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Washington, DC | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — The founder of Wayfair engaged in a conversation with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Wednesday morning, covering topics of technology,...

Pittsfield, MA | Tony Dobrowolski, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — Boyd Technologies of Lee recently hired a seamstress who worked at the former Country Curtains to run an ultrasonic...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Lonnie Chappell was a Marine serving in Vietnam in 1966 when he was blown off the back of a truck in a bomb attack. Chappell, 78, said Tuesday that...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCA new program in Massachusetts is helping military veterans and their families stay in their homes.     Two years ago, volunteers organized by...

Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveHouse Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal has introduced legislation to amend the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, for future retirees and provide...

Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, has been tasked with bringing evidence of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump to the...

North Adams, MA | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresNORTH ADAMS, Mass. — More than 200 area firefighters will be receiving turnout gear thanks to a nearly $600,000 federal grant made through the North Adams...

Springfield, MA | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The city will use a $1.1 million grant to hire eight new firefighters, allowing the Springfield Fire Department to add two firefighters to each...

Washington, DC | Dick Lindsay, The Berkshire EagleLEE — The Lee Fire Department has received nearly $225,000 in federal money to spend on lifesaving equipment. The grant from the Federal Emergency...

Springfield, MA | Don Shipman, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal spoke at Western New England School of Law Monday afternoon. The congressman was on campus as part of the...

Easthampton, MA | Hayley Crombleholme, WWLPEASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Easthampton Fire Department is getting federal help in fighting occupational cancers. The department announced they have...

Holyoke, MA | Dennis Hohenberger, MassLiveHOLYOKE — Over $1.1 million in federal grants that will bolster the Holyoke Fire Department’s ranks and pay for critical gear. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal,...

Easthampton, MA | Michael Connors, GazetteEASTHAMPTON — The city has secured two grants totaling $613,278 from the Federal Emergency Management Administration that will be used toward the hiring of...

Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCA mill rehabilitation project in Lee, Massachusetts has received a new infusion of state funding. This week, a $60 million project intended to transform a...

Lee, MA | Terry Cowgill, Berkshire EdgeLee — It was an official recognition of the progress made in the potentially transformative Eagle Mill project that attracted movers and shakers to the...

Lee, MA | Heather Bellow, The Berkshire EagleLEE — Amid the scent of mold and decay, with each step inside is the crunch of debris from a decaying old mill building that, for more than a century,...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Daily passenger train service between the city’s Union Station, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield could begin as soon as Aug. 30. But the start...

Holyoke, MA | Dennis Hohenberger, MassLiveHOLYOKE — Construction on a new, 6,000-square-foot unit at the Holyoke Health Center that will expand treatment for patients with opioid-related conditions...

Washington, DC | Alan Chartock, WAMC NewsTwo more mass shootings have Americans on edge. In Part 1 of Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with WAMC’s Alan...

Holyoke, MA | Hayley Crombleholme, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – It is National Health Center Week and Congressman Richard Neal was in Holyoke to honor the occasion. Neal was joined by Mayor Alex...