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Every day, Marice Raymond received the same message, she said: Moses Raymond, her husband and a resident of the Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center, was fine. The 78-year-old Vietnam War veteran had COVID-19, but she thought he had recovered. He was OK, the staff told her on the morning of May 10.

On May 11, he was dead.

“I don’t understand how he could get that sick that quick and die in a matter of hours," Raymond said. “Someone didn’t tell me the truth.”

LYNN — The city is receiving $4 million in federal funds to combat homelessness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) announced Wednesday that the federal government has appropriated $4,004,861 to support residents who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless after losing jobs during the pandemic.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will distribute the funds through its Emergency Solutions Grants program that the U.S. Congress created in the passage of its disaster-relief CARES Act package.

On Monday, Democrats in Washington unveiled the Justice in Policing Act.

The Democratic proposal, the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, has more than 200 sponsors, including Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton.

We talk with him about what the bill aims to accomplish and ask the former Marine his thoughts on how the U.S. military was used during recent protests.

This segment aired on June 9, 2020.

TEWKSBURY, MA — Congressman Seth Moulton joined Rep. Ayanna Pressley's resolution to condemn police brutality, Monday. Pressley announced the resolution with three other representatives Friday, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

A video shows now-former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck and ignoring him as he says he can't breathe. Chauvin was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

Rep. Seth Moulton recently announced that the Cape Ann Transportation Authority will receive $1.6 million in transit relief funds made available through the CARES Act.

Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced that Lynn Economic Opportunity, (LEO) Inc. has been awarded a $4.34 million federal grant for its Head Start program.

“All are created equal is our American creed. Equal opportunity is our nation’s promise. Yet, too often, your chances of success are dictated by your zip code and how much your parents make. It is on all of us to create opportunities where they don’t exist. Head Start does that, and I’m proud to announce these funds are coming to Lynn,” Rep. Seth Moulton said.

Twenty-two years ago, David Williams was biking down a Salem, Mass., street when he caught a glimpse of the woman who would become the love of his life.

He could tell she was petite, but he wasn’t able to make out her features as she turned to catch a train. Williams spun his bicycle around and headed up the street. He saw Vitalina’s face and let out a whistle.

“She was just beautiful,” David Williams remembered.

SALEM — The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow across Memorial Day, said Marine Corps veteran and Salem Veterans Council member Joseph Cole and other speakers at a small ceremony held under gray skies in Greenlawn Cemetery Monday morning.

Cole, who acted as the emcee, noted how the aging, elderly veteran population has been ravaged by the pandemic during a year which marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The outbreak continues to affect veterans' nursing homes across the country and in the Bay State, and many older veterans remain at home or in lockdown.