By STEPHANIE BARRY | masslive.com | Published: December 23, 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. HOLYOKE, Mass. (Tribune News Service) In March, as coronavirus deaths began to climb and after initial pleas for emergency backup were rebuffed by the state, a clinical team at the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke huddled to come up with a Plan B. Former Chief Nursing Officer Vanessa Lauziere was in the huddle. According to an attorney for Lauziere one of several employees who lost their jobs over the outbreak at the state-run facility for veterans many were hung out to dry as veterans died by the dozens.
National Guard Col. Michael Lazo named acting superintendent of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
HOLYOKE Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke trustees on Wednesday beat back an effort by state officials to name a new acting superintendent for the facility, instead voting unanimously to appoint their own pick.
National Guard Col. Michael Lazo, the new chief operating officer for the beleaguered state-run home for veterans, will replace outgoing interim administrator Val Liptak as she heads back to her post as CEO of Western Massachusetts Hospital on Dec. 20.
All seven board members voted to appoint Lazo during a special meeting. Lazo was an employee of Rhode Island Hospital assigned to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in response to COVID-19, according to his online profile.
By STEPHANIE BARRY | masslive.com | Published: December 16, 2020 HOLYOKE, Mass. (Tribune News Service) Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke trustees on Wednesday beat back an effort by state officials to name a new acting superintendent for the facility, instead voting unanimously to appoint their own pick. National Guard Col. Michael Lazo, the new chief operating officer for the beleaguered state-run home for veterans, will replace outgoing interim administrator Val Liptak as she heads back to her post as CEO of Western Massachusetts Hospital on Dec. 20. All seven board members voted to appoint Lazo during a special meeting. Lazo was an employee of Rhode Island Hospital assigned to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in response to COVID-19, according to his online profile.
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Suspended clerk-magistrate should be entitled to pay By: admin December 10, 2020
The Supreme Judicial Court recently heard oral arguments on whether a suspended Hampden County assistant clerk-magistrate should be paid while she fights criminal charges.
The defendant, Daphne G. Moore, has worked at Hampden Superior Court for over 18 years and, according to her supervisor, has had an “exemplary” career. Moore is the legal guardian of two of her grandchildren, who have lived with her since birth. Their mother and her husband also lived with Moore off and on until they were arrested in 2018 and charged with being part of an alleged narcotics distribution ring.