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The Massachusetts congressional delegation is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about conditions at an administrative office in Burlington where immigrants have been detained, often for days at a time, since at least early May. In a letter dated Wednesday to Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Patricia Hyde,… Read more »

Massachusetts lawmakers swiftly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to launch air strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, saying the Republican should have sought congressional authorization before taking action.   “Trump offered the American people no strategy and no justification for his attack on Iran — only the prospect of another war that the American people do not… Read more »

Amtrak's seasonal weekend service between Albany, NY and Pittsfield, MA, the Berkshire Flyer, restarts for the 2025 season on Friday, June 20th. The route will be impacted by unplanned maintenance to start. Amtrak said a routine inspection identified an issue with surrounding land adjacent to the track's infrastructure between Albany, NY and Boston, MA. The Lake Shore Limited train, which… Read more »

Last year, Joshua Frometa hit a home run when playing in front of the Walker Memorial Grandstand. This year, his team, the Westfield Starfires, returns to the field where there is now a fence that he can hit a second homer over.   On Monday, city officials joined with the collegiate Westfield Starfires in Forest Park to celebrate the $4 million rebuilding of the 1946 field and… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Monday attacked President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill as well as efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to remake Social Security, while also criticizing the promotion of inflammatory rhetoric on social media as opposed to regular dialogue.   Neal made the remarks as part of a panel at Wyckoff County Club in Holyoke titled “Building… Read more »

Our coverage of the Minnesota lawmaker shootings turns to local reaction from politicians within our area. One of them being Congressman Richard Neal, who we spoke to in western Massachusetts Monday. People in Minnesota and across the country still grappling with what happened this past weekend. The shooting deaths of former Minnesota House Speaker and current State Representative… Read more »

Iran launches a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation an unprecedented attack that targeted Iranian expanding nuclear program and killed several top Iranian military leaders. The U.S. military reportedly is helping Israel intercept the missiles fired in Iran’s counterstrike. Local leaders are weighing in on the conflict. Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Richard… Read more »

President Donald Trump’s administration recently canceled an $87 million grant issued to Sublime Systems — whose low-carbon cement manufacturing plant is scheduled to open in Holyoke in 2027. But the company said it will continue.   Sublime has technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to make cement using electricity, a process designed to cut down the… Read more »

Massachusetts lawmakers are speaking out amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles and those who represent the Commonwealth in Washington D.C. are sounding the alarm on President Trump’s reaction. We reached out to Congressman Richard Neal on Monday and, while he wasn’t available to go on camera, he did pass along a statement that stated that the president is showing a complete… Read more »

Luz Ramos, a 29-year resident of the Bay Meadow Apartments affordable housing complex in Springfield, helped Monday to turn on new, high-speed internet capable of delivering up to 1 gigabit-a-second upload and download speeds.   “This is going to open a lot of doors,” Ramos said after a news conference Monday at the complex.   She recently received her high school… Read more »