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A Massachusetts state lawmaker is calling for Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials to appear before a Senate oversight hearing to answer questions about the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last year. Sen. Diana DiZoglio, in a letter to Senate President Karen Spilka, said the hearing was necessary because an investigation into the outbreak commissioned by Baker…

Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report Monday night into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

A special committee of Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 77 veterans died from COVID-19 in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic

Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report Monday night into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

Lawmakers have released a report after dozens of veterans died from COVID-19 at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

Legislative leaders on Friday outlined plans to advance a $400 million bill funding the construction of a new Holyoke Soldiers Home but it’s unclear if their timeline will be fast enough to quickly secure federal funding. The House plans to vote next week on the bill — a formal session is planned on Thursday — and legislative leaders indicated they…

State police are investigating a fatal wrong-way crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Saturday afternoon. Troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way crash on Interstate 91 in Holyoke around 12 p.m., authorities said. A preliminary investigation indicates that a 2005 Mercedes-Benz operated by a 69-year-old Holyoke woman was traveling southbound on the…

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse plans to resign his post on March 26 to start his new job as Provincetown town manager on April 5. “Today, buildings that were once vacant are home to restaurants, housing, and artist spaces. Our population is growing again, and so is our tax base,” the 32-year-old mayor wrote in his resignation letter, reflecting on his…

A Massachusetts police officer who posted a video online alleging corruption within his department says he has been placed on paid administrative leave after refusing to take it down and will probably lose his job. Holyoke Officer Rafael Roca, a former Marine hired in 2016, said in the 43-minute video posted on YouTube that Chief Manny Febo is “corrupt” and…

A rift has developed between trustees for the Massachusetts veterans care center where nearly 80 residents died after contracting the coronavirus and state officials over plans to replace the facility. Holyoke Soldiers’ Home trustees at a meeting Wednesday pushed for a larger new facility, while state officials warned that any delays in the plans for a smaller one could sink…

More than a dozen communities in Massachusetts will have to revert back to step one of phase three of the reopening plan.

There are now 121 cities and towns in the red zone on Massachusetts’ latest coronavirus risk map.

More than a dozen communities in Massachusetts will have to revert back to step one of phase three of the reopening plan.

With COVID-19 cases spiking in Massachusetts, some cities and towns are taking a step back in the reopening process.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Massachusetts, some cities and towns are taking a step back in their reopening processes.

After three sustained weeks of high-risk status, a dozen communities will have to rollback reopening.

Emotions ran high as family members took the stand speaking to a special committee investigating one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the state.

Police in Holyoke, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman. Authorities say 55-year-old Carmen Feliciano of Holyoke was last seen Monday in the area of Maple Street and Jackson Street. Police did not give a physical description of Feliciano or say what she was wearing when she was last seen, but they did release a...

The head of a Massachusetts veterans’ home that was the center of a deadly coronavirus outbreak has resigned from his post, 10 days after his firing was overturned by a judge. Superintendent Bennett Walsh submitted his resignation to the board of trustees Friday. Walsh had been fired in June, but the move by Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration was invalidated last…

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is pressing criminal charges against two former officials of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home for allegedly making a “deadly decision” that led to the COVID-19 outbreak there that killed dozens of elderly veterans. Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent, and David Clinton, the former medial director, are facing felony charges related to their March 27 decision to…