HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Governor Maura Healey and Congressman Richard Neal are in Holyoke on Thursday for a topping-off ceremony for a new veterans home. Donovan’s Irish Pub wins Holyoke ‘Battle of the Bars’ During the ceremony, builders will place the final beam on the new building. The symbolic moment marks significant progress in the project, which the Healey Administration has helped secure millions of federal funding for. When the building is finished, it'll house more than 230 long-term care patients, and staff will be increased by over 30 percent. The ceremony is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Holyoke Veterans Home on 110 Cherry Street in Holyoke. Construction started in August of 2023 and is currently ahead of schedule. The project is slated to finish in late 2026. Local News Headlines ‘Into the Forest’ Bright Nights Ball this Saturday at MGM Springfield Cooler temperatures on the way this weekend Healey asks that six be pardoned for crimes Crews put out large brush fire in Holland WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.