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Soldiers’ Home bill gets hearing 2 weeks before deadline An ambulance arrives at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke March 31, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Published: 3/16/2021 8:54:59 PM The deadly COVID-19 outbreak that swept through the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last year underscored the need to reconstruct the long-term care facility with modern improvements, state officials and community members said Tuesday. With federal funds at stake, Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing the Legislature to pass a bill (H 64) by April 1 authorizing $400 million for construction of a new veterans’ home in Holyoke, and the project faces an even greater spotlight amid the pandemic. Secretary of Veterans’ Services Cheryl Poppe told lawmakers that the public health emergency brought new attention to HVAC and airflow issues in the facility. It also prompted additional interest in a “small home” concept with a majority of private rooms, a change Poppe said could not be achieved solely thro

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