Hundreds unite for ‘Out of the Darkness’ suicide prevention event in Agawam
West Springfield schools get $300K for upgrades and programs
Agawam receives state funding to improve several schools
InFocus featuring Senator John Velis
Velis, Finn provide legislative updates
Senator Velis donates to aid Mass. Student Trooper Program
Sen. Velis renews push to expand state wiretap law
Springfield remembers 9/11 with unveiling of monument addition, call for unity
A Phoenix rises: Holyoke unveils new Peck School
State senators want more direct line between Mass. governor, National Guard chief
In the News!
October 26, 2025
(WWLP) – Hundreds gathered at an event organized by the American Society of Suicide Prevention to raise money and support...
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October 7, 2025
(10/7/2025- WWLP) The West Springfield community received $300,000 in funding on Tuesday morning, aimed at supporting local schools and infrastructure....
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October 2, 2025
 (10/2/2025- WesternMass News) The state has stepped in to help students and teachers in Agawam with funding for their elementary...
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October 1, 2025
(10/1/2025- WWLP) InFocus with Patrick Berry featuring Massachusetts State Senator John Velis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sojcJb6qUZU
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September 29, 2025
(9/30/2025- Reminder) As chair of the House’s Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, state Rep. Michael Finn...
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September 26, 2025
(9/26/2025- WWLP) – State Senator John Velis has donated $1,500 to the Massachusetts American Legion to support the Student Trooper...
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September 18, 2025
(Daily Hampshire Gazette) State Sen. John Velis is hopeful that a refiled bill to expand and modernize the state’s wiretap...
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September 12, 2025
(SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN) – Whether it was a 25-year-old Air Force lieutenant escorting passenger planes to safety, a lawyer who signed...
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September 3, 2025
(Daily Hampshire Gazette) Camilia Garcia remembers thinking that the school her daughter attended not long ago, the now-demolished William R....
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August 19, 2025
(SHNS) While National Guard members from three states head to Washington, D.C. to patrol the capital under the command of...
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