
November 20, 2023
Construction crews have taken down more than 50% of the former Peck School in preparation for construction of a new middle school that will serve approximately 550 students in gra...

November 1, 2023
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) recently notified Holyoke officials that they will provide additional reimbursement for the new middle school construction proje...

October 17, 2023
On Tuesday, October 17, Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and Superintendent Anthony Soto participated in the first steps of demolition work at the William R. Peck Middle School, as the cit...

September 22, 2023
The middle school building project continues to move along as scheduled, with contracts signed and American Environmental Inc.—a Holyoke-based company—beginning the abatement, dem...

September 22, 2023
When the Peck School building is demolished later this fall, it will pave the way for construction of a new middle school to serve about 550 students in grades 6-8. While the new ...

September 22, 2023
With the first year of Holyoke Public School’s “Moving Forward” strategic plan now completed, district leaders have documented the gains achieved to date and have set new benchmar...

August 18, 2023
American Environmental Inc.—a Holyoke-based company—submitted the lowest of five bids to the City of Holyoke for abatement, demolition, and filling and leveling work at the Willia...

June 21, 2023
MSBA agrees to pay for a portion of new middle school for Holyoke
With last hurdle cleared, construction plans can now move forward On Wednesday, June 21, the Massachusetts...

June 16, 2023
The decision about whether Holyoke can proceed with building a new middle school now rests with the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which is scheduled to vote on June 21 ...

June 7, 2023
Now that the Holyoke City Council has unanimously approved funding a proposed new middle school to replace Peck School, the next step is for the Massachusetts School Building Auth...

June 1, 2023
The City Council’s Finance Committee voted unanimously to support Holyoke’s proposed middle school building project when they met on Wednesday, May 24 . The full City Council is e...

May 4, 2023
Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia offered an update on the proposed new middle school to replace Peck School in his April 27 “From the Mayor’s Desk” newsletter update. “The directive o...

April 14, 2023
On Monday April 10, Holyoke Public Schools concluded the second of two community conversations about the proposed new middle school, including an in-person meeting on Wednesday, A...

April 3, 2023
Holyoke Public Schools will share updates and solicit input on a proposed new middle school to replace Peck School during two upcoming community conversations:
Wednesday, Apr...

February 14, 2023
The City of Holyoke has entered into a contract with the architecture/design firm Mount Vernon Group for schematic design work for a proposed new middle school to replace Peck Sch...