HOLYOKE The organization Veterans of Foreign Wars is presenting two former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials with a national award for their advocacy during and after the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the home in 2020.On Jan. 23, the VFW will award.
Governor signs bill to build new veteran care facility
May 25, 2021
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BOSTON (AP) Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday signed a $400 million spending bill to finance construction of a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home to replace the facility that was the site of one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks at a long-term care facility in the nation.
The new facility would replace a building that dates to the 1950s, which some said contributed to the deaths last spring of 76 veteran residents who contracted COVID-19, Masslive.com reported. A 77th resident died of the disease in December.
“As you know, it is imperative that the reconstruction of a Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke take place as soon as possible. Massachusetts veterans need and deserve a home that fully provides for their health, safety and comfort,” Baker wrote.
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AMHERST, Mass. (AP) – A Guatemalan man has left Massachusetts church he lived in for more than three years to avoid deportation after being granted a reprieve from federal immigration officials. Lucio Perez stepped out of the First Congregational Church in Amherst on Saturday after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently stayed his deportation. Perez was among more than 70 immigrants nationwide who took sanctuary in churches during President Donald Trump’s administration. He and his family were joined outside the church by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and other local elected officials.
(Holyoke, MA) State lawmakers today will hear about a $400-million dollar request to build a new Holyoke Soldiers Home. A virtual hearing by a joint committee will be held today at 10:30. John Paradis of the Holyoke Soldiers Home Coalition says members will be there to push for immediate passage of the Baker Admi