Mt. Tom Companies also owes the city of Holyoke $327,263 in back taxes as well as $93,336 in loans to Site Reclamation LLC — another company owned by Donohue and Kennedy.

The quarry and former ski area at Mount Tom is are more than just open space. It’s a regional treasure, the likes of which are all too easy to take for granted. Until it is no longer there.

State acquiring land on Mount Tom in Holyoke through settlement with quarry owners The owners of both the quarry and the ski resort, Matthew L. Donohue and Timothy P. Kennedy of Holyoke, agree to ...