One anonymous complaint silenced a decades-long tradition in Holyoke. Now, residents are making sure the city hears them.
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.
On January 13, the city sent a cease-and-desist order to The Wherehouse in Holyoke to stop its weekly two-minute-long siren.
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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