Around town

‘Home Improvement’ section offers tips, resources and local history
    Johnson Publication’s latest special section, “Home Improvement,” is inserted in this week’s Enterprise, and it’s bursting with helpful information. Articles from the four newspapers touch on topics of smart homes on a budget, pressure washing safety, dos and don’ts of DIY, and cutting cooling costs this summer.
    For easy access to the publication on the go, view “Home Improvement” online for free here.

Office changes noted at Peerless Center
    Locations of offices at the Peerless Center have changed recently. The Chamber of Commerce office moved upstairs to the far west office previously occupied by Dickinson Land Surveyors. The former Chamber office on the first floor is now occupied by Area Agency on Aging.
    Meanwhile, the office of City of Holyoke recreation director Victoria Dunker has moved into the bigger conference room, west of her previous office on the second floor. Dunker’s former office will become a smaller conference room.

Expect loud noises in town Saturday, SWAT drills at JR/SR high Sunday
    Holyoke Police Department will be hosting a tactical medicine course Friday through Sunday, June 21-23, including events at First Baptist Church and Holyoke JR/SR High School.
    The department said residents should not be alarmed by sounds resembling gunshots at First Baptist Church on Saturday morning.
    Officers will also be responding to a simulated crisis at Holyoke JR/SR High School Sunday morning and may be seen moving about the grounds in SWAT gear.