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  One of the finishing touches of the $95 million restoration of Springfield’s Union Station is now in place.     A pair of restored high back doubled sided wooden benches were unveiled Monday in the passenger waiting area, part of a collection of antiques, memorabilia and artwork on display in the modern transportation hub that is  meant to evoke the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD -- Memories became a reality on Monday as local officials and visitors at Union Station celebrated the unveiling in the main concourse of two restored historic wooden benches on indefinite loan from Grand Central Terminal in New York City. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, who worked out an agreement to bring the benches to Union Station from New York, and Mayor Domenic… Read more »

A federally-funded $500,000 renovation project has been completed at a park in the North End neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.               Congressman Richard Neal said the project ensures continued recognition for Jaime Ulloa, the man the park is named for.          The… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The city of Springfield hosted Google on Monday.  Hundreds of people hoping to improve their workforce skills gathered at the MassMutual Center downtown, for the free day long event.  Google's event page  website, described Springfield as a hub for new job growth with a rich small business community, making it a great fit for the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD -- Google business search results -- those now-familiar listings of names, hours and locations -- are life and death for anyone trying to sell anything in the online digital world. On Monday, Google brought its "Grow with Google" event complete with seminars, product demonstrations and one-on-one coaching to the MassMutual Center. The Silicon Valley giant said 1,500 people… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Congressman Richard Neal and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joined the Shriners Hospital medical staff for the opening of the $1.3 million pediatric inpatient rehabilitation service. The unit will have a profound and immediate impact on children needing these rehab services. "Right now, any child that needs pediatric rehab has to travel to Boston and their… Read more »

WILBRAHAM, Mass. (WWLP) - The memory of 9/11 victim Rick Phillips of Wilbraham lives on in the agency named in his honor. Congressman Richard Neal toured Rick's Place at Post Office Park in Wilbraham on Monday. It's where children who have lost a parent can share their emotions with other grieving children. Congressman Neal told 22News these services weren't available when he… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal took issue Tuesday with Trump administration policies that he argued will continue to grow health insurance premiums while offering Americans inadequate coverage. Neal, the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, criticized the U.S. Department of Labor for finalizing a rule to expand the availability of association health plans, which let small… Read more »

Members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation urged support Tuesday for legislation to stop the Trump administration's controversial "zero tolerance" policy, which has reportedly resulted in about 2,000 undocumented immigrant children being separated from their parents at the United States' southern border.  Massachusetts Democrats announced that they have signed on to… Read more »

The GOP tax cut passed last year will spark sharp rises in health care premiums across the country, according to a new report from the liberal Center for American Progress. Democrats are seeking to mark the six-month anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1 (115), with a particular focus on how the law, which repealed Obamacare's individual mandate, affects health care. "The… Read more »