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January 25, 2023

Lawmakers press DPU to rescind utility rate increases

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Scott Merzbach) Area legislators are joining with more than 90 of their colleagues across the state...
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January 24, 2023

State legislators demand DPU reconsider energy rate hikes

(22 News WWLP - Ellen Fleming) A group of 90 bipartisan state lawmakers have sent a letter to the Department...
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January 23, 2023

State Sen. Velis urging focus on Chelsea Soldiers Home, after Inspector General’s report found veterans living in unsanitary conditions

(22 News WWLP - Ellen Fleming) Both the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers’ homes have been under fire since the deadly...
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January 13, 2023

Westfield Sen. John Velis denounces IG findings at Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, vows advocacy for veterans and staff

(MassLive/The Republican - Stephanie Barry) State Sen. John Velis, D-Westfield, joined the chorus of outraged veterans’ advocates following a scathing...
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January 6, 2023

Leaders call for change as investigation into bicyclist hit by car continues

(Western Mass News - Paris Dunford) A hit and run investigation is unfolding in Holyoke, after a bicyclist was hit...
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January 6, 2023

Taming a road’s dangers: Redesign of Route 10 in Easthampton in works

(Daily Hampshire Gazette - Emily Thurlow) Five months after a city couple was struck and killed by a vehicle along...
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January 5, 2023

Local lawmakers ready to get to work with Healey-Driscoll Administration

(Western Mass News - Lexi Oliver) History was made Thursday as Maura Healey was sworn into office as the first...
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January 3, 2023

Getting Answers: importance of early CPR and AED usage in cardiac events

(Western Mass News - Kristin Burnell) After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after suffering cardiac arrest...
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December 30, 2022

State legislature moves to close important loophole

(WWLP/22 News) Time is running out at the State House in this legislative cycle. There’s less than a week left...
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December 20, 2022

Sharing light with the world: New 6-foot menorah unveiled in Easthampton

(Daily Hampshire Gazette) The first night of Hanukkah was ushered in Sunday with the lighting of a 6-foot electric menorah...
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