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Soldiers' Home Trustees, State Disagree on New Facility
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…
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15 More High-Risk Mass. Communities Are Moving Back to Step 1 of Phase 3
More than a dozen communities in Massachusetts will have to revert back to step one of phase three of the reopening plan.
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Much of Massachusetts at High Risk for COVID-19
There are now 121 cities and towns in the red zone on Massachusetts’ latest coronavirus risk map.
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These High-Risk Mass. Communities Are Moving Back to Step 1 of Phase 3
More than a dozen communities in Massachusetts will have to revert back to step one of phase three of the reopening plan.
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13 Communities Roll Back Reopening
With COVID-19 cases spiking in Massachusetts, some cities and towns are taking a step back in the reopening process.
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13 Mass. Communities Roll Back Reopening
With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Massachusetts, some cities and towns are taking a step back in their reopening processes.
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High-Risk Communities Roll Back to Step 1 of Phase 3
After three sustained weeks of high-risk status, a dozen communities will have to rollback reopening.
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Police in Holyoke Seek Missing Woman
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...
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Head of Holyoke Soldiers' Home Resigns 10 Days After His Firing Was Overturned
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…
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Two Officials Charged for ‘Deadly Decision' at Holyoke Soldier's Home
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…
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2 Charged For Deaths at Holyoke Soldiers' Home
A lawsuit has been filed connected to the COVID deaths of residents of a Holyoke veterans’ home.
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Mass. AG Announces Criminal Charges in Holyoke Soldiers' Home Outbreak
The former superintendent and medical director of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke have been indicted on criminal neglect charges for their roles in the deadly COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced.
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Rep. Richard Neal, Challenger Alex Morse Face Off in Debate
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and his Democratic primary challenger, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, faced off in a debate Monday night as Morse tries to unseat the longtime incumbent. The race has been marked by allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with students by Morse when he was an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The 31-year-old Democratic mayor,...
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UMass Taps Lawyer to Probe Misconduct Allegations Against Holyoke Mayor
A Massachusetts state university has hired a prominent Boston lawyer to conduct an independent review into allegations of inappropriate conduct by Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, a former adjunct professor who is running for Congress. The University of Massachusetts Amherst said Friday that it has tapped Natashia Tidwell, a former federal prosecutor and Cambridge police officer who works for the firm…
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Baker Identifies Massachusetts Cities, Towns at Highest Risk for Coronavirus
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday identified four high risk Massachusetts cities and towns that will be the focus of his new COVID Enforcement and Intervention Team. Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere are included in the high risk category, meaning they have over eight cases per 100,000 residents. Twenty-nine other communities, including Auburn, Belchertown, Boston, Brockton, Charlton, Chicopee, Fall River, Framingham,…
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Cities and Towns at High Risk for COVID-19 Revealed
Massachusetts released a map showing coronavirus hot spots across the state.
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State Identifies Cities and Towns at High Risk for COVID-19
With a recent uptick in coronavirus cases, Gov. Charlie Baker is implementing new regulations starting Tuesday.
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Gov. Baker Identifies 4 Mass. Communities as ‘High Risk' for COVID-19
Amid rising coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker identifies four communities as “high risk” that will be the focus of increased enforcement of the mask mandate and crowd control.
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Holyoke Soldiers' Home Administrators Sued Over ‘Preventable' Virus Outbreak
The family of a soldier who died in the major coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home is suing five officials who worked at the Massachusetts facility in federal court for alleged “deliberate indifference” in dealing with the spreading virus. Seventy-six veterans living at the home who tested positive for the virus have died since the beginning of March, sparking several…
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‘Total Pandemonium': Report on COVID-19 Outbreak at Soldiers' Home Says Staff Made Many Errors
An independent investigation into the deadly coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home released Wednesday said the facility’s leadership team made “substantial errors” in responding to the outbreak that resulted in the deaths of at least 76 veterans and the infection of an additional 84 veterans and over 80 staff members. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker hired former federal prosecutor Mark…