Sep 16, 2019
Washington, DC | Dick Lindsay, The Berkshire EagleLEE — The Lee Fire Department has received nearly $225,000 in federal money to spend on lifesaving equipment. The grant from the Federal Emergency...
Sep 14, 2019
Easthampton, MA | Hayley Crombleholme, WWLPEASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Easthampton Fire Department is getting federal help in fighting occupational cancers. The department announced they have...
Sep 13, 2019
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today following the decision of the Trump administration to rollback clean water protections enacted by President Barack...
Sep 13, 2019
Easthampton, MAEASTHAMPTON – The City of Easthampton will be a recipient of two federal grants to bolster public safety and support the Easthampton Fire Department’s staffing and equipment needs....
Sep 13, 2019
Holyoke, MA | Dennis Hohenberger, MassLiveHOLYOKE — Over $1.1 million in federal grants that will bolster the Holyoke Fire Department’s ranks and pay for critical gear. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal,...
Sep 11, 2019
Easthampton, MA | Michael Connors, GazetteEASTHAMPTON — The city has secured two grants totaling $613,278 from the Federal Emergency Management Administration that will be used toward the hiring of...
Sep 5, 2019
Boston, MABoston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch...
Aug 30, 2019
Washington, DCBoston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P....
Aug 29, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent letters to Alan Rosenbloom, President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, and Bill Osborn, President...
Aug 28, 2019
Washington, DCSPRINGFIELD, MA – Amtrak, in conjunction with MassDOT, is launching a new state supported seven day a week passenger train on Friday, August 30, called the Valley Flyer. The train...
Aug 27, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent letters to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma and Department of Justice...
Aug 21, 2019
Lee, MALee, MA – United States Congressman Richard E. Neal joined State Senator Adam Hinds, State Representative Smitty Pignatelli, town officials and representatives from Eagle Mill to announce...
Aug 21, 2019
Lee, MA | Terry Cowgill, Berkshire EdgeLee — It was an official recognition of the progress made in the potentially transformative Eagle Mill project that attracted movers and shakers to the...
Aug 21, 2019
Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCA mill rehabilitation project in Lee, Massachusetts has received a new infusion of state funding. This week, a $60 million project intended to transform a...
Aug 20, 2019
Lee, MA | Heather Bellow, The Berkshire EagleLEE — Amid the scent of mold and decay, with each step inside is the crunch of debris from a decaying old mill building that, for more than a century,...
Aug 15, 2019
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Daily passenger train service between the city’s Union Station, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield could begin as soon as Aug. 30. But the start...
Aug 14, 2019
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – On October 9, 1942, PFC Francis E. Drake, USMC made the ultimate sacrifice at Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theatre of Operations during World War II in defense of the...
Aug 13, 2019
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement regarding a newly-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he...
Aug 10, 2019
Holyoke, MA | Dennis Hohenberger, MassLiveHOLYOKE — Construction on a new, 6,000-square-foot unit at the Holyoke Health Center that will expand treatment for patients with opioid-related conditions...
Aug 9, 2019
Washington, DC | Alan Chartock, WAMC NewsTwo more mass shootings have Americans on edge. In Part 1 of Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with WAMC’s Alan...
