Washington, DC Recently, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) responded to a request from Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA) for...
Beam Signing for $23.8 Million Construction of Holyoke Medical Center Emergency Department
Sep 29, 2016
Holyoke, MAHOLYOKE -- Construction of a $23.8 million emergency department at Holyoke Medical Center at 575 Beech St. is on schedule with the facility set to be ready by spring, a hospital press...
Milford: With restoration finished, town commemorates pond project
Sep 24, 2016
MilfordMILFORD - With decades of work behind them, town and state officials gathered at Town Hall Saturday morning to acknowledge the completion of a restoration project that cleaned up Milford...
Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce at Washington Symposium
Sep 22, 2016
Washington, DC(WWLP) – The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce is in Washington, D.C. 22News reporter Kait Walsh was with business leaders Thursday as they heard from top national lawmakers in...
Bishop Mitchell Rozanski Presides at Groundbreaking for New Pope Francis High School
Sep 18, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — The Pope Francis High School a capella chorus summed up the sentiment of the day on Sunday, singing 'Hallelujah" as more than 400 dignitaries, students and neighbors...
Springfield Museums Named Smithsonian Affiliate
Sep 16, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD - The Smithsonian Institution has named the Springfield Museums an affiliate, opening up new opportunities for cultural and historical exhibits and a wealth of educational...
Congressmen Tiberi and Neal Introduce STOP Act in the House to Address Overdose Spike From Synthetic Opioids
Sep 15, 2016
Washington, DCToday, Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) introduced the Synthetics Trafficking & Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, legislation designed to...
Springfield 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Honors Victims, First Responders
Sep 11, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — Waleska Martinez had a smile that could light up a room and it's what her sister Lourdes LeBron most remembers about her younger sister who was killed on Sept. 11. 2001....
Sens. Warren, Markey, and Reps. McGovern, Neal, and Tsongas Announce $2.6M in Grants to Massachusetts Fire Departments
Sep 9, 2016
Washington, DC United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Representatives Richard Neal, Jim McGovern, and Niki Tsongas announced today that the Federal Emergency...
Holyoke Fire Department awarded SAFER grant for more than $1.2M
Sep 9, 2016
Holyoke, MAHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Holyoke Fire Department will be able to hire 10 new firefighters, thanks to a $1,245,940 grant they have received. The federal SAFER grant, Staffing for...
Springfield Police Department Scores $147K Crime Grant from DOJ
Aug 18, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — The City of Springfield has received a $147,456 grant from the Department of Justice to expand communications and technology at the Police Department, Mayor Domenic J....
Tallying Up The Costs And Benefits Of More Western New England Train Service
Jul 20, 2016
Washington, DCIf you want to take a train from Springfield to Boston, there’s only one a day and it’s notoriously slow. But a new federally funded study looks at the cost and benefits of expanding...
Panel Discussion, Film Screening Sheds Light On Heroin Epidemic
Jul 20, 2016
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County has seen 105 people so far this year taken to the hospital after overdosing. That's on pace for more than 300 in a year. Last year, there were 158,...
Photos: Peg Sterns, 1928 Technical High School graduate, returns to Springfield school
Jul 19, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD-- Peg Sterns, a graduate from the Technical High School class of 1928 in Springfield, took a trip back to her alma mater on Monday. At 105-years-old, she still...
Panel discussion at BCC probes ‘solutions in our community’ to addiction
Jul 19, 2016
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD — Again and again viewers saw the syringe full of yellowish fluid pierce an arm, a hand, even a neck, perhaps imagining — or re-living — how the scourge depicted in "Heroin:...
Rep. Neal: Congressional Delegation Vigorously Opposed Pipeline Expansion
Jul 18, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard Neal says he has been part of widespread opposition to a pipeline expansion project in southwestern Massachusetts that is currently on hold. Speaking in Great...
Pretty and profitable: Iredale Mineral Cosmetics has international economic outlook
Jul 18, 2016
Great BarringtonGREAT BARRINGTON — Iredale Mineral Cosmetics may have Berkshire roots, but it's a company with an international outlook. Thirty percent of the firm's current revenue comes through...
Great Barrington Fire Department snags grant for new oxygen tanks
Jul 18, 2016
Great BarringtonGREAT BARRINGTON — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, congratulated members of the Great Barrington Fire Department on Monday for winning what he termed a "handsome" $160,477...
Neal Weighs In On Brexit Vote
Jun 24, 2016
Springfield, MASpringfield Congressman Richard Neal says he’s surprised Britain’s voters decided to leave the European Union by a decisive margin. Neal says despite the break off from the EU, he...
Watch: U.S. Rep. Richard Neal urges House Republicans to move on ‘gun control’ measures during sit-in speech
Jun 23, 2016
Washington, DC U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged Republican leaders Thursday to bring up two so-called "gun control" measures for consideration as House Democrats staged a sit-in....