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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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August 14, 2023

‘A time for renewal’: At groundbreaking, veterans look to future with new $483M home

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Scott Merzbach) An Air Force veteran who served the United States from 1950 to 1954, Dennis...
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August 14, 2023

Groundbreaking ceremony at new Veterans Home in Holyoke

(22 News WWLP - Kaelee Collins) A massive construction project gets underway on Monday in Holyoke, with a groundbreaking ceremony...
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August 12, 2023

New behavioral health hospital prepares to open in Holyoke

(Western Mass News - Glenn Kittle) This coming Monday, local leaders and healthcare officials will be cutting the ribbon for...
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August 11, 2023

Work to start on $483 million veterans’ home rebuild in Holyoke; big investment spurred by COVID-19 tragedy

(MassLive/The Republican - Jim Kinney) Gov. Maura T. Healey and others will gather Monday in Holyoke to celebrate the start...
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August 9, 2023

Sen. Velis: State budget ‘very robust’ for veterans

(Daily Hampshire Gazette- Maddie Fabian) Five separate initiatives supporting veterans of all walks of life are included in the state’s...
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August 7, 2023

Over 26.3M funds to strengthen local food programs promoting local agriculture

(22 News WWLP - Kayleigh Thomas) State funding is going towards fighting food insecurity and helping flood-damaged farms. Over $26.3...
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