Massachusetts is joining the multistate contest for a coveted prize: the headquarters of a new federal biomedical research agency.
Top academic, political, and business leaders from the region convened on Monday for the first time in an effort to land the home base for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health — ARPA-H for short.
A recently approved federal spending bill sets… Read more »
On Sunday, Congressman Richard Neal addressed families who sons and daughters aspire to attend one of the nation’s military academies after high school.
Outlining the procedures at the Museum of Springfield history, the Congressman told 22News he takes pride helping these young people do what’s necessary to continue their education at a military academy.
Congressman Neal said, “We now,… Read more »
Congressman Richard Neal was in Agawam, Tuesday, to announce Samantha Leary as the winner of a congressional district art competition.
An art competition was held across all 435 congressional districts for students to participate. Congressmen Richard Neal announced Samantha Leary as this year’s winner.
Neal said, “It was a great tribute to the city of Agawam and to Samantha Leary,… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal on Monday urged lawmakers in Northern Ireland to form a government following Sinn Fein victories and despite lingering border questions with Great Britain out of the European Union and Ireland still in the trade bloc.
“Brexit certainly played a significant role in the background of what happened,” said Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, to… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, of Springfield, said he supports a bill in Massachusetts that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
The bill passed in the Senate last week.
Neal calls the idea of allowing undocumented immigrants to have driver's licenses "a practical solution."
"I think that some of the opposition has been overstated," he said. "Making sure that they… Read more »
The city will celebrate the new extension of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Crane Avenue trail crossing. The extension connects the existing trail at Berkshire Mall Road in Lanesborough with Crane Avenue.
Ceremony speakers include Mayor Linda Tyer, Jim McGrath, Park and Open Space Program manager; political… Read more »
Bay Path University will be holding its 125th Commencement on Sunday, May 15, at 4:00 p.m. at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA. Approximately 800 students, including members from the classes of 2020 and 2021 who have elected to participate in the in-person ceremony, will be honored before 4,000 plus family and friends.
Bay Path University is also proud to announce that the… Read more »
Reactions are pouring in from around western Massachusetts to the possibility of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade . We sat down with a local attorney who explains what this means for the country, and more specifically, what this means for women in our state.
“That changes a whole spectrum of how women can make choices on their own bodies. I hope it’s reconsidered,” said… Read more »
A proposal to expand passenger rail service between western Massachusetts and Boston gained support from Gov. Charlie Baker Tuesday.
During a press conference at Springfield's Union Station, Baker, and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announced the agreement. The deal calls for a new authority to oversee the project.
Neal, a Democrat who chairs the House Ways and Means committee, said that panel… Read more »
Gov. Charlie Baker and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal called Tuesday for a Western Massachusetts passenger rail authority that would apply for federal funds and evenly administer expanded east-west commuter rail.
“This is an agreement on a path forward here,” Baker said.
Amtrak, which has been vocal about its plans to expand in the Northeast, would run the trains, Baker said in a news… Read more »
