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Tessa Murphy Ramboletti elected Holyoke council president; Israel Rivera named vice president

Holyoke City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

At Holyoke City's inaugural meeting, councillors elected Tessa Murphy Ramboletti as council president and Israel Rivera as vice president on their first ballots, conducted random seat assignments and heard brief remarks from the newly sworn president.

Tessa Murphy Ramboletti was elected council president on the first ballot during Holyoke's inaugural meeting, and Israel Rivera was chosen as vice president on a separate first-ballot roll call, the council recorded.

The council moved quickly through two formal roll-call votes after a member made and a seconded a motion to proceed to first-ballot elections. After members cast votes, the clerk announced that Tessa Murphy Ramboletti was…

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