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
Velis key in legislation aimed at school phone use
Preliminary report receives overwhelming praise from statewide leaders.Â
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Bar advocate work stoppage yet to affect Hampshire County, but local senator worries it could
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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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August 18, 2025
(The Reminder) WESTFIELD — The Massachusetts State Senate has recently passed legislation aimed at limiting students’ access to personal electronic...
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August 11, 2025
(8/11/2025) Ahead of the 2025-2026 school year, the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism voted on Thursday, August 7, 2025...
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August 11, 2025
WESTFIELD NEWS- Cory Ahonen, the assistant secretary in the Executive Office of Veterans Services, joined state Sen. John Velis and...
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July 27, 2025
(WesternMass News) Senator John Velis sat down with WesternMass News' Dave Madsen to discuss pending legislation in the Senate to...
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July 24, 2025
BOSTON — Two decades ago, many court-appointed attorneys in Hampden County stopped taking new cases representing indigent defendants to raise...
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