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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...

Springfield, MA | by Sarah Heinonen | The ReminderSpringfield has moved a little closer to becoming the central hub of a statewide passenger rail system known as Compass Rail. The state received a...

Worcester, MA | By Susan E.W. Spencer | UMass Chan Medical CenterMembers of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation, UMass President Marty Meehan, chancellors of each university campus, and leaders...

Springfield, MA | By Kiara Smith, 22 NewsSpringfield Mayor Sarno, Congressman Richard Neal, and other city leaders gathered at Forest Park to announce some major renovations.   Renovations to...

Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioFederal dollars are heading to Springfield, Massachusetts to support a center devoted to teaching and training students in...

Springfield, MA | By Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.comBy 2035 every vehicle sold in Massachusetts will be electrically powered, necessitating the creation of a whole new network of industries to...

Westfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comThe Springfield Water and Sewer Commission celebrated Wednesday the beginning of construction for its $298.2 million West Parish Water Treatment...

Springfield, MA | By Melinda Rose, UMass AmherstThe University of Massachusetts Amherst celebrated former UMass Trustee and Springfield Urban League President Henry M. Thomas III on Tuesday Oct. 15...

Adams, MA | By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresThere's been numerous plans for the Greylock Glen over the past half century — casinos and golf courses, condos and hotels, tramways and ski slopes. ...

Boston, MA | By Aprell May Munford | AMunford@repub.comSublime Systems, a manufacturer of low-carbon cement with plans to start building a plant in Holyoke in 2025, was hailed by federal and state...

Lee, MA | By Clarence Fanto, The Berkshire EagleThe town’s $36.7 million public safety complex and DPW project gained a $1 million boost from Congress on Wednesday.   U.S. Rep. Richard Neal,...

Springfield, MA | By Caleb Cook, Western Mass NewsThe U.S. Marine Corps and National Montford Point Marine Association awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Corporal Joseph Anthony...