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By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A chair of honor representing eight South Hadley veterans who went missing in action during World War II will permanently sit at South Hadley Sports Stadium Complex at the high school, with a Prisoners of War Missing in Action flag...

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine veteran pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application to the Marine Corps through his congressional representative.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Veteran Michael Slater left the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night feeling like he witnessed the taping of an episode of “The Jerry Springer Show” — a long-running tabloid talk show known for its sensationalistic topics — rather than a presidential address.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — When he was growing up, Daniel Nye says the presence of World War II vets had been “pretty ubiquitous.” Now he says, “they seem to have disappeared.”

By SAMUEL GELINAS

SOUTH HADLEY — After years of military service — which included two captures, an occasional bayonet to the gut, various injuries and involvement in one of World War II’s more popularized battles — Hugh Adamson finally has a grave that commemorates...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Driving down Interstate 91, said U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, “you see the phoenix rising from the ashes,” referring to a long-awaited new home for area veterans that’s been under construction for the last 451 days.Neal admired the progress being...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

Post-election days will be filled with opportunities for celebrating the service of those who have given all for their country, as communities gear up for Veterans Day celebrations throughout the country. Here in Hampshire County, a number of venues...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Research by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that about 6% of Americans, and about 7% of military veterans, will experience PTSD in their lifetime, while veterans with higher combat exposure are three times as likely to...

By SAM DORAN

LEXINGTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed off Thursday on a new veterans’ benefits law that she touted as “a big deal,” while Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago told a packed town hall that the Holyoke Veterans Home had been awarded licensure by the...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — When veterans return home from service, they often find that they’ve missed out on valuable family time, and struggle with feelings of isolation that can be hard to reconcile.With this issue in mind, a new summer tradition is coming to...

By ALEXA LEWIS

A leading veterans agent in the region says an expansive bill soon to become law designed to improve the lives of Massachusetts veterans is “monumental” for its expanded inclusion efforts, benefits, and health care provisions, but the measure fails to...

Jeremy Meade of Nashawtuc Country Club shot the low round of the day to take home medalist honors in a 2024 Massachusetts Amateur Golf Championship qualifier at Veterans Memorial Golf Course in Springfield on Monday afternoon.Meade shot 2-under-par 70...

By LIESEL NYGARD

WHATELY — While Whately’s annual Memorial Day parade came and went as is tradition on Sunday, this year’s proceedings marked a particularly special occasion for World War II veteran Walter Harubin.Harubin, 103, was honored as Whately’s oldest veteran...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Thanks to a collaboration between Frontier Regional School students and the Hale-Clapp Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3295, veterans’ graves in South Deerfield’s three cemeteries got fresh American flags ahead of Memorial...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The town’s recreation and veterans services departments and the Council on Aging will merge under a new human services department in fiscal year 2025 to maximize impact of social and mental health services within new budget...

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Since Arcpoint Brewery partners Chris Peterson, CJ Eldridge and Dave Pare began their mission to open a brewery and taproom several years ago, all three men were determined to put it in Belchertown.Following their slogan “brew with...

By DOMENIC POLI

BUCKLAND — A former U.S. Marine is apologizing to his fellow veterans and the community at large after it was discovered he has embellished his military service and received medals and money he had not earned.Investigations by the Upper Pioneer Valley...

Easthampton A parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, beginning on Clark Street, according to South Hadley-Easthampton Veterans Agent Michael Slater. The parade will travel onto Cottage Street and Union Street, turn right on Main Street,...

By Evan Halper and Lauren Rosenblatt

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s attack on legal marijuana, already stymied by large states determined not to roll back the clock, is increasingly confronting an even more politically potent adversary: military veterans.Frustrated by federal...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

EASTHAMPTON — The threat of rain didn’t stop hundreds from gathering to see this year’s Memorial Day parade in Easthampton, where everyone from veterans to local baseball teams marched together to honor America’s veterans.Small groups of people...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Far from foreign battlefields, David Felty is learning to help military veterans resolve conflicts of a different sort.A five week training session at the World War II Club on Conz Street is helping the Southampton resident and trial...