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By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE – The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts worked Monday afternoon to obtain and distribute enough food to get needy households through a November...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Springfield U.S Representative Richard Neal is calling on President Donald Trump to take action to preserve food assistance benefits, which are...

WATCH HERE by: Areta Odiah, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The government shutdown has reached its 29th day, with local officials expressing concern as no resolution appears imminent. As the...

WATCH HERE By Madison Lisowski and Mark Gardyna, Western Mass News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Our team coverage on the impending loss of SNAP benefits now turns to Western Mass News speaking...

By Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff WASHINGTON — Despite the federal government shutdown, senators from both parties began arriving back at the Capitol late Monday afternoon, and the hallways soon were...

by Irish Echo Staff A former British army paratrooper known as "Soldier F" was found not guilty Thursday of seven counts of murder and attempted murder resulting from the slaughter on Bloody Sunday...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier There's been no new momentum towards resolving the federal shutdown, which has taken place all month, leaving many federal workers off the...

They also want a sit-down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is also acting IRS commissioner, on the issue. By: Brian Faler, POLITICO House Democratic tax writers are demanding an...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Democrats are firm in their resolve to protect tax credits in the Affordable Care Act as the government shutdown heads toward its fourth week. U.S....

WATCH HERE BY Cam Jandrow Worcester On Wednesday, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal (D-First Massachusetts District) described himself as frustrated when discussing the government shutdown in...

WATCH HERE by: Kaelee Collins, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. government shutdown has entered its third week as lawmakers remain at an impasse, with the Senate rejecting the House-passed...

WATCH HERE by: Tony Fay, 22 News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The federal government shutdown has entered its ninth day with no resolution in sight, as lawmakers remain divided over health insurance...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The shutdown of the federal government has dragged into its second week. And there's little indication a deal is close to being reached....

By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com With a federal government shutdown moving from an “if” to a likely “when” with every passing hour, Bay State lawmakers on Capitol Hill are bracing for a fight....

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government could be headed for a shutdown if an agreement on a spending plan is not reached by the end of the month. A...

By Larry Parnass | LParnass@repub.com Two Western Massachusetts brothers are safe after their ships, part of a flotilla carrying food and other aid to Gaza, were attacked Tuesday off the coast of...

By Irish Echo Staff Congressman Richard Neal has released a statement on the trial of “Soldier F,” who has been charged for his alleged role in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry Said Neal:...

By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff LENOX, Mass. — William "Smitty" Pignatelli was visiting the Veterans Memorial Bicentennial Park in Fall River with its tributes ranging from the Revolution to the...