Pittsfield, MA | Larry Parnass, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — Even $2.2 trillion may not be enough to help Americans and businesses survive economic arrest due to the coronavirus, the region's...
Mass. delegation calls on Trump administration to resume visa processing for international health care workers
Mar 27, 2020
Washington, DC | Christina Prignano, Boston GlobeThe Massachusetts congressional delegation on Friday urged Trump administration officials to resume processing visas for foreign-born medical school...
Health care protective equipment shortage reaching crisis point
Mar 20, 2020
Northampton, MA | Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire GazetteNORTHAMPTON — Nowadays, when Kurt Bahneman enters a patient’s room to start his day as a respiratory therapist at Cooley Dickinson...
Schools Providing Free Meals To Go During Coronavirus Closure
Mar 20, 2020
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCSchools are closed, but in many districts free meals are still available to children. Celenia Cola, a 2nd-grader at Lincoln Elementary School in Springfield,...
US Rep. Richard Neal, School Superintendent Daniel Warwick visit Springfield food pickup site
Mar 19, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSpringfield schools feed 30,000 children breakfast and lunch every day, but only a fraction of those students are stopping at designated sites offering...
Neal, Baystate CEO take questions on coronavirus, government action
Mar 18, 2020
Northampton, MA | Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire GazetteNORTHAMPTON — In a telephone town hall Wednesday with President and CEO Mark Keroack of Baystate Health on the novel coronavirus, U.S. Rep....
Coronavirus economic stimulus should target low-, middle-income Americans, says US Rep. Richard E. Neal during tele-town hall
Mar 18, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Stimulus checks from the federal government meant to head off long-term financial fallout from the coronavirus epidemic should go to people who...
Coronavirus: Massachusetts congressional delegation calls for economic relief loans for state’s small businesses
Mar 18, 2020
Washington, DC | Michael Bonner, MassLiveDays after Gov. Charlie Baker submitted economic relief loans through the Small Business Administration, the Massachusetts congressional delegation sent a...
Residents share coronavirus concerns during call-in with Rep. Neal, Baystate CEO
Mar 18, 2020
Springfield, MA | Sarah Guernelli, Morgyn Joubert, WesternMass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Residents in western Massachusetts got a chance to share their coronavirus concerns with Congressman...
Congressman Neal discusses government approach towards coronavirus with 22News
Mar 18, 2020
Washington, DC | WWLP(WWLP) – More than 7,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States as of Wednesday. In Massachusetts, 256 cases have been...
Democrats Unveil Measure To Help Communities Impacted By Coronavirus
Mar 12, 2020
Washington, DC | Deirdre Walsh, Kelsey Snell, Ayesha Rascoe, NPRCongressional Democrats unveiled a measure for a legislative stimulus package aimed at mitigating the economic damage stemming from...
Trump announces Mulvaney as special envoy to Northern Ireland
Mar 8, 2020
Washington, DC | Brian O'Donovan, RTEUS President Donald Trump has announced that his acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is to become the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland. The role has been...
Congressman Neal, Lt. Gov. Polito speak at Annual 2020 Outlook Lunch in Springfield
Mar 7, 2020
Springfield, MA | Ariana Tourangeau, Sydney Snow, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – More than 500 lawmakers were in Springfield on Friday to provide a local, state, and federal outlook to the business...
Western Massachusetts Hospitals Prepare for COVID-19 Cases
Mar 7, 2020
Washington, DC | Karen Brown, NEPRAs of Saturday, Massachusetts officials say there are 13 confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19 in the state – including the first from western Mass. The state's...
Mnuchin, Neal tout infrastructure plan as economic stimulus
Mar 4, 2020
Washington, DC | Doug Sword, Roll CallThere exists a “grand opportunity” for Congress and the administration to come together and pass a $1 trillion-plus infrastructure package to counter the...
Nexstar, Charter Bringing News to Berkshire County, Mass.
Mar 4, 2020
Washington, DC | Jon Lafayette, Broadcasting+CableNexstar Media Group and Charter Communications said they reached an agreement that will create a special feed of local news from Nexstar’s WWLP-TV...
22News is coming back to Berkshire County
Feb 29, 2020
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...
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”...