Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMCThe Springfield building will house all the agency's social service programs One neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts has longed for a community center for...
US urges UK to keep talking to EU in ‘good faith’ amid Brexit row
Jun 13, 2022
Washington | Matt Honeycombe-Foster, Shawn Pogatchnik, Nahal Toosi, POLITICOU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged his British counterpart to continue "good faith" talks with the...
Congressman Neal discusses January 6 hearing held Monday
Jun 13, 2022
Washington | Taylor Knight, WWLPhe January 6th Select Committee held another public hearing on Capitol Hill this morning. Bi-partisan senators announce deal on first gun control legislation in...
Richard Neal tours $25M filtration upgrade project at West Parish waterworks
Jun 13, 2022
Washington | Peter Currier, The Westfield NewsU.S. Rep Richard Neal visited the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s West Parish Filters water treatment plant in Westfield Friday afternoon as...
Ground broken for $15 million Barbara Rivera Community Center in Springfield’s North End
Jun 13, 2022
Springfield, MA | Patrick Johnson, The RepublicanThe vacant parcel of land in the city’s North End that used to be home to a neighborhood landmark will become a lasting tribute to a neighborhood...
Keating, Neal, Boyle, and Fitzpatrick Denounce UK Legislation
Jun 13, 2022
WashingtonTonight, Congressman Bill Keating, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe; Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and Co-Chair of the Friends...
Neal Statement on U.K. Legislation to Change the Northern Ireland Protocol
Jun 13, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the United Kingdom’s introduction of legislation to change the Northern...
US Rep. Richard Neal tours upgrades at source of Springfield water supply
Jun 10, 2022
Westfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanThe Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s 250,000 customers across the lower Pioneer Valley might take the water in their tap for granted....
US Rep. Richard Neal says Jan. 6 hearings shed light on assault on government
Jun 10, 2022
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanTwice during the Jan. 6 Committee’s two-hour televised hearing on Thursday night, witnesses and members of Congress mentioned Room 208 in the...
Springfield Water and Sewer Commission Hosts Regional Water Roundtable with Congressman Richard Neal
Jun 10, 2022
Westfield, MAThe Springfield Water and Sewer Commission (Commission) was pleased to host Congressman Richard Neal (MA-1) for a Regional Water Roundtable today at West Parish Filters Water Treatment...
Food Bank celebrates groundbreaking of new headquarters
Jun 8, 2022
Chicopee, MA | Matt Conway, The ReminderCity and state officials gathered in celebration of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts’ groundbreaking ceremony on June 2. The food bank is constructing a...
Neal Statement on Unemployment Insurance GAO Reports
Jun 8, 2022
WashingtonToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office’s latest reports on unemployment...
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Trailway Expansion to Boost Tourism in Southbridge, Massachusetts
Jun 8, 2022
WashingtonToday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to Southbridge, Massachusetts,...
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Announces Over $59 Million in AmeriCorps Funding
Jun 7, 2022
WashingtonUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Bill...
Neal Statement on May 2022 Jobs Report
Jun 3, 2022
Springfield, MAToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2022 jobs report: “May brought...
Construction begins for Food Bank’s new Chicopee location
Jun 2, 2022
Chicopee, MA | Amanda Callahan, Rich Crane, and Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass NewsConstruction for the new Food Bank of Western Massachusetts officially kicked off on Thursday. It’s a project that...
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts tackles food insecurity, climate change with new Chicopee headquarters (Viewpoint)
Jun 2, 2022
Chicopee, MABy U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, U.S. Reps. Richard Neal and James McGovern Today, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is breaking ground on an innovative effort that will increase access...
Springfield Union Station gets $1.75M federal grant for track upgrades; Enfield gets $13.9M toward new station
Jun 2, 2022
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSpringfield Union Station has received a $1.75 million federal rail infrastructure grant for track improvements, the U.S. The Department of Transportation...
Congressman Richard Neal reacts to inflation and rising gas prices
Jun 1, 2022
Springfield, MA | Kate Wilkinson, WWLPCongressman Richard Neal is calling the rise in gas prices and inflation an international problem. It comes after President Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet...
US Rep. Richard Neal encourages Statehouse leaders on east-west rail
Jun 1, 2022
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, is encouraging state lawmakers to create a Western Massachusetts passenger rail authority that would apply for...