Washington, DC | RTE IrelandTributes have been paid to former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume who died this morning. President Michael D Higgins said everyone who sought and worked for...
Holyoke press conference highlights PPP loans
Aug 1, 2020
Washington, DC | Dave Canton, The RepublicanA group of area business people who received assistance from the first round of stimulus funding from the Small Business Administration’s the Paycheck...
Congressman Neal celebrates the success of the Paycheck Protection Program
Aug 1, 2020
Springfield, MA | Morgyn Joubert, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal and local business leaders came together today to celebrate the success of the Paycheck...
Federal program providing extra $600 a week to unemployed expires Friday
Jul 31, 2020
Washington, DC | Hector Molina, WWLP(WWLP) – The federal program that is currently providing more than 30 million unemployed Americans with an extra $600 per week expires Friday. As of now, leaders...
Congressional hearing explores oversight of soldiers’ homes
Jul 29, 2020
Washington, DC | Shira Schoenberg, Commonwealth MagazineAT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING on Wednesday, the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was held up as a model – a model of what can go wrong when an odd...
Retired Holyoke Soldiers’ Home leader Paul Barabani testifies before Congress, calling for more federal aid to support vets’ homes amid pandemic
Jul 29, 2020
Washington, DC | Stephanie Barry, MassLiveMembers of Congress and the Trump administration differed on “where the buck stops” for veterans nursing facilities during a committee hearing Wednesday on...
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Former Superintendent Testifies Before Congress
Jul 29, 2020
Holyoke, MA | WBZ, CBS BostonHOLYOKE (CBS) – The former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home spoke before Congress Wednesday. Paul Barabani retired in 2016, and he said he warned...
Holyoke Medical Center receives $8.7 million in federal funding after Soldiers’ Home outbreak
Jul 27, 2020
Holyoke, MA | WCVBHOLYOKE, Mass. — A Massachusetts hospital has been granted $8.7 million in federal funding after stepping up during the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. The...
Congressman Neal announces $8.7M in federal funding to Holyoke Medical Center
Jul 26, 2020
Holyoke, MA | Jada Furlow, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal alongside President and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center Spiros Hatiras announced Saturday morning $8.7 million in...
Rep. Neal Announces $8.7 Million In Relief Aid For Holyoke Medical Center
Jul 26, 2020
Washington, DC | Lucas Willard, WAMCWestern Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal has announced $8.7 million in federal funding for Holyoke Medical Center. The Democratic Chair of the influential...
Regional challenge to encourage higher response rate in 2020 Census
Jul 26, 2020
Chicopee, MA | Mike Masciadrelli, WWLPCHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Every 10 years, we’re asked to complete a Census in the United States. It’s mandated by the U.S. Constitution, so the government has a...
Holyoke Medical Center to receive $8.7 million in additional COVID relief funding
Jul 25, 2020
Washington, DC | Dave Canton, MassLiveThe Holyoke Medical Center will be receiving an additional $8.7 million in federal funding, on top of its original allocation of $2.9 million distributed in...
Neal announces $8.7M in COVID-19 relief funds for Holyoke Medical Center
Jul 25, 2020
Holyoke, MA | Michael Connors, Daily Hampshire GazetteHOLYOKE — Standing outside of Holyoke Medical Center on Saturday morning, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announced $8.7 million in federal COVID-19...
Congressman Neal discusses new stimulus package, expected soon
Jul 25, 2020
Springfield, MA | Morgyn Joubert, Lindsey Kane, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- All eyes are on Senate Republicans, who are expected to release a new stimulus package proposal as...
Negotiations continue over next relief package
Jul 21, 2020
Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Sarah Guernelli, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The next COVID-19 aid package could be coming soon. President Trump met with Republican...
State leaders salute John Lewis’ ‘good trouble’ in ‘struggle of a lifetime’
Jul 20, 2020
Washington, DC | Michael Connors, The RecorderU.S. Rep. Jim McGovern will never forget the time he was arrested alongside civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis while they protested the Darfur...
Springfield remembers John Lewis, civil rights hero, long-time Congressman
Jul 18, 2020
Washington, DC | Dave Canton, MassLiveA member of Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s inner circle during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and one of the longest-serving representatives in the House of...
John Lewis’ humility, legacy recognized, appreciated in Berkshires
Jul 18, 2020
Pittsfield, MA | Jack Lyons, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — When Dennis Powell met U.S. Rep. John Lewis, he instantly experienced the humility of the civil rights icon. The moment came in 2017, at...
Soldiers’ Home trustees OK fixes
Jul 16, 2020
Boston, MA | Combined Wire ReportsBOSTON — Trustees of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke have endorsed multiple recommendations made in a highly critical state investigation into dozens of...
Baystate Medical Center treated 1,000 for coronavirus; at least 800 recovered
Jul 16, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — As numbers of coronavirus patients at Baystate Medical Center continue to drop, health administrators and political leaders are...