SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Congressman Richard Neal are announcing a partnership with Way Finders for $2 million Mortgage, Rent, and Utility Assistance Thursday morning. According to a news release sent to 22News, the City of Springfield is making available $2 million in grant funding for renters and homeowners who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more »
Way Finders, the Springfield based housing agency, received $2 million in federal money that will help 800 to 1,000 Springfield families who’ve lost income in the coronavirus pandemic pay the rent, mortgage or for utilities. “Keeping people in their homes, or helping you get back in a home if you’ve lost your home,” said President and CEO of Way Finders Peter A. Gagliardi at a Thursday morning new... Read more »
SPRINGFIELD – A man playing the shofar – the sacred Jewish ram’s horn trumpet – stood at the top of the steps of City Hall, released a blast of sound to underscore statements being made by one of the many speakers below. It added an additional religious layer to the prayer vigil at City Hall on June 2 addressing the murder of George Floyd and the issues it has raised. Several hundred people gather... Read more »
Some nursing homes have demanded that low-income residents turn over their $1,200 economic stimulus checks — a cash grab lawmakers want to halt. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) on Tuesday called on the Health and Human Services Department's inspector general's office to warn nursing homes and assisted living facilities that such practices are "improper and unlawful." In t... Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Oasis Food Pantry was ready with volunteers to help fill each of the cars in the long procession needing a supply of food, which included 3,000 gallons of milk as a nutritional plus for the recipients. Congressman Richard Neal joined the team of volunteers filling each car with boxes containing food and gallons of milk. Angela Foley-Powers, the Executive Director of... Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Some good news for the country’s economy today...the U.S. unemployment rate fell to just over 13 percent in May which is much lower than predicted. Some say the data shows the nation is recovering faster than expected from the coronavirus lock-down. The unemployment rate for May released today is not as high as economists predicted. Western Mass News spoke with Congr... Read more »
SPRINGFIELD — Families picking up weekly food boxes from Oasis Food Pantry in Springfield received gallons of milk along with their fresh produce and meat Friday. “This is really great for our families. We try to always provide fresh fruit and produce as well as meat and fresh eggs when we can. The milk is so appreciated," said Angela Foley-Powers, director of the food pantry which has been provid... Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Basketball Hall of Fame launched their first commemorative coin series Thursday morning. The Hall of Fame partnered with the U.S. Mint to produce a series of gold, silver and clad coins. United State Mint Director David Ryder was in attendance for Thursday’s launch along with Hall of Fame President & CEO John Doleva and Congressman Richard Neal. A small amount will ... Read more »
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the House Ways and Means Committee chair, will meet this week to continue negotiations on another round of coronavirus relief legislation that could include major infrastructure spending, Neal said Wednesday. Neal said he would lay out Democrats' plans to pursue a major infrastructure spending package and would hope to reach an acco... Read more »
As protests continued last night across the country over the death of George Floyd, hundreds came together for a prayer vigil in the largest city in in western Massachusetts. A racially and generationally diverse gathering of perhaps 300 people stood in front of Springfield City Hall Tuesday evening for a vigil promoting justice in the case of Floyd – the Black man who died when a white Minneapoli... Read more »
