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MassDOT reaches Pittsfield railroad agreement with CSX, while Amtrak’s $2B award set to bolster Berkshire Flyer

Oct 8, 2026

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com PITTSFIELD — MassDOT now has an agreement with freight railroad company CSX allowing for rail improvements in Pittsfield. The track work will cut conflicts between...

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Top Democratic tax writers slam new scholarship credit rules

Oct 7, 2026

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Richard Neal accuse the Treasury of pushing the new tax break further than the law allows. By Bernie Becker, POLITICO The top Democrats on Congress’ tax-writing committees...

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Chicopee’s Westover receives new $46M hangar for Air Force inspections

Oct 6, 2026

By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com CHICOPEE — For the first time in 20 years, the inspection hangar at Westover Air Reserve Base will no longer look like a cartoon character with its tail...

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Planned Drumcree march ‘provocative’, says US Congressman

Oct 2, 2026

By Jackie Fox, RTÉ News US Representative Richard Neal has described the planned Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown as "provocative". In an interview with RTÉ News, Rep Neal...

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US Friends of Ireland politicians call on UK government to cancel Drumcree parade

Oct 1, 2026

Fourteen members of US Congress say failing to act decisively risks ‘reopening one of the most painful chapters in North’s history’ By Keith Duggan, Irish Times Leading US politicians have written...

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Mass. immigrant group: White House claim of$1B in cuts a ‘PR move’

Sep 28, 2026

By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com Old news. That’s how a Massachusetts immigration organization targeted by Trump administration cuts characterizes word Friday of $1 billion in lost funding. In...

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Irish America rallies to stop contentious Orange parade

Sep 28, 2026

By Anthony Neeson, Irish Echo Irish American politicians and organisations have been speaking out this weekend to prevent an Orange parade through the Catholic Garvaghy Road area of Portadown, Co...

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Tax Fraud Could Cost the US Over $300 Billion a Year

Sep 25, 2026

By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey, The Fiscal Times Good evening! President Trump's lavish summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is over, and analysts say it didn't produce much progress on...

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With loaners already flying, fleet of F-35As to land in western Mass.

Sep 22, 2026

LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By James Paleologopoulos Bit by bit, a fleet of new, state-of-the-art fighter aircraft is coming to a Air National Guard base in western Massachusetts....

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Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims

Sep 22, 2026

Vice President JD Vance and White House officials are announcing plans to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON...

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Westfield’s 104th Fighter Wing celebrates impending arrival of F-35 jets

Sep 13, 2026

By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com WESTFIELD — In a matter of weeks, the first of the F-35 fighter planes built for 104th Fighter Wing will be arriving, bringing with them some of the most...

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Western New England University inaugurates new president Joseph Hartman

Sep 10, 2026

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — At his inauguration Thursday as the seventh president of Western New England University, Joseph C. Hartman recalled being asked to teach the computer...

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Roofers union pension saved as Congressman Neal secures $5.8 million

Aug 28, 2026

By Amy Porter | Reminder Publishing | aporter@thereminder.com HOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal joined union leaders and retirees at the Laborers Local 596 Union Hall on Thursday to celebrate saving...

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Neal tours Agawam High School building site, touts legislative successes

Aug 21, 2026

by Sarah Heinonen, The Reminder AGAWAM — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal stopped in Agawam on Aug. 18 to tour the high school building project. The site was the second stop on Neal’s Landmark Laws, Local...

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East Longmeadow receives over $12 million in federal funding

Aug 20, 2026

WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited East Longmeadow as part of his “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” tour to review community...

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Congressman Neal visits Palmer to highlight federal aid

Aug 19, 2026

By Sydney Warren, 22 News WATCH HERE SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited Palmer as part of his “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” tour to highlight municipal projects...

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Springfield celebrates opening of 52 affordable downtown apartments at The Vault

Aug 17, 2026

By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – It turns out it takes a village to house a village. Developers gathered Monday with state, federal and local officials, bankers and builders to...

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U.S. Rep. Neal visits Community Access to the Arts, meets artists with disabilities and families

Aug 12, 2026

Congressman Neal’s visit highlights the transformative impact of inclusive arts programs and the stakes of protecting Medicaid services for people with disabilities. Written by Berhisre Edge Staff...

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Congressman Neal visits four minority-owned businesses in Springfield

Aug 10, 2026

WATCH HERE By Ashley Shook, 22 News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal will tour several minority-owned small businesses in Springfield on Monday. The tour, hosted by the Legacy...

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Forest Park Horticultural, Learning Center plan grows with $1M federal earmark

Aug 7, 2026

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — There is a lawn now in Forest Park where Beate Bolen, a former president of the Springfield Garden Club, envisions a greenhouse surrounded by gardens....

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