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September 17, 2023

Western Mass News: Getting Answers – Sept. 17

(Western Mass News - Dave Madsen) This week, we're getting answers from State Senator John Velis (Hampden and Hampshire District)....
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September 14, 2023

Westfield officials wary of plans to house migrants in WSU dorm

(The Reminder - Cliff Clark) In a facility assessment survey prepared by a state agency that determined Westfield State University’s...
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September 8, 2023

Velis asking for federal help to deal with migrant housing issue in Massachusetts

(Western Mass News - Kristin Burnell) New details are emerging into the migrant crisis in the Bay State and the...
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September 7, 2023

Concerns rise over using universities as immigration shelters

(22 News WWLP - Kristina D'Amours) In the wake of the immigration crisis in the U-S and right here in...
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September 1, 2023

Seeing ‘Red’ after Taylor Swift debacle, states weigh concert ticket rules

(Missouri Independent - Kevin Hardy) There’s no question what motivated state Rep. Kelly Moller to push for changes in Minnesota...
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August 21, 2023

Westfield Police will use $100K grant for door security, gym equipment, sonar

(The Westfield News/MassLive - Cliff Clark) A $100,000 grant secured by state Sen. John Velis will allow the Police Department...
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August 17, 2023

Officials gear up for another run at new Southampton police-fire station

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Maddie Fabian) With $35,000 secured in the state budget to help pay for a feasibility study,...
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August 15, 2023

‘Next level of care’: Groundbreaking held at Holyoke Veterans Home for $482.6 million reconstruction

(Boston 25 News - Maria Papadopoulos) Federal, state and local officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Holyoke Veterans Home...
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August 14, 2023

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital to open in October in Holyoke 

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Alexander MacDougall) Politicians, hospital executives and local residents celebrated the new Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital...
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August 14, 2023

State breaks ground on new veterans home in Holyoke

(Boston Globe/State House News - Sam Drysdale) Three years after a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home resulted in...
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