Washington, DC(WWLP) – The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce is in Washington, D.C. 22News reporter Kait Walsh was with business leaders Thursday as they heard from top national lawmakers in...
Bishop Mitchell Rozanski Presides at Groundbreaking for New Pope Francis High School
Sep 18, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — The Pope Francis High School a capella chorus summed up the sentiment of the day on Sunday, singing 'Hallelujah" as more than 400 dignitaries, students and neighbors...
Springfield Museums Named Smithsonian Affiliate
Sep 16, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD - The Smithsonian Institution has named the Springfield Museums an affiliate, opening up new opportunities for cultural and historical exhibits and a wealth of educational...
Springfield 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Honors Victims, First Responders
Sep 11, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — Waleska Martinez had a smile that could light up a room and it's what her sister Lourdes LeBron most remembers about her younger sister who was killed on Sept. 11. 2001....
Holyoke Fire Department awarded SAFER grant for more than $1.2M
Sep 9, 2016
Holyoke, MAHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Holyoke Fire Department will be able to hire 10 new firefighters, thanks to a $1,245,940 grant they have received. The federal SAFER grant, Staffing for...
Springfield Police Department Scores $147K Crime Grant from DOJ
Aug 18, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — The City of Springfield has received a $147,456 grant from the Department of Justice to expand communications and technology at the Police Department, Mayor Domenic J....
Panel Discussion, Film Screening Sheds Light On Heroin Epidemic
Jul 20, 2016
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County has seen 105 people so far this year taken to the hospital after overdosing. That's on pace for more than 300 in a year. Last year, there were 158,...
Tallying Up The Costs And Benefits Of More Western New England Train Service
Jul 20, 2016
Washington, DCIf you want to take a train from Springfield to Boston, there’s only one a day and it’s notoriously slow. But a new federally funded study looks at the cost and benefits of expanding...
Panel discussion at BCC probes ‘solutions in our community’ to addiction
Jul 19, 2016
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD — Again and again viewers saw the syringe full of yellowish fluid pierce an arm, a hand, even a neck, perhaps imagining — or re-living — how the scourge depicted in "Heroin:...
Photos: Peg Sterns, 1928 Technical High School graduate, returns to Springfield school
Jul 19, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD-- Peg Sterns, a graduate from the Technical High School class of 1928 in Springfield, took a trip back to her alma mater on Monday. At 105-years-old, she still...
Great Barrington Fire Department snags grant for new oxygen tanks
Jul 18, 2016
Great BarringtonGREAT BARRINGTON — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, congratulated members of the Great Barrington Fire Department on Monday for winning what he termed a "handsome" $160,477...
Pretty and profitable: Iredale Mineral Cosmetics has international economic outlook
Jul 18, 2016
Great BarringtonGREAT BARRINGTON — Iredale Mineral Cosmetics may have Berkshire roots, but it's a company with an international outlook. Thirty percent of the firm's current revenue comes through...
Rep. Neal: Congressional Delegation Vigorously Opposed Pipeline Expansion
Jul 18, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard Neal says he has been part of widespread opposition to a pipeline expansion project in southwestern Massachusetts that is currently on hold. Speaking in Great...
Neal Weighs In On Brexit Vote
Jun 24, 2016
Springfield, MASpringfield Congressman Richard Neal says he’s surprised Britain’s voters decided to leave the European Union by a decisive margin. Neal says despite the break off from the EU, he...
Watch: U.S. Rep. Richard Neal urges House Republicans to move on ‘gun control’ measures during sit-in speech
Jun 23, 2016
Washington, DC U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged Republican leaders Thursday to bring up two so-called "gun control" measures for consideration as House Democrats staged a sit-in....
West Springfield Fire Department receives federal grant to help upgrade equipment
Jun 20, 2016
West Springfield, MAWEST SPRINGFIELD — Congressman Richard Neal joined local officials Monday to announce a $48,000 federal grant for the West Springfield Fire Department, which will use the money...
Basketball anniversary coin could be approved in 2016
Jun 15, 2016
Washington, DCA commemorative coin that honors the 125th anniversary of basketball could be approved this year, according to U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield.). Neal said the bill has 215...
Congressman Neal issues statement on the Orlando mass shooting
Jun 13, 2016
Washington, DC Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal released a statement Monday on the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 were killed and 53 others were injured. Below is the...
Congressional Corner With Richard Neal
May 20, 2016
Washington, DC It’s an important anniversary in Irish history. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Representative Richard Neal tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock about the Easter Rising. To view...
Holyoke student wins the nationwide high school visual art competition
May 9, 2016
Washington, DC CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition was announced Monday. Mark Sweeney, a student at Holyoke Catholic, was declared the winner by Congressman...