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By STEPHANIE BARRY | The Republican | Published: April 4, 2021 (Tribune News Service) State Rep. Michael Finn recalls the last legislative breakfast he attended at the Holyoke Soldiers Home before the pandemic. It was January 2020, just weeks before an outbreak transformed the state-run facility for aging veterans into a frightening show of the power of COVID-19. The event featured the usual menu of coffee, scrambled eggs, retail politicking and speeches. While the gathering hinted at nothing of what was to come, Finn, a six-term Democrat from West Springfield, noticed an odd dynamic: Bennett Walsh, superintendent of the Soldiers Home, and Francisco Ureña, the state s secretary of veterans services, were pointedly ignoring each other. ....
One year after COVID outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, questions over accountability linger Updated 5:00 AM; State Rep. Michael Finn recalls the last legislative breakfast he attended at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home before the pandemic. It was January 2020, just weeks before an outbreak transformed the state-run facility for aging veterans into a frightening show of the power of COVID-19. The event featured the usual menu of coffee, scrambled eggs, retail politicking and speeches. While the gathering hinted at nothing of what was to come, Finn, a six-term Democrat from West Springfield, noticed an odd dynamic: Bennett Walsh, superintendent of the Soldiers’ Home, and Francisco Ureña, the state’s secretary of veterans’ services, were pointedly ignoring each other. ....
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 ac ....
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home advocates urge state lawmakers to move swiftly or lose fed momentum Updated Mar 16, 2021; The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight on Tuesday is hosting its first virtual meeting to debate a $400 million bond bill to finance a “reimagined” Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, as the Baker administration races against a tight deadline to secure critical federal funding. National Guard Major Gen. Gary Keefe, also the chairman of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Board of Trustees, led the debate by urging committee members not to miss the opportunity despite skepticism over the accelerated timeline. The bond bill, H.64, was sponsored by Gov. Charlie Baker and presented in February to capture a 65 % contribution from the federal government by April 1. ....
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