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November 11, 2022

Students send more than 1,000 letters of appreciation to veterans at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

(New England Public Media) Veterans at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, received more than a thousand letters of appreciation...
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November 10, 2022

Senator Velis seeks taxpayer relief during second term

(22 News WWLP) Residents of Hampden and Hampshire Counties voted during Tuesday’s midterm for who would represent the communities in...
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November 1, 2022

Lawmakers Urge DPU Action On Winter Energy-Rate Increases

(BusinessWest) Last week, state Sen. John Velis joined a bipartisan group of 30 Massachusetts state senators and 76 state representatives...
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October 31, 2022

Agawam Little League receives $25K in state funding

(22 News WWLP) - Senator John Velis announced $25,000 in state funding for Agawam at Borgatti Park Thursday. The funding...
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October 26, 2022

Mass. governor signs law to help military families expedite licensing, ease school transitions

(Stars and Stripes/MassLive) - Gov. Charlie Baker formally signed a law that will make it easier for military spouses to...
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October 18, 2022

$150K in funding for Agawam infrastructure improvements

(22 News WWLP) - State Senator John Velis announced $150,000 in state funding for road and infrastructure projects in Agawam,...
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October 17, 2022

Learn to Cope officially opens Easthampton location

(The Reminder) - Learn to Cope, a widespread support network offering hope to those who struggle with addiction, officially opened...
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October 12, 2022

Sen. Velis returns to alma mater with $1M state aid check for Westfield High School

(The Westfield News/MassLive) - State Sen. John Velis visited Westfield High School on Oct. 11 with a presentation check for...
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October 2, 2022

Velis calls on more support for female veterans in wake of audit

(Daily Hampshire Gazette) - Massachusetts only knows of about 1,500 of the 25,000 female military veterans living in the state...
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September 30, 2022

Massachusetts auditor says program to help women veterans falling short

(WBUR) - The Massachusetts auditor this week released a report saying state officials aren't doing enough to serve women veterans....
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