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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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — As numbers of coronavirus patients at Baystate Medical Center continue to drop, health administrators and political leaders are...

Springfield, MA | Kristina D'Amours, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Richard Neal visited Baystate Medical Center to thank frontline workers during the COVID-19...

Ludlow, MA | Hector Molina, WWLPLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Many state agencies have played a significant role in fighting COVID-19. The Hampden County Jail inmates have been working to help benefit the...

Ludlow, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — Inmates in the York Street Industries vocational training program at the Hampden County Correctional Center have made 67,000 face masks as well as hundreds...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — In March, when everyone was still learning about the coronavirus and before it had killed 136,00 Americans, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal was telling...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCInmates at correctional institutions across the country are producing face masks and other protective equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic.  ...

Washington, DC | WBUR NewsroomWe speak with Congressman Richard Neal about the Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's taxes, the coronavirus pandemic, his reelection campaign and...