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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Chicopee Mayor John Vieau joined Congressman Richard Neal in a discussion about the American Rescue Plan means for the city.  Congressman Richard Neal visited Chicopee Friday to announce federal funding from the $1.6 trillion American Rescue Plan, $8.5 billion is going to Massachusetts and $29.9 million is for City of Chicopee and the Chicopee Public… Read more »

CHICOPEE, Mass. - The City of Chicopee now has a better idea of what it will receive from the American Rescue Plan signed into law back in March. Congressman Richard Neal (D), Chair of Ways and Means Committee and Chicopee Mayor John Vieau highlighted what the funds are going to be used for Friday and how they will help the city recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Chicopee is… Read more »

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Holyoke Mayor Terence Murphy joined Congressman Richard Neal in a discussion about what the American Rescue Plan means for western Massachusetts. Congressman Richard Neal came to Holyoke Friday to announce federal funding from the $1.6 trillion American Rescue Plan. $8.5 billion is going to Massachusetts and over $70 million is for Holyoke. The city will… Read more »

HOLYOKE – U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA) said the City of Holyoke will receive nearly $32 million from the American Rescue Plan, part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Neal, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, joined Acting Mayor Terence Murphy at Holyoke City Hall Friday for the announcement. With no Republican support, President Joseph R. Biden signed… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, said Monday he remains confident the nation will meet its goals in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines despite a setback for Johnson & Johnson. “The science that we witnessed in terms of getting these vaccines made has been really impressive, and now making sure that distribution continues is critical,” Neal… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Caring Health Center in Springfield is providing COVID-19 vaccines to those eligible. Springfield is one of 20 communities in the state most affected by the pandemic, and Caring Health Center’s vaccine clinic is located on Sumner Avenue and will play a vital role in combatting the virus in the city. The clinic is situated along a PVTA bus route in… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal compared Thursday the relief money the city expects from the recently passed American Rescue Plan to the $90 million in disaster recovery funds the city received in the wake of a June 2011 tornado. At a news conference in City Hall, Sarno said the goal is the same now as it was a decade ago, to — in the words… Read more »

WORCESTER, Mass. - The former site of the Worcester Boys and Girls Club is getting new life as a community arts center. Creative Hub Worcester is a nonprofit focused on using arts for healing and social change.  They plan to have affordable artist studio space in the building where the public can make and sell art.  Built in 1914, the building has been vacant for more… Read more »

WALES — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal saw firsthand Tuesday the slow but unstoppable cracking that plagues home foundations in Massachusetts and Connecticut built decades ago with pyrrhotite in the concrete, an issue he’s addressed for years in Washington. “It’s one thing to hear about it,” said state Sen. Anne M. Gobi, who has advocated on behalf… Read more »

WALES, Mass.-  Heidi and Lee Hamer built their home in Wales in 1994, after purchasing the property the year before. Their intentions were to create a lifetime of memories inside. "It's almost tear jerking [kind of], because you figure you'll pass it down to your family, my daughter, but, it's hard," Lee said. Because of the mineral pyrrhotite in the concrete used to build their… Read more »