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By James Pentland

HOLYOKE — A $164 million federal grant announced this week will go toward construction of a new Holyoke Veterans’ Home, a $482.6 million project that when complete in 2028 will provide long-term care for 234 veterans.Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon...

By James Pentland

BELCHERTOWN — A Granby man pleaded guilty Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court to motor vehicle homicide and reckless assault charges stemming from a motor vehicle crash that killed his longtime partner and the mother of his child last July, the...

By James Pentland

NORTHAMPTON — The dream of east-west rail service in Massachusetts came a step closer to reality this week with the appointment of a director for the project.Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Tuesday that Andy Koziol, currently the state’s rail and...

By James Pentland

NORTHAMPTON — Affordable housing projects in 19 communities, including Northampton, South Hadley and Holyoke, will benefit from subsidies and tax credits announced Monday by Gov. Maura Healey.Area projects approved for funding are Prospect Place, a...

By James Pentland

NORTHAMPTON — Along with five other Massachusetts counties, Hampshire and Franklin counties have been declared a disaster area by the U.S. Department of Agriculture due to losses caused by flooding from July 9-16.Gov. Maura Healey and the state’s...

By James Pentland

NORTHAMPTON — A Texas man accused of eight counts of indecent assault and one count of rape was released on $5,000 bail and several conditions following his arraignment Monday in Hampshire Superior Court.David S. Rose, 38, of San Antonio is accused...

By James Pentland

BELCHERTOWN — A $185,030 state grant will add redundancy to the town fiber-optic communications system and complete public safety radio access to two cell towers, according to a release from the governor’s office. The Healey-Driscoll administration...

By James Pentland

A State Police task force and partner agencies have arrested eight people in Hampden County on drug trafficking and firearms charges, seizing several kilos of fentanyl and cocaine and more than $100,000 in cash, State Police reported.Police said the...