Criminal neglect at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Holyoke schools receivership, federal disaster fund denial

By Carrie Saldo

Published March 29, 2024 at 11:56 AM EDT

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Holyoke Public Schools is one of three districts in Massachusetts run by the state's education department.

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Host of The Rundown, Carrie Saldo, is with ists Jill Kaufman of NEPM and political consultant Anthony Cignoli.

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Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, exits Hampshire Superior Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

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On The Rundown, our confronts a continuance without a finding. Key figures facing criminal neglect charges in the Holyoke Soldiers' Home COVID outbreak of 2020 had their latest day in court and we discuss how these cases were resolved.

The state’s new commissioner of elementary and secondary education promises to return local control of Holyoke’s school district. What does this mean for the Paper City?

And, the Biden istration is refusing a disaster declaration request to provide federal funds to three Massachusetts counties hit hard by flooding, and the western Massachusetts congressional delegation is pushing back.

This week’s includes MassLive reporter Jill Kaufman.

Plus, we’ll hear some reporting highlights of the week from the NEPM Newsroom and the NENC with stories about crows contributing to new advanced imaging technology, marijuana community impact lawsuits, and America’s fastest growing sport: pickleball.