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November 15, 2023

Where will Massachusetts emergency shelter funding be allocated?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUG5AMiqrPk (WWLP- Ellen Flemming ) The clock is ticking on a deal to supply the emergency assistance program with necessary funding...
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November 13, 2023

On the frontlines of the shelter crisis

(Politico- Lisa Kashinsky) VELIS’ VIEW — A young boy was wandering around the room at the hotel where John Velis and...
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November 12, 2023

Holyoke Veterans Day event honors few who serve many

(MassLive- Dennis Honhenberger)  “A veteran is a person, at some point in their life, who wrote a blank check up...
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November 11, 2023

Hundreds of letters from children delivered to Veterans’ Home

(WWLP- Amy Philips) An annual Veteran’s Day tradition continued in Holyoke on Wednesday. Over a thousand letters from local students...
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November 10, 2023

Governor Healey announces legislative package for the welfare of veterans.

(WesternMass News - Maria Wilson)- Days before Veterans Day, Governor Maura Healey announced a sweeping legislative package dedicated to the...
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November 3, 2023

School building costs going down for Holyoke

(Daily Hampshire Gazette- James Pentland) The city is on track to save almost $12 million on its middle school building...
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October 30, 2023

Biden Administration working to support college students amid rise in antisemitic incidents

(Western Mass News - Daniel Santiago) There are concerns about antisemitism since the Hamas attacks on Israel earlier this month,...
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October 26, 2023

Dormitory at Westfield State University deemed not possible to shelter migrant families

(WWLP- Ashley Shook, Kristina D'Amours) – A vacant dormitory at Westfield State University will no longer be considered to house...
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October 26, 2023

Westfield State University dorm off the table for emergency migrant housing

(MassLive - Stephanie Barry) A vacant student dormitory at Westfield State University is no longer being considered an option for...
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October 25, 2023

Holyoke community program fighting to make opioid consumption sites legal in Massachusetts

(WesternMass News- Glenn Kittle) “When I was only 10 years old, my father was prescribed opioids for treatment after getting...
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