veterans

Veterans Coached On Job Search Skills

Paul Tuthill — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:55:17 +0000

The unemployment rate for military veterans remains higher than the national average. Veterans in western Massachusetts had an opportunity on Friday to get job search advice from employment specialists.

U.S. Army veteran James Scurry of Springfield knows how frustrating looking for a job can be.

US Labor Department To Fund Veteran Jobs Searches

Hank Gross — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:48:17 +0000

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s proposed 2014 federal budget includes an additional $100 million for the Department of Labor to spend on programs to better serve veterans and returning serving members seeking jobs.

With Castle Point and Montrose VA hospitals and their outpatient clinics in the Mid-Hudson Valley and nine job centers also located in the region, if approved, the additional funding would provide for more federal services for those job seekers, Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris told MidHudsonNews.com on Tuesday.

NY Congressman Aims to Help Veterans Cut Through Red Tape

Allison Dunne — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:10:00 +0000

A Congressman from New York’s Hudson Valley is trying to cut down on red tape when it comes to processing disability claims from veterans. He is announcing legislation today to address the issue.

Congressional Corner with Chris Gibson - Part 1

Alan Chartock — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:50:00 +0000

Suicide, especially among veterans, is an emerging crisis.

In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Chris Gibson — a Republican from the 19^th district — tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that suicide can tear families apart.

Homelessness Declining Among Vets in Mass.

Lucas Willard — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:51:48 +0000

Yesterday, Lieutenant Gov. Timothy Murray announced that from January 2010 to January 2012, Massachusetts saw a drop in its homeless rate among veterans by 26%. That national rate of decline for the same period was 17%.

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Murray Hears Concerns from Pittsfield Veterans

Lucas Willard — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:20:17 +0000

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray made three stops in Pittsfield today, including one at a Veterans home where he heard suggestions and concerns from vets. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

After making stops at Pittsfield High School and General Dynamics, a defense manufacturer, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray toured facilities at Solider On – a non-profit organization that provides housing and services for homeless veterans.

Paul Elisha: Veterans and politics

Paul Elisha — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:35:34 +0000

This commentator has always believed that age was never a guarantor of complaint or bad manners nor was it an established signal for curmudgeonly behavior. So it’s especially upsetting to find oneself setting a graphic example of what he has criticized.

Conn. Veteran wounded in Vietnam sues Army to get care

Lucas Willard — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0000

A Purple Heart recipient from Connecticut who was wounded in the Vietnam War is suing the Army, claiming he's wrongly being denied health care benefits.

William Dolphin of West Haven filed the federal lawsuit Thursday in New Haven in an attempt to upgrade his discharge status and get benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The lawsuit says Dolphin suffered head, knee and back injuries in an explosion during combat in 1968 and was left with post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain.

North Adams Volunteers Form Group to Help Veterans and Families

Lucas Willard — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:58:05 +0000

Volunteers in North Adams, Massachusetts, have begun a new program to offer help for the family members of service members suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

Rebecca Litchfield is a volunteer at North Adams’ veterans service office, and through her work, she says she’s noticed a lack of support for the families of returning veterans.

Schumer Pushes For Veterans Employment Credit

Pat Bradley — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:20:00 +0000

During a visit to the Bombardier Transportation rail car manufacturing plant in Plattsburgh Thursday, New York Senator Charles Schumer called for the extension of a tax credit for businesses that hire veterans.