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Westfield, MA | Amy Porter, The Westfield NewsU.S. Rep. Richard Neal toured the West Parish Treatment Center and Cobble Mountain Reservoir with Springfield Water and Sewer Executive Director Josh...

BostonMembers of Congress from New England are calling on President Joe Biden to aid families facing high home heating costs this winter by releasing stockpiles from the Northeast Home Heating Oil...

South Hadley, MA | Emily Thurlow, Daily Hampshire GazetteMount Holyoke College is launching a free program for western Massachusetts educators designed to address a crisis growing in classrooms...

Washington | G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder PublicationsGov. Charlie Baker announced at an Aug. 23 press conference at Union Station his administration will prepare the necessary applications for...

WashingtonU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly want to open a visa program that allows skilled Australians to work in the United...

Washington | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly want to open a visa program that allows skilled...

Springfield, MA | Kayleigh Thomas, WWLPA bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Congressman Mike Kelly...

Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMC | Baker, Neal ride Amtrak train to see the work required for the much-discussed project Federal and state officials point to the long-discussed East-West Rail...

Springfield, MA | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceFederal and state officials agreed Tuesday that Springfield can play an important role in the revitalization of passenger rail service in...

Springfield, MA | Olivia Lemmon, Spectrum NewsGovernor Charlie Baker, state transportation leaders, and Congressman Richard Neal were on a train ride from Boston’s South Station to Union Station in...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSpringfield’s rail lines were once the crossroad of New England and for two hours yesterday — from Boston’s South Station to Union Station here — Gov....

Springfield, MA | Libby James and Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass NewsGovernor Charlie Baker arrived in Springfield Tuesday afternoon by train. He and other officials are working to highlight the...

Springfield, MA | Kristina D'Amours and Jillian Andrews, WWLPThe City of Springfield welcomed Governor Charlie Baker from a Boston train ride to Springfield’s Union Station, to promote the East-West...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanNew York state is backing Massachusetts’ request for Amtrak to add two more trains from Boston through Springfield and on to Albany in what could be a...

Pittsfield, MAAn additional $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding is coming Pittsfield’s way, to the Berkshire Innovation Center. The U.S. Department of Commerce will give the center...

Ludlow, MA | Ray Kelly, The RepublicanFederal officials (figuratively) lifted their glasses and toasted Vanished Valley Brewing Co., recognized on Monday morning as a small business success story....

Ludlow, MA | Kaelee Collins, WWLPThe Small Business Administration is celebrating 69 years of helping small businesses grow, expand and recover from disasters. One local brewery’s doors have stayed...

Cleveland, OH | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal joined President Joe Biden and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wednesday on Air Force One on a trip to Cleveland...

Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMCThe Springfield building will house all the agency's social service programs One neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts has longed for a community center for...

Washington | Matt Honeycombe-Foster, Shawn Pogatchnik, Nahal Toosi, POLITICOU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged his British counterpart to continue "good faith" talks with the...