U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, has been tasked with bringing evidence of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump to the Judiciary Committee considering his impeachment.
Neal’s role and that of five other committee chairs was touched upon by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday in a televised address, where she accused Trump of betraying his… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD — The city will use a $1.1 million grant to hire eight new firefighters, allowing the Springfield Fire Department to add two firefighters to each shift.
Officials announced the $1,138,310 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the Raymond M. Sullivan Public Safety Complex on Carew Street Tuesday. The grant is awarded over a three-year period under the… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal spoke at Western New England School of Law Monday afternoon.
The congressman was on campus as part of the school’s Constitution and Citizenship Day events.
The day was created by Congress in 2004, and recognizes the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.
The day is also about recognizing those who have… Read more »
LEE — The Lee Fire Department has received nearly $225,000 in federal money to spend on lifesaving equipment.
The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, coupled with an $11,235 local match, will help fund an upgrade and replacement of 10 aging automated external defibrillators. AED devices automatically diagnose arrhythmia of the heart and apply electricity to… Read more »
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Easthampton Fire Department is getting federal help in fighting occupational cancers.
The department announced they have received two grants totaling more than $613,000 from FEMA.
Chief David Motter said, “This grant is one of the biggest events in the department’s 165-year history!”
The grant will allow them to hire four new… Read more »
HOLYOKE — Over $1.1 million in federal grants that will bolster the Holyoke Fire Department’s ranks and pay for critical gear.
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and Fire Chief John Pond announced the grants at a press conference Friday afternoon at fire headquarters. Also in attendance were City Councilor Peter Tallman, Fire Commission Chairman George Mettey and Mayor… Read more »
EASTHAMPTON — The city has secured two grants totaling $613,278 from the Federal Emergency Management Administration that will be used toward the hiring of four new firefighters and the purchase of new equipment for the fire department.
The only municipality in Massachusetts and one of 29 in the country to receive a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant,… Read more »
Lee — It was an official recognition of the progress made in the potentially transformative Eagle Mill project that attracted movers and shakers to the dilapidated site on the banks of the Housatonic River on a steamy August afternoon.
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, traveled to Lee Tuesday and joined state Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield; state Rep. William… Read more »
A mill rehabilitation project in Lee, Massachusetts has received a new infusion of state funding.
This week, a $60 million project intended to transform a centuries-old mill on the banks of the Housatonic River into a complex featuring housing, a hotel, and a market received $400,000 in historic rehabilitation tax credit funds from Massachusetts.
“This is really the big missing… Read more »
LEE — Amid the scent of mold and decay, with each step inside is the crunch of debris from a decaying old mill building that, for more than a century, was the heart and soul of this town.
But doing the walking through the vast peeling, leaking spaces is a man in a navy blue suit who just helped make it possible for the historic Eagle Mill complex to get a makeover that will cherish… Read more »
