Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD -- Frank Colaccino, American International College Class of 1973, remembers coming to the United States as a 6-year-old boy and sitting in an...
Greenfield shares success in addressing opioid misuses in communities
Oct 24, 2018
Greenfield, MA | Jennifer Zarate, 22NewsGREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A dozen mayors gathered Wednesday afternoon to share successes they've had in addressing opioid misuse in their communities,...
HCC’s readies 21st century workforce with $4.55M Center for Life Sciences
Oct 24, 2018
Holyoke, MA | Dennis Hohenberger, MassLiveHOLYOKE - Holyoke Community College officially opened the $4.55 million Center for Life Science Tuesday. The center features a cleanroom training facility,...
Rep. Neal to discuss opioid crisis in Greenfield
Oct 24, 2018
Washington, DC | Alyssa McCann, WesternMass NewsToday, Congressman Richard Neal will be addressing the Massachusetts Mayors Association about the recent federal response to combat the opioid...
Democratic Committee Leaders Slam New Trump Administration Health Care Sabotage
Oct 22, 2018
Washington, DCToday, the three House Democratic leaders of the committees with jurisdiction over health care, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member...
Neal, MassDOT Commits Funds to Help Amtrak Improve Longmeadow Railroad Crossing
Oct 18, 2018
Longmeadow | $700,000 will help fund Amtrak project to install new gate and warning lights at Birnie Road crossingLONGMEADOW – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced it has...
Democrat Neal Aspires to ‘Finding Agreement’ at Ways and Means
Oct 17, 2018
Washington, DC | Kaustuv Basu, BloombergThe opportunity that Richard Neal has sought for years may finally arrive soon: chairing the House Ways and Means Committee. But taking the gavel of the...
Neal Statement on USTR’s Intention to Initiate New Trade Negotiations
Oct 16, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert...
Neal Statement on Disappearance of Missing Saudi Journalist
Oct 12, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today on the disappearance of the Saudi Arabian and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Turkey this...
Neal, Sarno Announce PVTA Funding from US Department of Transportation
Oct 9, 2018
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal gathered with Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) Administrator Sandra...
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Funding for Restoration of Springfield’s Historic Paramount Theater
Oct 3, 2018
Springfield, MA | State providing $2.5 million to advance project that represents important next phase in downtown revitalizationSPRINGFIELD - Today, Governor Charlie Baker joined Springfield Mayor...
US Rep. Richard Neal says ‘the bar for supporting a new NAFTA will be high’
Oct 1, 2018
Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveDespite the White House's Monday call for Capitol Hill lawmakers to approve its proposed trilateral trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, at least one...
Neal Statement on Updated NAFTA Agreement
Sep 30, 2018
Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced that the United States and Canada...
Markey, Warren, Neal to file legislation forcing Charter to carry Massachusetts stations
Sep 29, 2018
Pittsfield, MA | Terry Cowgill, Berkshire EdgePittsfield — There is finally hope for tens of thousands of exasperated Berkshire County television watchers who could care less about Andrew Cuomo or...
Congressman Neal Welcomes Regional Chambers of Commerce Members to Capitol Hill
Sep 28, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal hosted his annual “Washington Symposium” this week for regional Chambers of Commerce where nearly 40 participants from western and central Massachusetts had...
Senators Markey, Warren, and Rep. Neal Introduce Legislation to Restore WCVB and WWLP Television Channels to the Berkshires
Sep 28, 2018
Washington, DC | Charter removed WWLP TV in April 2017 and WCVB TV in June 2018Boston (September 28, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01)...
Neal, House Committee Leaders Announce Support for Opioid Package
Sep 26, 2018
Washington, DC Today, Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Judiciary Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the...
STCC awarded $1.15 million in grants from National Science Foundation
Sep 24, 2018
Springfield, MA | Funding supports developing curricula for internet technology and advanced photonicsSPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The National Science Foundation awarded two separate grants to...
3 area fire departments receive federal grants
Sep 24, 2018
Washington, DC | Telegram & Gazette StaffFire Departments in Gardner, Sturbridge, and Ashburnham have been awarded grants as part of the latest round of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
Hume film reminds us of risks taken by Americans during early Troubles
Sep 23, 2018
Washington, DC | Suzanne Lynch, Irish TimesLast Sunday, residents of the small town of Springfield, Massachusetts gathered for a screening of Maurice Fitzpatrick’s In the Name of Peace: John Hume in...