Holyoke Forms Early Front Line against Humason…
UPDATED 11:44PM: For grammar and an omitted detail of Leahy’s work history . As the Valley’s largest city gazes into the maw of possibly several legislative contests on top of county races, little...
View ArticleEndorsements on Parade: Paper City Council Picks 2015…
UPDATED 11/2/15 1:07PM: To add additional details to paragraph 2 under the Ward 6 endorsement. The future of the city of Holyoke is about more than just the lives of its residents. Like our home base...
View ArticleEndorsements on Parade: What Council Holyoke Should Keep in 2017…
Holyoke faces a unique set of choices this election cycle. It is dropping two at-large council seats. The ward seats increasingly, are where the city’s minority population finds its strongest voices....
View ArticleAnalysis: A Late, Breezy Shift in Holyoke’s 1st Midterms…
Holyoke will experience its first “midterm” election in 2019. It may be easy forget as he is running for something, but Alex Morse is not on the ballot this year. The four-term mayor is halfway through...
View ArticleThere’s Battle Lines, Ahem, Ballot Lines Being Drawn in the 413…
UPDATED 6/12/20 11:32PM: To clarify when and how Dan Allie joined the 4th Hampden Race. While some campaign activities remain on ice. One thing that marches forward unabated is the ballot itself....
View ArticleHolyoke’s Next Rep Will Have to Carry on Soldiers’ Home Reforms…
HOLYOKE—Whether intentionally or not, political power and attention here follows the city’s geology. Rising from the Flats—a term unrelated to terrain—to the foot of Mount Tom is Cherry Hill, where the...
View ArticleChecking into the Money Race in 2020’s Local Dem Primaries…
by Michael Lachenmeyer Correspondent-Intern In June and July, candidates competing in three races spanning Hampden County fought to win over voters while also doing their best to boost their...
View ArticleA Fifth of Hampden: Beaudry Wants to Bridge Holyoke’s Divides…
A Fifth of Hampden is a series of profiles of candidates for Holyoke’s Next Rep HOLYOKE—Patrick Beaudry almost ran for office last year. A longish time at-large city councilor was bailing. Beaudry,...
View ArticleA Fifth of Hampden: Duffy Pitches Resume of Aiding Holyoke in Boston…
A Fifth of Hampden is a series of profiles of candidates for Holyoke’s Next Rep HOLYOKE—Growing up in a military family, Patricia Duffy had lived in a lot of places. Born in Los Angeles and educated in...
View ArticleA Fifth of Hampden: Bartley Argues Council Experience Will Translate…
A Fifth of Hampden is a series of profiles of candidates for Holyoke’s Next Rep HOLYOKE—In the recent past, before State Rep Aaron Vega announced his retirement from the state House of Representatives,...
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