Dear friends and neighbors, My name is Jason Garand and I live on Mountain View Drive with my wife Peggy. Almost 31 years ago, I joined Carpenters Union Local 108 (now Local 336). For 24 of those years, I had…
Why I filed order to create committee to improve Holyoke’s financial rating, adopt fiscal policies (Guest viewpoint) By Rebecca Lisi- City Councilor at-Large Published on MassLive.com, August 19, 2019 At our Aug. 6 City Council meeting, I filed an order…
Brothers, Sisters, and Siblings, My name is Gabriel Quaglia. I am a Harm Reduction specialist who works full time supporting people with substance use disorder. Many of the people I work with are homeless, formerly incarcerated, and are some of…
Rep. Todd Smola State House 24 Beacon St., Room 124 Boston, MA, 02133 Sen. Viriato deMacedo State House 24 Beacon St., Room 313-C Boston, MA, 02133 Sen. Michael Rodrigues State House 24 Beacon St., Room 212 Boston, MA, 02133 Rep.…
Holyoke is at an historic moment: The time to invest in the city is now (Guest viewpoint) Published on MassLive on May 31, 2019 By Rebecca Lisi, Holyoke City Councilor at-Large Holyoke is at a historic moment in which the voters…
Hear Cinder Cinder McNerney, managing director of Hilltop Securities and bond counsel for the City of Holyoke, discuss the ways that the City "continues to improve... and is building its financial position." Full 4/24 Finance Committee meeting content captured by…
Hear Jack McCarthy, Executive Director of MSBA, explain why Holyoke's two-middle-school solution is the ONLY proposal that qualifies for ~$76M in State support and funding Full meeting content captured by Holyoke Media can be found here
Read by local poet, Adam Grabowski, at the May 21 "Yes To Invest" Rally I’m an adult My optimism is adult too My optimism Doesn’t smile all the time It has rolled in the mud It’s been struck on an…
Thank you to everyone who has taken time out of their busy schedules to be here with us, for this important issue this evening. My name is Rebecca Lisi, Holyoke City Councilor at Large and I recently became a lead…
Thank you to all of you who came out to join me at my home for an intimate gathering in February. I hope you had a great time enjoying conversations with your neighbors or connecting with a new face. For…