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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...

Washington | Taylor Knight, WWLPhe January 6th Select Committee held another public hearing on Capitol Hill this morning. Bi-partisan senators announce deal on first gun control legislation in...

Washington | Peter Currier, The Westfield NewsU.S. Rep Richard Neal visited the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s West Parish Filters water treatment plant in Westfield Friday afternoon as...

Springfield, MA | Patrick Johnson, The RepublicanThe vacant parcel of land in the city’s North End that used to be home to a neighborhood landmark will become a lasting tribute to a neighborhood...

Westfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanThe Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s 250,000 customers across the lower Pioneer Valley might take the water in their tap for granted....

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanTwice during the Jan. 6 Committee’s two-hour televised hearing on Thursday night, witnesses and members of Congress mentioned Room 208 in the...

Chicopee, MA | Matt Conway, The ReminderCity and state officials gathered in celebration of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts’ groundbreaking ceremony on June 2. The food bank is constructing a...

Chicopee, MA | Amanda Callahan, Rich Crane, and Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass NewsConstruction for the new Food Bank of Western Massachusetts officially kicked off on Thursday. It’s a project that...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSpringfield Union Station has received a $1.75 million federal rail infrastructure grant for track improvements, the U.S. The Department of Transportation...

Springfield, MA | Kate Wilkinson, WWLPCongressman Richard Neal is calling the rise in gas prices and inflation an international problem. It comes after President Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, is encouraging state lawmakers to create a Western Massachusetts passenger rail authority that would apply for...

Springfield, MA | Kate Wilkinson, WWLPA special lunch was held at the Sheraton in Springfield for the Western Mass Economic Development Council. Among those speaking: Congressman Richard Neal....

Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMCProject celebrated for both historic preservation and needed housing A ribbon cutting took place Wednesday in Springfield, Massachusetts to celebrate the...

Springfield, MA | Chris Van Buskirk, MassLiveMembers of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation pressed baby formula manufacturer Abbott Laboratories Tuesday for a timeline on when the company plans...

Boston, MA | Kate Lannan, State House News ServiceA bid led by top government, business, higher education and life sciences officials to bring a federal biomedical research agency to Massachusetts...