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Construction of a new state-run veterans’ home in Holyoke is progressing. The $480-million project will replace the current building. Formerly known as the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, the facility in use now was the site of a deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, where at least 76 veterans died.
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Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class Merle Hillman died at Pearl Harbor, but his remains were only identified late last year, using DNA technology. This Saturday, several of his remaining family members will bury him in his hometown of Holyoke, Massachusetts, accompanied by full military honors.
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Thoughts about the concept of "moral injury" — a relatively new term describing an ancient condition suffered by those who go to war.
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Commentator and veteran John Paradis says family members of veterans have also served. In fact they often continue to serve.
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The current Holyoke, Mass., veterans facility was the site of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 where nearly 80 veterans died.
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A report last year by the Massachusetts' auditor's office said the state veteran's services office had only identified 6% of the 25,000 women veterans living here.
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Gov. Maura Healey was in western Massachusetts Monday for a Memorial Day event. She addressed the concern that roughly 300,000 residents will no longer have MassHealth benefits — at least temporarily.
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Speakers at the Springfield, Massachusetts, Memorial Day service asked attendees to reflect on the significance of the day beyond a holiday, store sales and family events.
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Following unanimous passage by Mass. House lawmakers last week, the state budget process moves to the state Senate. Lawmakers are working toward a final plan to send to the governor for her signature. The new fiscal year begins July 1.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says prosecutors should be allowed to make their case. It's tied to how a deadly COVID-19 outbreak was handled in 2020. At least 76 veterans at the state-run facility died.