from The Republican, Sunday, August 31, 2008By KEN ROSSHOLYOKE - City officials are at odds over whether 61 retirees should receive additional money for last fiscal year, which ended June 30.If the appropriation is approved, the increase will not affect…
HOLYOKE- City Councilor At-Large Rebecca Lisi and fiancé, Damian Cote, announced this week their wedding planned for late October of this year.Councilor Lisi is the daughter of Ellen and Joseph D. Lisi of West Hempstead, New York. She graduated with…
fom The Republican; August 20, 2008Westfield Retirement vote shows fiscal responsibilityHolyoke Mayor Michael J. Sullivan and City Councilor Rebecca Lisi are correct to oppose extra increases in retirement benefits for 61 Holyoke retirees. ("Holyoke panel delays benefits increase ruling," The…
from The Republican, Sunday, August 10, 2008 By KEN [email protected] - A proposal to provide additional money to 61 city retirees has strongly divided city officials.On one side, city councilors support the additional appropriation, saying the retirees deserve the money…
from The Republican, Saturday, August 09, 2008 By KEN ROSSHOLYOKE - A land swap necessary to build a gas station in the southern section of the city was approved Tuesday by the City Council.But some councilors believe the gas station…
Letter to Editorfrom The Sun, June 20-26Dear Editor,Your recent article on the decision of the City Council to approve a zoning change that allows the creation of a Smart Growth Overlay District in downtown Holyoke is welcome news. I was…
Emerge Massachusetts Trains Democratic Women to Run for and Succeed in Elective OfficeHOLYOKE- Emerge Massachusetts today announced that Holyoke City Councilor Rebecca Lisi is one of 15 women graduating from its inaugural training program for Democratic women candidates and elected…
from The Sun, May 2-8, 2008The Holyoke City Council voted to recognize local grassroots organization Nuestras Raices for the ways in which their community gardens have contributed to the quality of life in Holyoke, and also for the esteem and…
Letter to the Editorfrom The Sun, April 4-10, 2008Dear Editor, I recently took a tour of a waste transfer facility in Suffield, CT with Scott Lemay, the proponent of a proposed waste transfer station at 686 Main St. I was…
