Pittsfield, MA | WWLP NewsroomPITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Nexstar Media Group, the parent company of WWLP-22News, and Charter Communications announced Friday that they have agreed to provide a...
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Deal to return Springfield NBC station to Spectrum lineup in Berkshires
Feb 28, 2020
Washington, DC | The Berkshire EagleSpectrum cable television subscribers in the Berkshires will again be able to view news from WWLP-TV, the Springfield-based NBC affiliate. In a statement released...
Basketball legends Julius ‘Dr. J’ Erving and Sheryl Swoopes watch as U.S. Mint strikes first commemorative coin for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Feb 26, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLivePHILADELPHIA — Julius Erving and fellow basketball hall-of-famer Sheryl Swoopes struck fear in the opposition on the court. On Tuesday, they struck coins at the...
Springfield plans $2.5M improvements at ‘high hazard’ Watershops Pond Dam
Feb 26, 2020
Washington, DC | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — City officials on Tuesday announced plans for a $2.5 million project to improve the Watershops Pond Dam, which is deemed to have “high hazard”...
Federal grant to increase rural high-speed internet access in western Massachusetts
Feb 15, 2020
Westfield, MA | Duncan MacLean, WWLPWESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts senators and representatives announced $10 million in funding to increase rural high-speed internet access in western...
EPA Unveils New Housatonic Cleanup Plan For Berkshire County
Feb 11, 2020
Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCReaction is mixed today after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement to carry out a new cleanup of the polluted Housatonic River. An...
PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, former Springfield resident, remembered with U.S. stamp
Feb 10, 2020
Springfield, MA | Dave Canton, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Postal Service’s newest “forever” stamp, featuring PBS newsperson Gwen Ifill, was officially unveiled Sunday in the atrium of the former...
Boston-Springfield train service would require federal funds, state says
Feb 7, 2020
Washington, DC | Adam Vaccaro, The Boston GlobeIt will take significant federal funding for Massachusetts to establish train service connecting Boston and the western part of the state,...
East-West rail comes with very high price tag
Feb 7, 2020
Washington, DC | Bruce Mohl, CommonWealthA LONG-AWAITED ANALYSIS of East-West rail service indicates passengers could travel between Boston and Springfield in as little as 79 minutes at speeds up to...
GAO urged to probe energy project ‘double standard’
Feb 7, 2020
Boston, MA | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceBOSTON - A majority of the state’s Congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office to launch an inquiry into how the...
‘Remember what we all pay for the MBTA’: U.S. Rep. Richard Neal reacts to east-west rail cost estimates
Feb 7, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, who has called east-west passenger rail in Massachusetts a priority and has begun laying the groundwork for federal...
Ways and Means leaders unveil draft measure to address surprise medical bills
Feb 7, 2020
Washington, DC | Mary Ellen McIntire, Roll CallThe House Ways and Means Committee released a proposal Friday to curb surprise medical bills, offering a new bipartisan plan that the panel is set to...
Young mothers question Neal in Holyoke
Feb 4, 2020
Holyoke, MA | Dusty Christensen, The Daily Hampshire GazetteHOLYOKE — The smell of pizza filled the ground-floor room at The Care Center on Monday as a group of around 30 women gathered to ask...
Rep. Neal highlights east west-rail among Dems’ transportation priorities
Feb 3, 2020
North Adams, MA | Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire GazetteNORTHAMPTON — As Democrats in the nation’s capital unveiled a $760 billion infrastructure plan last week, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal was front...
On issues near and far, Neal opens up with Eagle’s Editorial Board
Feb 3, 2020
Pittsfield, MA | Tony Dobrowolski, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — While impeachment is front and center of all things political in the nation's capital these days, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal,...
TD Bank Agrees To Keep Branch Open In Springfield With Reduced Hours
Feb 2, 2020
Washington, DC | Alden Bourne, NEPRTD Bank has reversed itself and decided to keep a branch open in a Springfield, Massachusetts, neighborhood — at least part-time. Last October, TD Bank announced...
US Rep. Richard Neal on Brexit and future trade negotiations: ‘Many important questions remain’
Feb 2, 2020
Washington, DC | Jackson Cote, MassLiveCongressman Richard Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he expects to work closely with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer...
Sky’s the limit for Drury senior entering Air Force Academy
Feb 2, 2020
Washington, DC | The Berkshire EagleU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, joined family, friends and classmates of Drury High School senior Holly Boudreau on Friday to celebrate her appointment...
Neal: Impeachment process ‘the responsible thing to do’
Feb 2, 2020
Pittsfield, MA | Tony Dobrowolski, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — The House's decision to seek impeachment charges against President Donald Trump was "the responsible thing to do," U.S. Rep....
Congressman Neal weighs in on impeachment trial
Feb 1, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jordyn Jagolinzer, Andrew Masse, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Now to the latest in President Trump's impeachment trial. The Senate is voting tonight to reject...