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CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Some big changes are happening over at the Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee and officials said Tuesday these new updates will help the Air Force better serve our country. The Westover Air Reserve Base welcomed some special guests to the base on Tuesday to celebrate a groundbreaking. The ceremony marked the start of construction for a hangar. It will… Read more »

A new round of federal COVID relief money has been awarded in western Massachusetts to venues that depend on ticket sales to stay in business. Among the latest recipients of funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program is the Springfield Museums which was awarded $1.2 million. Museums President Kay Simpson said it will make up for losses… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — When the Springfield Museums closed to the public during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, it was the first time in their history. “Our museums are more than 160 years old. We have never in our history been closed to the public. It was shocking,” said Kay Simpson, president and CEO of the Springfield Museums. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, state Reps. Carlos Gonzalez… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Museums received $1.2 million in funding. This is all part of pandemic recovery efforts by the federal government. Museums officials said this money will ensure doors stay open. This is a lifeline to help these institutions to survive and to recover and to thrive. The Small Business Administration awarded the Springfield Museums a $1.2 million… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) has been awarded two grants worth more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to boost student success among Latinx and low-income students in STEM fields, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announced on Wednesday during a visit to STCC. “I am thrilled to celebrate the success of Springfield Technical Community… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said Tuesday that he is confident that a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure and social spending bill will pass Congress, but with some accommodations to bring down the price tag. “It’s going to get done,” said Neal, D-Springfield, who is chairman of House Ways and Means. “I think we can reassure everybody. I think the initiative that the… Read more »

MASS. - Two major spending bills remain in limbo on Capitol Hill due to a lack of Democratic party votes. The lack of votes is due to the pricetag of the economic package, which is better known as the Build Back Better Act. Progressives want to spend $3.5 trillion in the bill, but moderate Democrats say that is too high. While back in August, President Biden's $1.2 trillion dollar… Read more »

Standing outside under a small tent in the pouring raid, Jason Reed looked out onto the audience of elected officials and others and said it would be great to have a pavilion now.   Alas, the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee was just breaking ground Monday on its new 1,800 square-foot pavilion to be built behind the Meadow Street facility. Once completed, it will create a space to… Read more »

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal visited the Chicopee Boys & Girls Club for a groundbreaking ceremony Monday afternoon. According to a news release sent from the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee, the organization was the recent recipient of a grant which funded a $250,000 project. The project includes the opening of a new 1,800 sq. ft. pavilion, and ADA, efficiency,… Read more »

WASHINGTON — The $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act promises relief for homeowners afflicted with crumbling concrete in the form of a renewed tax deduction and a federal tax credit that can reimburse them for rehabbing their properties. Both provisions emerged with the bill from the House Ways and Means Committee chaired by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, whose sprawling… Read more »