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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Springfield, MA | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — TD Bank has reversed a decision to close its State Street branch in Mason Square after an outcry from customers and local officials. The branch...

North Adams, MA | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresNORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The entire Drury High School student body rose on Friday morning to give one of their own — Holly Boudreau — a standing ovation to...

Springfield, MA | G. Michael Dobbs, Reminder PublicationsSPRINGFIELD – If the people attending the press conference introducing the new rail platform at Union Station were expecting more news about...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal on Wednesday touted the possibility that a new $760 billion infrastructure plan by Democrats could bring broadband internet to rural...