https://www.nepm.org/tags/covid-19 COVID-19 en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:03:55 GMT https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2026-10-29/after-dozens-of-covid-era-veteran-deaths-in-holyoke-a-new-soldiers-home-is-unveiled Massachusetts new state-of-the-art Veterans Home in Holyoke was unveiled Thursday, marking a major milestone in the transformation of veterans care in the state, officials say. Formerly known as the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, the facility was built on the site of a deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, where at least 76 veterans died — a tragedy that helped the push to replace it. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:03:55 GMT https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2026-10-29/after-dozens-of-covid-era-veteran-deaths-in-holyoke-a-new-soldiers-home-is-unveiled Jill Kaufman