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Washington, DC WESTFIELD - Gov. Deval L. Patrick and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal used the occasion Friday of a ribbon-cutting at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and Barnes Air National Guard base to...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - On Thursday, Edward Smalley received a long overdue honor for his father, who was killed on D Day: June 6, 1944. Congressman Richard Neal (D-Springfield)...

Washington, DC Expecting another round of BRAC, or Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations, and Pentagon belt tightening, the Massachusetts congressional delegation gathered...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, has remained bullish on the Affordable Care Act, undaunted by the controversy that has surrounded its roll-out and by polls...

Washington, DC GREAT BARRINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said on Wednesday that he's in favor of raising the minimum wage in Massachusetts, but believes it should be done in stages, not all at...

Washington, DC As the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program awaited congressional reauthorization in December 2012, Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., went before the House of Representatives to urge an...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD -- Local officials announced Monday that Springfield has received a final settlement of $25 million in federal disaster aid for the 2011 tornado, with the money set to be...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield is among the members of Congress to sign a letter asking President Obama to restore funding for home heating assisting in next year’s...

Washington, DCBy Peter Goonan, The Republican on November 26, 2013 at 3:24 PM, updated November 26, 2013 at 6:00 PM SPRINGFIELD — Local officials and downtown merchants reacted with excitement and...

Washington, DCBy Mike Plaisance, The Republican on November 22, 2013 at 2:26 PM, updated November 23, 2013 at 9:31 AM HOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal quoted President John F. Kennedy on the 50th...

Washington, DCBy Peter Goonan, The Republican on November 22, 2013 at 3:27 PM, updated November 25, 2013 at 11:21 AM SPRINGFIELD — The memory of President John F. Kennedy lived on Friday during a...

Springfield, MA  SPRINGFIELD - A shortage of heating fuel had caused a “coal panic,” an 18-year-old city resident named McArthur became the youngest winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD, MA (WSHM) - A group of residents learned about the city's history and looked to the city's future on Saturday, as the group was part of the Futurescape City Tour. Just...

Washington, DC The court document ordered tobacco farmer Robert Ashby Jr. to pay the local mercantile 3 pounds he owed, plus a fine of 79 pounds of tobacco. It was dated 1753. And it was issued in...

Washington, DC GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Agawam honored its veterans at an unusual location on Monday. The ceremony was held at the Massachusetts Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery. Lawmakers joined...

Washington, DC WARREN — First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, marked the start last week of construction of its 14 megawatt solar project in the town of Warren. Located at...

Washington, DC PITTSFIELD -- U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal reverted to teacher mode Thursday afternoon when he paid a visit to the nearly 30 juniors and seniors in John Flynn's American law class at...

Washington, DC U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, onThursday welcomed a decision by the U.S. Treasury Department to take further action to cut down on...

Washington, DC By Andy McKeever Thursday, October 31, 2013 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Five mayors, two congressmen and too many local and state politicians to count have worked on the improvement project...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD – A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will be used by local law enforcement agencies to coordinate and concentrate anti-crime efforts in the Hollywood...