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Cases of COVID are increasing in Massachusetts, right now there is an average of more than 310 confirmed cases a day, almost double what we saw last month.

The state’s Executive Office of Veterans’ Services says there are currently ten residents of the Holyoke Veterans’ Home who have tested positive for COVID-19.

There were shovels in the ground Monday as the groundbreaking for the new Holyoke Soldiers Home took place.

Three years after a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home resulted in at least 76 veterans’ deaths, and several investigations, lawsuits and an oversight reform law later, shovels broke ground Monday on a new Holyoke Veterans Home.

A massive construction project gets underway on Monday in Holyoke, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for the new Veterans Home in Holyoke.

On Monday afternoon, Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, Congressman Neal, and more officials are attending the groundbreaking ceremony at the new Veterans’ Home in Holyoke.

Governor Maura Healey signed into law most of a policy-filled $56 billion state budget for fiscal year 2024 on Wednesday.

MassDevelopment has awarded Holyoke Health Center in Holyoke a $50,000 grant as part of their Community Health Center Grant Program.

Holyoke Community College (HCC) is set to witness a historic moment as James K. Bradford, a 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran, prepares to graduate from the institution for the second time, exactly 50 years after his initial graduation in the spring of 1973.

Volunteers from across western Massachusetts were at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Thursday as part of an initiative to beautify the space.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services has been awarded $164M in federal grant funding for new construction at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

A criminal trial can proceed against two former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials accused of negligence that led to the deaths of elderly veteran residents early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday.

A criminal case can continue against two former leaders of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home after more than 70 veterans died during the outbreak.

The state’s highest court has ruled that criminal cases against the former superintendent and former medical director at the Holyoke Soldiers Home can resume, a year and a half after a Hampden Superior Court judge had dismissed grand jury indictments against them.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ highest court overruled a lower court judge Thursday and reinstated criminal neglect charges against two top former officials at a veterans’ home. Nearly 80 veterans died at the Veterans’ Home in Holyoke after contracting the coronavirus in one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in a long-term care facility in the nation. […]

The Department of Veterans’ Services became a Cabinet-level executive office this month under a 2022 law that responded to governance and operational shortcomings that proved fatal during the pandemic, particularly at the state-run soldiers’ homes in Holyoke and Chelsea.

Gov. Maura Healey has now proposed over $56.5 billion in state spending since taking office, adding a $734 million supplemental budget request to her agenda on Friday.

The state budget plan recommends $30 million for the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, a slight increase over the current budget.

Lieutenant Colonel John E. Mawn, Jr. of the Massachusetts State Police will be serving as the interim colonel of the department until Healey names a permanent replacement.

Gov. Maura Healey will tap Rep. Jon Santiago of Boston, a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, as the state’s next veterans’ services secretary.

22News State House reporter Ellen Fleming spoke with a state lawmaker who recently visited the Chelsea home.

The state’s highest court heard an appeal Wednesday of the dismissal of charges against the former superintendent and former medical director of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.

An appeals court will hear arguments next week regarding the dismissal of indictments against the leaders at the Holyoke Soldiers Home.

This week on 22News InFocus we’ll be talking with two members of the newly formed Veterans Advocacy Coalition, both of whom have served as administrators at the Soldiers Home at Holyoke.

The Massachusetts National Guard will be reimbursed for the costs of medical operations and logistical support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A federal judge has approved a $58 million settlement for the veterans and families impacted by the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a nearly $58 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in response to the deaths of dozens of veterans who contracted COVID-19 at a Massachusetts veterans home. “It was with heavy hearts that we got to the finish line on this case,” Michael Aleo, an attorney […]

Members of the Holyoke Soldiers Home Coalition created a new organization following the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020 to help veterans from all walks of life.

A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by employees of the Holyoke Soldiers Home who alleged their civil rights were violated due to working conditions at the home during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak there.

The state’s highest court will review a Hampden County judge’s decision to dismiss criminal charges against the former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers Home.

The state public health commissioner will have the authority to limit or ban admissions to long-term care facilities like nursing homes if “jeopardy” – like an uncontrolled disease outbreak – threatens the safety of residents.

A popular golf tournament continued its tradition of raising funds for an organization helping the veterans of the Holyoke Soldiers Home.

Twenty-eight months after COVID-19 tore through the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and leaders fumbled the response with deadly consequences, House and Senate lawmakers agreed Wednesday on a bill that would overhaul oversight, management requirements and crisis response at state-run long-term care facilities for veterans.

A bill reshaping the oversight and governance of state-run soldiers’ homes is on its way to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk.

-State-run long-term care facilities for veterans would face new oversight and management requirements under a compromise bill that lawmakers rolled out Wednesday.

Representatives pointed to “compelling and emotional testimony” from patients who have been made to try and fail on insurance-preferred treatments before their insurer would approve the more expensive treatment prescribed by a doctor as they voted unanimously Wednesday to put restrictions on the practice known as step therapy.

Legislative negotiators tasked with finalizing bills reforming governance at state-run soldiers’ homes and bonding billions of dollars to invest in government infrastructure appear to be closer to final deals.

Deadlines are quickly approaching for the Massachusetts legislature. 22News has where the state stands.

The Baker administration announced in May a settlement had been reached related to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ home.

BusinessWest recently announced its 40 under 40 Class of 2022, the 16th compilation of rising figures in the regional business community on Monday.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday filed a $56 million bill to fund the class action settlement stemming from the COVID-19 deaths of veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in 2020.

A job fair is being held at Heritage State Park in Holyoke featuring 50 or more employers Thursday afternoon.

The state will be offering online informational sessions for construction contractors interested in the Soldiers’ Home In Holyoke and other public construction projects in Massachusetts. 

The Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Chicopee featured a speech by the former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

In a tribute to the Hollywood legend Ray Liotta, the Greenfield Garden Cinema will show the 1990 film Goodfellas all week starting June 3.

After the announcement of the $56 million settlement agreement for those impacted by the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home tragedy, 22News takes a closer look at what’s being done for the families of victims and survivors.

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are reacting to the major settlement announcement at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Thursday.

Bob Aucoin should be eligible for the funds through the Holyoke Soldiers’ home settlement, he said this is a good step, but this will never replace those lives lost.

22News is working for you with a detailed timeline of the Covid-19 outbreak at the Soldiers’ Home In Holyoke which led to a multi-million dollar settlement.

The state has come to an agreement with veterans and their families who died or became ill with the virus as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.