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Council Launches Jones Ferry Face-Lift
Feb. 20.
At Tuesday's meeting, the Holyoke City Council approved
city funding for the proposed make-over of Jones Ferry--Holyoke's
Singular Public Access Point
to the Connecticut river.
In a resounding affirmation of the economic and quality
of life benefits Connecticut River access can provide,
the council set in motion a 1.3 million dollar project
to improve the boat launch and recreation area.
The overwhelming majority of the council voted 13-2 for
the development plan. The dissenting motions were
cast by John Whelihan and John Brunelle.
The dynamics of the financing
for the development describe a projected city
expenditure of $400,000. Last fall, the city
was awarded $500,000 in state grant money, and the Mayor
has projected that this award will be followed by an
additional --although yet to be realized, $400,000 of
community development block grant money.
One
Book Holyoke Launches Reading Program Series
This March 11th,
One Book Holyoke
will launch its third community-based reading program in
which everyone in the city will be encouraged to read
the same book over the coming months.
The Care
Center's
grassroots
reading program is a project that collaborates
with many community groups and organizations to
encourage reading as well as foster community
development through the lessons learned from the books.
The program
spotlights literature as a universal art form that leads
readers to the pleasures of imagination, creativity, and
the thrill of learning.
While reaching out to the city as a whole,
One-Book Holyoke
also targets adult new readers including immigrants and
adults who are returning to school for basic literacy
skills.
All
interested parties are encouraged to engage in this fun
and educational project that crosses race, class,
educational and economic lines. Parents,
especially are encouraged to bring their children and
serve as examples of enthusiastic readers for the future
generations.
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Hair Stylist Betty
Murphy Celebrates 30 Years in Business
Betty
Murphy is celebrating 30 years cutting hair and her
third anniversary at her current location at 187
Sargeant Street. Despite the ups and downs that
included the relocation from their original home on the
corner of Dwight and Linden, Murphy and her business
partner, Don Lamoureux, have kept their scissors
snipping, and hair pieces turning out.
A visit
to Essex Stylist is well worth the experience, if only
to check out her Betty Boop collection. Murphy has
an extensive collection of Betty Boop collectibles
showcased next to her barber-chair. These are
gifts her loyal customers have brought her over the
years. Stay for a hair cut, shave, or a hair piece
service and you'll find a wealth of talent and attention
to your needs. Murphy prides herself on giving
each customer her full attention and says, "I put my
customer first." So much so, that she has been
known to get in her car and pick up long-time clients!
She is flexible and works with those who have demanding
schedules, as well.
Murphy also
services the local community. She makes house calls for
those who can't get out, helping the retired and
hospitalized.
To call for
an appointment, Betty or Don can be reached at
413-534-3060, or just walk on in to the little shop on
the corner of Sargeant and Linden. If you are on
Linden, make a right onto Sargeant, and there you will
find Essex Stylist. You'll be glad you did.
EDITORIALS
An
Argument for the Preservation of the Morgan School(new)
Support the Jones Ferry
Re-Development(new)
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Councilor
Jourdain Goes the Extra Mile with Web Updates and
Reminds Holyoke, Watch Live Council Meetings on
Ch. 15
At large
City Councilor Kevin Jourdain has started a web-log
designed to update residents on recent goings-on at City
Hall meetings.
As the Chair of the Cable TV Advisory Committee, and the
Vice-Chair of the Public Service Committee, Councilor
Kevin Jourdain is promoting public awareness. His
new Blog highlights recent events in the City Council
chambers at
http://holyokefirst.blogspot.com.
The site also updates residents on other
important and interesting city information.
Jourdain reminds Holyoke residents that council meetings
are open to the public and are aired live on the public
broadcast station, Channel 15 at 7:30 pm. on the first
and third Tuesday of each month.
The Holyoke Sox Website is Up and
Running!
City Council On Board with
Business Growth
2008 Saint Patrick's Day Parade
Updates and News
(new)
Economic Outlook Cloudy
with a Slight Chance of Casinos
City Councilor Brunelle Convenes a Meeting for his Ward
High School Drop-outs May Lead to Bigger Problems
Mayor and Team Owners Announce New Collegiate Ball Club
Holyoke Gas and Electric
Fish Lift and Related History
Mysterious Mountain Park
Site Construction Under Wraps
Business
Incentive: Holyoke City Council Cuts Commercial Tax Rate
"Green" Business Force Kicks-Off
Trump's Mall Casino Interest
HG&E Riverfront Park
Moving Forward
Holyoke Eco-Development and
Industrial Co
Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan
Gets Voice
History Blurb
(new)
Holyoke: The History of HYDRO POWER
: The remarkable growth and
prosperity of Holyoke are due almost wholly to the great
fall of the Connecticut River here, which is computed to
afford 30,000,000 horse-power. It is only a few years
that this power has been controlled amid made
subservient to manufacturing uses. Until 1847, the fall
of the Connecticut at South Hadley (about sixty feet)
was neglected. At that time a party of capitalists from
Boston obtained the incorporation of the Hadley Falls
Company, the purpose of which was to construct a dam
across the river, and one or more locks and canals, — by
means of which a water-power might be created for the
use of this company in the manufacture of articles from
cotton, wool, iron, wood and other materials, and for
the purposes of navigation. Four million dollars was the
capital stock of this corporation, which was divided
into shares of $500 each. It also had authority to hold
real estate not exceeding in value $500,000. This
company bought the entire property and franchise of the
proprietors of the locks and canals on Connecticut
River, and purchase the fishing rights above, and 1,100
acres of land where now stands the city of Holyoke. (Gazateer)
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