Chicopee, Holyoke hold inauguration ceremonies

HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Several communities started the new year off with welcoming new and returning leaders with inauguration ceremonies Monday morning.

In Chicopee, Mayor John Vieau took the oath of office for another term. Local officials attended the ceremony at city hall for the municipal inauguration for all those elected in the November election. Vieau was first elected to office in 2019 and is now beginning his fourth term.

Meanwhile, in Holyoke, Mayor Joshua Garcia took the oath of office. Monday’s municipal inauguration swearing-in ceremony was held in city hall. City councilors and the city clerk were also sworn-in, while Garcia was sworn in for his second four-year term.