National Guard colonel named acting superintendent of Holyoke Soldiers' Home - U.S.
By STEPHANIE BARRY | masslive.com | Published: December 16, 2020 HOLYOKE, Mass. (Tribune News Service) — Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke trustees on Wednesday beat back an effort by state officials to name a new acting superintendent for the facility, instead voting unanimously to appoint their own pick. National Guard Col. Michael Lazo, the new chief operating officer for the beleaguered state-run home for veterans, will replace outgoing interim administrator Val Liptak as she heads back to her post as CEO of Western Massachusetts Hospital on Dec. 20. All seven board members voted to appoin...
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