🌱 How Holyoke’s new Ward 7 member wants to change local schools.
Holyoke, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Holyoke! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Holyoke’s new Ward 7 member wants to change local schools.
- How new summer grants will boost Holyoke kids’ learning and support.
- Why Hartford homicide detectives ended up at a Holyoke hotel
Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Molina fills Ward 7 seat on Holyoke School Committee (thereminder.com) — Holyoke’s Ward 7 now has a new voice on the School Committee, as lifelong resident and nurse Latitia Molina was appointed and sworn in after joint interviews by the committee and City Council. She plans to focus on stronger school-family connections, equity, and supporting educators as Holyoke works toward leaving state receivership and returning to full local control. 
2. United Way of Pioneer Valley to Host CLC Leaders Lounge Celebrating Summer Step Up (businesswest.com) — Holyoke children will benefit from Summer Step Up grants that send $300,000 to local partners including Valley Opportunity Council and Holyoke Public Schools for expanded summer learning, transportation, and staff training. United Way of Pioneer Valley will spotlight this work at a July 9 Leaders Lounge in Springfield, bringing Holyoke grantees together with food, financial, and family-support resources.
3. 11-year-old witnessed shooting death of relative in Hartford car last week, police say (nhregister.com) — Holyoke police and Massachusetts State Police helped Hartford detectives surround a Holyoke, Mass., hotel room where a suspect in a Hartford homicide had barricaded himself last week. Officers evacuated the hotel and tried to negotiate a peaceful surrender before learning the man had died by suicide inside, following a shooting that killed one woman and injured another in Hartford.
4. Donald R. Dausch (gazettenet.com) — Western Massachusetts is mourning the passing of longtime educator and coach Donald R. Dausch, 94, who died June 10 at Renaissance Manor on Cabot in Holyoke. A beloved father, grandfather, and former Queens history teacher and track coach, he spent his later years in South Hadley; a memorial service will be held July 6 at Loomis Village.
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