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Governor Charlie Baker Announces Attorney Mark W. Pearlstein to Investigate Holyoke Soldiers’ Home 

4/01/2020 Governor's Press Office

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Locations across Massachusetts to Honor Purple Heart Day  

8/07/2019 Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services

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Chelsea Soldiers’ Home Awarded $100 Million to Replace Long Term Care Facility 

6/14/2019 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

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Massachusetts Departments of Transitional Assistance and Veterans’ Services Partner to Reduce Food Insecurity Among Veterans 

11/09/2018 Department of Transitional Assistance

The Department of Transitional Assistance and the Department of Veterans’ Services announced a joint commitment to reduce veterans’ food insecurity in Massachusetts over the next year.

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Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking at Chelsea Soldiers’ Home 

10/29/2018 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

New long term care facility will support 154 veterans

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Governor Baker Signs BRAVE Act to Strengthen Services and Supports for Commonwealth’s Veterans 

8/28/2018 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

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Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Receives High Marks from Department of Veterans Affairs 

5/10/2018 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

2018 Survey Finds No Clinical Deficiencies, Falls Reduced

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PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Baker, Secretary Ureña, Major General Keefe Meet with World War II Veteran Sidney Walton 

4/30/2018 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

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Massachusetts Awarded Construction Funding From Veteran Affairs for the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home 

4/20/2018 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

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Baker-Polito Administration to Launch Tax Credit Certification for Massachusetts Businesses Providing Job Opportunities for Veterans 

11/09/2017 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

$4,000 credit supports businesses employing and retaining Massachusetts veterans

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Baker-Polito Administration, Senator McGee Highlight Support for Enhancing Annuity Benefit Eligibility for Gold Star Families 

5/24/2017 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Statute change will allow for $2,000 benefit payments retroactive to eligibility

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Baker-Polito Administration, Senator McGee Highlight Support for Enhancing Annuity Benefit Eligibility for Gold Star Families 

5/24/2017 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

Statute change will allow for $2,000 benefit payments retroactive to eligibility

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Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Veterans Day with State House Ceremony 

11/11/2016 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

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Governor Baker Signs Legislation Supporting Veterans’ Benefits and Housing 

7/14/2016 Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

Expands scholarship and community support opportunities; establishes Gold Star Memorial Park in Fall River

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