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RedPandaActual t1_j6bivyv wrote

Reply to comment by Girasol28842 in Holyoke mall shooting by runninginsquare_s

I am, Holyoke has had a serious decline since covid, it’s not the same place it was before then. Gang activity has been on the rise as the economy tanked more and more. Glad I was finally able to move out but sad at what it’s becoming.

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Rogers_Ebert t1_j6ckqfu wrote

Holyoke was bad 15 years ago when I moved.

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RedPandaActual t1_j6d40t5 wrote

It got better for a while, they really cleaned it up and invested in the school and then it started down hill again.

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Rogers_Ebert t1_j6dafpl wrote

I rolled through about 2-3 years ago and it still looked like a demilitiarized zone. There also ways been a hold out of stable communities the further out you get. But Holyoke was always a no go zone.

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FirefoxAngel t1_j6dsd6p wrote

It was bad before that like Springfield

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Rogers_Ebert t1_j6dsk5n wrote

Grew up in the area in the 90s and 00s. What happened to Springfield is tragic.

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HaElfParagon t1_j6d2o3a wrote

This wasn't gang activity though

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RedPandaActual t1_j6d48iu wrote

To be fair, we don’t know just yet on that front but the gang violence part is definitely true in Holyoke unfortunately.

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FirefoxAngel t1_j6duvit wrote

We don't know yet speaks volumes here the springfield area it was like the innocent guy that had the drive by happen on the 291 a couple years back everyone knew it was gang activities but wasn't said that till a few days after

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