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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing on Monday slammed Gov. Charlie Baker for his management of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke leading up to last year’s deadly COVID-19 outbreak, saying the governor should testify before lawmakers about...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing on Monday slammed Gov. Charlie Baker for his management of the Holyoke Soldiers Home leading up to last years deadly COVID-19 outbreak, saying the governor

A sweeping legislative report faulted the state for a COVID-19 outbreak that swept through the Holyoke Soldiers' Home last year and killed 76 veterans.

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Report: ‘Perfect storm’ conditions preceded Soldiers’ Home tragedy Signs, flags, flowers and wreaths are placed at the entrance to the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 5/25/2021 11:54:04 AM The Legislature should require the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home superintendent to be a licensed nursing home administrator, elevate the secretary of veterans’ services to the Cabinet, create a paid ombudsman position at both state-run soldiers’ homes, ...

Here is the  Radio Boston rundown for May 25. Tiziana Dearing is our host. Two new reports from the Boston Globe and the state legislature lay blame at the feet of Governor Charlie Baker and his administration for conditions that lead to 76 Covid-19 deaths at Holyoke soldiers home last year. We discuss the findings with the Chairs of the report on the Special Joint Oversight Committee, State Representative Linda Dean Campbell and State Senator Michael Rush. Also, WBURs Miriam Wasser, who has ...

JACKEE GUILLOU. Jazz singer JackÉe Guillou cant wait to hit the road with her quartet to show what the judges in the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award heard last summer. First stop is Cellar Jazz Club, which has become one of Vancouvers hottest venues in the genre. Second stop is Thursday at St. Andrews on the Square. Guillou is making her mark as an emerging voice in Canadian jazz, though she feels shes been around a while. "Ive actually been performing since I was thre...

$600M bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, more services for veterans statewide passes Massachusetts Senate in unanimous vote MassLive.com 4/29/2021 © Leon Nguyen | hnguyen/@repub.com The Soldiers Home in Holyoke. BOSTON — A $600 million bond bill to finance a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and enhanced veterans’ services across the state passed the Senate 40-0 after a hearing Thursday. The unanimous Senate vote comes two weeks after the House voted 160-0 to pass a $400 million bo...

Oversight hearing on Holyoke Soldiers’ Home canceled as state official rescinds offer to testify Updated 11:44 AM; In a surprise move, the chief of staff for the past two secretaries of the state Department of Veterans Services bailed out of his planned testimony Tuesday afternoon before a legislative oversight committee on the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. Paul Moran, chief of staff for Secretary Cheryl Lussier Poppe and her predecessor, Francisco Ureña, was the sole person scheduled to testif...

$400 million bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home clears 2nd legislative committee Updated 5:00 AM; HOLYOKE — With just six days to go before a deadline to apply for federal financing for a new Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, a $400 million bond bill cleared its second legislative committee Friday. The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets polled its 21 members Friday afternoon and the bill passed by a wide margin. The milestone cleared the way for the proposal...