Articles from Mike Plaisance, The Republican

1. Meeting with Massachusetts officials should clarify future of Holyoke's Dean Tech High School Explore masslive.com (May 21 2012) Education The city’s vocational school has been run by a nonprofit agency since July, under state order, because of students’ chronically poor academic results, but agency and local officials have clashed about control. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke

2. Marcos Marrero named Holyoke director of planning and economic development Explore masslive.com (Apr 24 2012)  Marcos A. Marrero, a land use and environment planner with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, is the city’s new director of planning and economic development. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Kathleen G. Anderson

3. Holyoke seeks design for platform that Mayor Alex Morse expects will lead to return of passenger train service Explore masslive.com (Apr 17 2012) Transportation Holyoke is included in the Knowledge Corridor Passenger Rail project that is making repairs to the Connecticut River rail corridor known as the Vermonter line. Morse said his understanding from state officials was train rides for passengers would return here by late 2013. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Holyoke

4. Holyoke research center gets $50,000 grant Explore masslive.com (Apr 14 2012) Education The New England Adolescent Research Institute is using a recently received $50,000 foundation grant to spread the word about how its brain studies can help special education students learn. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

5. Holyoke Dean Tech Futures Advisory Committee gets turnaround tips from Harvard University's William Symonds Explore masslive.com (Apr 10 2012) Education William C. Symonds of Harvard University said Dean Technical High School can go from a state watch list to greatness by making key commitments.  One commitment to help the city’s vocational school is to form partnerships with local business people to stay informed about what companies need from employees, Symonds, director of the Pathways to Prosperity Project at Harvard Graduate School of Education, said Tuesday. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

6. Massachusetts education board has 'significant concern' about Collaborative for Educational Services' progress at Holyoke's Dean Technical High School Explore masslive.com (Apr 9 2012) Education The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has “significant concern” about the pace of progress at Dean Technical High School, an official said (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke   The Republican

7. High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke offers glimpse at construction of $165 million facility Explore masslive.com (Mar 26 2012) Information Technology Tour guides were John T. Goodhue, executive director of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, Claire Christopherson, center director of administration and finance, and Van Duros, construction manager with Turner Construction Co., of New York, N.Y., which is building the 90,000-square-foot center between Cabot and Appleton streets. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

8. Holyoke Planning Board approves $16 million retail project including a Big Y supermarket Explore masslive.com (Mar 22 2012) Retail O’Connell Development Group told city officials the plan is to begin construction this year and have the project open late next year or in 2014, said Kathleen G. Anderson, director of the city Office of Planning and Development. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Kathleen G. Anderson   Holyoke

9. Holyoke close to unveilling $3.1 million Community Field renovation Explore masslive.com (Mar 20 2012) The $3.1 million renovation of Community Field off Cherry Street in the Oakdale Neighborhood is nearly done with a public opening set for June, officials said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

10. Holyoke searching for new director of planning and economic development, at up to $78,000 a year Explore masslive.com (Mar 13 2012) The city has begun a search for an economic development director who will be energetic and able to focus on innovation and technology, Mayor Alex B. Morse said.  “The director of economic development needs to be my point person as we move the city forward,” Morse said Friday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Kathleen G. Anderson   Holyoke   The Republican

11. Holyoke ceremony will mark some of the final exterior work on $165 million high performance computing center Explore masslive.com (Mar 9 2012) Information Technology The partners are the University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern University, EMC Corp., of Hopkinton, an information storage, back-up and recovery firm, and Cisco Systems Inc., a California-based internet network equipment maker. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke

12. Holyoke Community College offers employers conference on retaining and recruiting workers Explore masslive.com (Mar 5 2012) Education The Western Massachusetts Employer Summit will be 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Kittredge Center for Business and Workforce Development at the college, 303 Homestead Ave. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce

13. Holyoke McMahon School needs space for family literacy center, lawmakers told Explore masslive.com (Mar 5 2012) Education Under the belief that education flows from being able to read, the School Committee at its meeting Monday night sought help from legislators to expand McMahon School to allow for addition of programs like a family literacy center. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

14. Holyoke Planning Board meeting on $16 million Big Y project postponed Explore masslive.com (Feb 29 2012) Retail O’Connell Development Group here is planning a commercial project with two buildings and 110,000 square feet of retail that might include a restaurant, bank and other stores, officials said.  Supporters have said the project will benefit the city with 250 jobs, $400,000 a year in property tax revenue and restoring life to a dormant site. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Holyoke   Westfield

15. Holyoke City Council expands tax incentives to attract new business Explore masslive.com (Feb 8 2012) A business gets an exemption from taxation on all or part of the increased value of property that results from new construction or significant improvement, according to the state Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

16. Holyoke students should know how to balance checkbook and what debt is as School Committee discusses financial literacy Explore masslive.com (Feb 6 2012) Education Students would leave the public schools with more savvy than is now the case about finances, business and civics under proposals the School Committee discussed Monday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican   Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce

17. Holyoke job fair lets hundreds of seekers mingle with 25 companies Explore masslive.com (Jan 31 2012) Among the companies at the job fair were Baystate Health Systems, Burger King, C & S Wholesale Grocers, First Student, Loomis Communities, M1 Security, Masiello Employment Services, Sisters of Providence Health Systems, Smith College, Unique Auto Sales, Victoria’s Secret and Yankee Candle. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Smith College   Chicopee   Holyoke

18. Holyoke hearing on $16 million Big Y project set to resume; mayor says city needs project Explore masslive.com (Jan 20 2012) Besides the Big Y and a restaurant, other tenants could include a bank with drive-up windows and a few other stores, said Andrew J. Crystal, vice president of O’Connell Development Group, which owns the site. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Holyoke   Westfield

19. Holyoke considers $16 million Big Y project: jobs and tax revenue vs. traffic and possible fast-food drive-up window Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2012) Retail Jobs and tax revenue are being weighed against increased traffic and a possible fast-food restaurant with a drive-up window in the consideration of a proposed $16 million supermarket project. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Holyoke   Westfield

20. Holyoke hearing on $16 million Big Y plan draws people concerned about traffic, noise and trash Explore masslive.com (Jan 10 2012) Retail Most officials have heralded the project because of the estimated 250 jobs and $520,000 to $590,000 a year in property taxes the developer has said it would generate. About 30 people, in addition to more than a dozen city officials and consultants with the developer, attended the Planning Board hearing at City Hall. O’Connell Development pitched its plan for a 110,000-square-foot project at Homestead Avenue and Lower Westfield Road during the site-plan review hearing. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Kathleen G. Anderson   Holyoke

21. At the White House, Holyoke Mayor-elect Alex Morse invites President and Mrs. Obama to visit Paper City Explore masslive.com (Dec 13 2011) Education Morse was in Washington, D.C. after having been invited to the White House thanks to, at 22, being elected one of the youngest mayors in state history on Election Day Nov. 8. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   The Republican

22. Holyoke officials urged to cut business taxes and pursue revenue from tax-exempt groups Explore masslive.com (Dec 12 2011) Lowering business taxes, cutting the city budget and seeking revenue from tax-exempt entities were among ideas at a Board of Assessors public hearing Monday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   The Republican

23. Holyoke Public Library to relocate to City Hall during $14.5 million renovation Explore masslive.com (Dec 5 2011) The move is because the 109-year-old library is undergoing a $14.5 million reconstruction. It will reopen in 2013, officials said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

24. Holyoke Medical Center gets $3 million in state help to obtain medical, non-medical and IT equipment Explore masslive.com (Nov 28 2011) Health Care Holyoke Medical Center, 575 Beech St., is an acute care urban facility that provides inpatient medical, surgical, critical care, cardiac, obstetrical, psychiatric and oncology services, as well outpatient and therapeutic services, a press release from MassDevelopment said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Holyoke Medical Center   Springfield

25. Holyoke computing center contractors to teach project details to vocational students Explore masslive.com (Nov 25 2011) Education , Information Technology Vocational students will learn about the $168 million high performance computing center from the contractors building it. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Northampton

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