One anonymous complaint silenced a decades-long tradition in Holyoke. Now, residents are making sure the city hears them.
On January 13, the city sent a cease-and-desist order to The Wherehouse in Holyoke to stop its weekly two-minute-long siren.
A zoning complaint halted the weekly noon blast from Holyoke’s historic air‑raid siren. City leaders weigh permits, zoning changes and the future of the tradition.
The Wherehouse is home to that World War II-era air raid siren that’s been a part of Holyoke’s weekly rhythm for decades.
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