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At 22, his first job out of college will be Holyoke mayor

By Martine Powers

 |  Globe Staff  

  November 10, 2011

The first thing Alex Morse wants you to know is that he’s Holyoke born-and-raised. He attended Holyoke public schools for 12 years. His family all live in this old industrial city just north of Springfield. Even for much of his time at Brown University, he came home almost every weekend. His local roots, Morse said, give him plenty of local experience - even if, at age 22, being mayor of his hometown is his first job out of college.

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