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Springfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comCaring Health Center has a 2,000-person waiting list. On Feb. 3, it will open a new facility on Boston Road to address that demand.   “Because...

Springfield, MA | By Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass NewsIn the first hours of his presidency, Donald Trump granted sweeping pardons to January 6 defendants and, on Tuesday, we’re heard exclusively...

Agawam, MA | By Mike Lydick, The ReminderThree Agawam High School students recently won a Congressional App Challenge for developing a journaling app that can serve as a safe space for students and...

North Adams, MA | By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire EagleWhen President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office on Monday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will be there.   “Members can make their own...

Washington, D.C. | By Adam Reilly, WGBHWhen U.S. Representative Seth Moulton of Salem attended President Donald Trump’s first inaugural address back in 2017, he thought Trump’s reference to building...

Holyoke, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comSublime Systems welcomed Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, Friday to the now-vacant 16-acre site the Somerville firm...

Agawam, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comA workable agenda that can pass a closely-divided Congress — that’s what U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said he wants to hear from the president-elect at...

Washington, D.C. | By Claire Scott, The TimesIreland will play an “elevated role” in Europe in negotiating trade deals with Donald Trump, a leading US congressman has said.   The ancestral and...

North Adams, MA | By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresIt's been 26 years since the concept of a Connecticut to Vermont bike trail was first proposed — and 130 since a proposal was put forward for a path...

Washington, D.C. | By Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.comU.S. Rep. Richard Neal said the bill President Joe Biden signed into law Sunday afternoon that increases Social Security payments for some public...

Springfield, MA | By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.comWith Christmas in the rearview mirror, members of the African-American community and the Jewish faith each lit candles to kick off their own...

Westfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comThe Secretary of the Air Force has signed off on stationing F-35 jets at Barnes Air National Guard Base and the National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing....

New York City, New York | NBA CommunicationsThe NBA today announced its celebrations of the 2nd annual World Basketball Day to honor the game and bring people together from around the...

Washington, D.C. | By Claire Overton, 22 NewsMassachusetts’ federal lawmakers wrote a letter to the Department of Defense on Monday requesting the grounding of the V-22 Osprey aircraft.  ...

Washington, D.C. | The Irish EchoCongressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) is today speaking before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission during a hearing on “Northern Ireland: The Patrick Finucane...

Chicopee, MA | By Tyler Garnet, The ReminderCity leaders and the veteran community honored Veterans Day with an annual ceremony at Veterans Memorial Plaza on Nov. 11.   A memorial ceremony was...

Ludlow, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comAs U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal took to the podium Monday at the celebratory opening of the $43 million Residences at Mill 8, Thomas Erb kept his...

Holyoke, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioWork in Holyoke on a large-scale complex devoted to treating local veterans reached a major milestone ahead of Veterans Day. For...

Westfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comBarnes Air National Guard Base and the 104th Fighter Wing wouldn’t have been considered as a new home for F-35A Lightning II jets if it didn’t have a...

Springfield, MA | By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.comToni Hendrix was just 17 when she joined the U.S. Army, only on the condition she be stationed in Germany.   “I came from a poor family...