HOLYOKE — Nonprofit arts education organization Enchanted Circle has announced plans for a strategic pause, effective July 1, as part of a border initiative to strengthen the organization’s operational strategies to better serve the community in the long term, amidst financial insecurity.
HOLYOKE — The City Council has passed a budget of just over $172 million for the fiscal year 2025 operating budget, about a $9 million increase from FY24.
CHICOPEE — The Eos Foundation recently released its 2023-2024 study on the state of breakfast at Massachusetts’ high-poverty schools, Ending Hunger in Our Classrooms: Expanding After the Bell Breakfast to fuel student learning.
CHICOPEE — After hosting three separate days of budget hearings with different department heads on June 20, 25 and 27, the City Council approved the mayor’s fiscal year 2025 budget.
CHICOPEE — After postponing the original fireworks event on June 29 due to inclement weather, Chicopee has rescheduled the event for Friday, July 19 at Szot Park. The rain date will be Saturday, July 20, or Sunday, July 21, if needed.
HOLYOKE — In a special joint meeting between the Holyoke City Council and the School Committee, the two bodies voted to appoint Devin Sheehan to fill the vacancy created when At-Large committee member Erin Brunelle resigned last month.