Poor air quality continues to affect the area due to ongoing wildfires in Canada. Until the air quality improves, here are some suggestions to reduce the impact: limit outdoor time, avoid high-intensity outdoor activities, use fans and AC to stay cool, keep windows and doors closed to limit outdoor air coming inside and, if available, … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Office of the Mayor, City of Holyoke HOLYOKE – Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have announced that they, along with the U.S. Justice Department and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have entered into a consent decree to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act and state law. … Continued
Due to the cold-snap forecast for this upcoming weekend, the Holyoke Pop Up Warming Shelter will open Friday, February 3rd, 2023 to Sunday, February 5th beginning at 5:00 pm at Providence Ministries, 51 Hamilton Street. There will be warm beds, meals, snacks, showers, dry clothes and other assistance. Hamilton Street is off of Main Street … Continued
On September 8, 2022, 9 City of Holyoke staff members from 5 different departments attended the 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference in Chicago. These employees include: Aaron Vega – Director, Office of Planning and Economic Development Jennifer Keitt – Development Specialist, Office of Planning and Economic Development Jack Carolan – Planner II, Office of Planning … Continued
Effective Friday December 2, 2022 the Holyoke Board of Health will be removing the City of Holyoke’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard from our City website. This move is a reflection not of the pandemic being over, but rather a reflection of the every changing needs of our community. At this point in the pandemic, our capacity … Continued
Store Turkey Properly Frozen raw turkey should be stored in the freezer until you are ready to thaw it. Make sure your freezer is at 0˚F or below. Don’t store a turkey in a place where you can’t closely monitor the temperature, such as in a car trunk, a basement, the back porch, or in snow. Fresh raw turkey … Continued
Please see the following message from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health & the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding Respiratory Illnesses in Children: November 1, 2022 Dear Families, The Commonwealth, the Northeast and much of the US are seeing increases in respiratory illness in infants and children. Some of these infants and children are … Continued
With many tools now available for reducing COVID-19 severity, such as availability of vaccine, boosters, and treatment, there is significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death compared to earlier in the pandemic. CDC has updated its guidance for people who know they have been exposed to COVID-19. If you were exposed to COVID-19, regardless … Continued
