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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...

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, 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, 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, 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, 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....

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,...

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...

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:...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...