in Holyoke will now have free parking in meter spaces and city parking garages with the simple change of their license plate....
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Sublime Systems gets $87M for Holyoke low carbon cement plant

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE — The city of Holyoke’s new partner Sublime Systems, a company commercializing a breakthrough process in making zero-carbon cement was given an $87 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy on March 25....
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HCC president reflects on first year ahead of official inauguration

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE — Coming down the home stretch of his first year as president of Holyoke Community College, George Timmons will officially be inaugurated on Friday, April 19....
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