By Rebecca Lisi Following the #MeToo and #TimesUp actions that women took at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, James Poniewozik, chief TV critic for the New York Times, wrote about the event ceremony getting "(Halfway) Woke." While Hollywood's women led the charge…
By Rebecca Lisi The City Council will be discussing various orders with suggestions for how to restructure the committee system and workload in light of the reduced council size taking effect in Jan. 2018. The new, 13-member council should work…
The #votelisi campaign is happy to share with you a second campaign ad on Rebecca's leadership on issues of economic development and downtown revitalization. Click below to view:
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By Rebecca Lisi This Election Day, Holyoke voters will have a critical vote before them with the reduction of two at-large seats on the City Council. The elimination of these two seats means that there will be upsets this election,…
Election Day is right around the corner! I'm so proud of the hard work that our Team Lisi volunteers have been putting into the campaign and I am excited by the response we have been getting from the voters we…
The following is the campaign speech that I made at my re-election kick-off event at The White Rose bookstore on High St. on Thursday May 28, 2015: Thanks everyone for coming out this evening. Before I begin, I want to…
Last night the City Council Ordinance Committee voted 4-1 (Alexander, Bartley, Lisi and Vacon –yea, Chateauneuf- nay) for the creation of a Polish Heritage Historic District (PHHD). The full City Council will have an opportunity to vote on its adoption…
Our country’s Founders had the revolutionary idea that everyday citizens would be more capable and effective than a monarch or elite class at creating a just and egalitarian society. One of the requirements of this vision is that everyday citizens…
Recently, the media has been reporting a debate about whether the City of Holyoke should call the tree outside of City Hall a “Holiday Tree” or a “Christmas Tree.” While I did not say one word about this issue at…