Agawam resident, Holyoke principal gains Heroine award
Velis amendment protects veterans from predatory “claim sharks”
Massachusetts Senate passes ‘Hero Act,’ what this means
Repeat Violent Firearm Offender Amendment Under Review
Springfield’s Mercy Medical Center receives $1.1M grant to treat substance use disorder
Killing of Acton teenager by her stepfather renews calls for expansion of ‘dangerousness’ hearings
State Senate unanimous on Velis antisemitism amendment
Chicopee remembers veterans killed in 1963 and 2013 during Memorial Day commemoration
State Senate passes amendments in support of veterans services
Antisemitism education amendment passed in Massachusetts
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June 25, 2024
(REMINDER- Tina Lesniak) Roseanne “Rosie” Caracciolo, principal of Dean Technical High School in Holyoke and a resident of Agawam, has...
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June 24, 2024
(REMINDER - Trent Levakis)— State Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield) saw a successful amendment adopted to the expanded HERO Act that...
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June 13, 2024
(WesternMass News- Glenn Kittle) In developing news out of the State House in Boston, the State Senate passed the Hero...
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June 10, 2024
(WWLP- Olivia Ray) – A repeat offender amendment is possible as the State Senate is looking into a gun bill...
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June 5, 2024
(MASSLIVE- Jeanette DeForge) Doctors, social workers and legislators collectively agreed a $1.1 million grant to fight substance use disorder will...
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June 5, 2024
(Boston Globe- Sean Cotter) The killing of an Acton teenage girl last week by her stepfather, who was charged with raping her three...
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May 27, 2024
(Daily Hampshire Gazette- James Pentland) State senators this week unanimously approved an amendment sponsored by Westfield Sen. John Velis that...
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May 27, 2024
(MassLive- Jeanette DeForge) They were heading out to deliver books to Afghanistan children when a homemade bomb exploded outside the...
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May 24, 2024
(WWLP- Amy Phillips) The Massachusetts State Senate has adopted two amendments that will expand access to veterans’ behavioral health and...
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May 23, 2024
(Western Mass News- Reagan Loughrey) - As the Massachusetts Senate continues to debate their budget bill, an amendment to combat...
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