State Senate Debate Slated for Oct. 23 in Holyoke

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Taxpayers Assoc. and the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce are hosting a debate on Oct. 23 between State Sen. Donald Humason (R-Westfield) and Democrat Patrick Leahy of Holyoke in anticipation of the Nov. 4 election. The debate will be held at the Holyoke Senior Center at 291 Pine St. (intersection of Beech and Sargeant). Doors open at 6 p.m., and opening remarks begin at 6:30 p.m.

The candidates are running to represent the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district, which serves Holyoke, Westfield, Agawam, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, Easthampton, Southampton, and Chicopee’s Ward 7, Ward 8A, and Ward 9A. Questions for the debate have been gathered from members of the community. Deborah Buckley, president of Goss & McClain Insurance Agency Inc., will act as moderator. The debate will be televised and shown at a later date on the city’s cable-access channel.