Washington, DC Latkes? Check. Menorah? Check. Singing and dancing? Check. All the boxes for the traditional lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah were checked in Springfield's Court Square as Rabbi Chaim...
US Rep. Richard Neal, others expected to attend annual JFK memorial in Forest Park
Nov 20, 2015
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD ? Congressional and local leaders will gather with area residents at Forest Park's eternal flame this weekend to commemorate the death of President John F. Kennedy. The...
Massachusetts congressmen, others to march from Springfield to Greenfield to raise funds for Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Nov 19, 2015
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD ? U.S. Reps. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, and Joe Kennedy III, D-Brookline, will participate in a march from Springfield to Greenfield next week...
Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal praise Northern Ireland agreement
Nov 18, 2015
Washington, DC U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said in a release that he welcomes in the "strongest possible terms" today's agreement among Northern Ireland's Stormont government, British officials and...
Cong. Neal: Refugees should be allowed into the U.S.
Nov 18, 2015
Washington, DC (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal commented on the possibility of allowing more Syrian refugees into Massachusetts. The Congressman made his comments on Tuesday after Governor Charlie...
Rep. Richard Neal: Congress should debate military action in Syria
Nov 13, 2015
Washington, DC Citing lessons learned from the Vietnam War, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said he believes the president should ask Congress for authorization to send U.S. troops to Syria. Neal said the...
US Rep. Richard Neal bemoans loss of traditional politicking for partisan ideology in Washington
Nov 13, 2015
Washington, DC BOSTON - The day U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was going to be elected as House speaker, he made hasty arrangements for a photograph to be taken of the House Ways and Means...
US Rep. Richard Neal says Gov. Charlie Baker has taken the ‘correct initiative’ with opioid proposals
Nov 11, 2015
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD ? U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, this week added his name to the list of supporters backing Gov. Charlie Baker's efforts to combat opioid abuse in the state. Neal,...
Photos: Progress continues as Springfield’s Union Station prepares for late 2016 grand opening
Nov 10, 2015
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal had a message for the doubters and the skeptics Tuesday while touring massive construction site that is Springfield's Union Station. "We all...
US Rep. Richard Neal stands by support for airstrikes in Syria, says not ready to back ground troops
Nov 10, 2015
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD ? Following news that the Obama Administration will deploy a U.S. Special Operations contingent in Syria to advise opposition militant forces, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal,...
Rep. Richard Neal to announce $2M federal grant for Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield
Nov 5, 2015
Washington, DC Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, will be heading for the Berkshires on Monday to announce a $2 million federal grant for Berkshire Community College. The congressman will be joined...
Congressman Neal Delivers Brownfields Grants To Pittsfield, BRPC
Oct 30, 2015
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping the city complete an assessment of the pollution at the former Stetson Dry Cleaners. On Friday, U.S....
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal pushes for job retraining funds amid Sabic closing
Oct 30, 2015
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD >> Helping Sabic Innovative Plastics employees "get back to the workforce quickly should be our goal," said U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal during a visit to the city,...
US Reps. Jim McGovern, Richard Neal join House Democrats in calling for ‘clean’ debt ceiling extension
Oct 23, 2015
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD ? Facing an early November deadline to avoid a potential government default, U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern and Richard Neal joined nearly 200 House Democrats Friday in calling...
Area Catholic High Students, Bishop in D.C. for Pope
Sep 24, 2015
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Some 30 students from Western Massachusetts, including five from St. Joseph's High School, traveled to Washington, D.C., for Pope Francis II's address to a joint...
VIDEO: Congressman Neal discusses visit of Pope Francis
Sep 23, 2015
Washington, DC ASHINGTON (WWLP) – When Pope Francis speaks Thursday before a special joint session of Congress, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will be among those listening to what the pontiff has to say....
Politicians want federal money to pay for fishing observers
Aug 19, 2015
Washington, DC In an effort to reduce the financial burdens on the region’s struggling fishermen, Governor Charlie Baker and the state’s congressional delegation urged federal officials this week to...
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on pipelines, PCBs, politics, and the Berkshire economy
Aug 13, 2015
Washington, DC Washington, D.C. Congressman Richard E. Neal leaned forward in his chair, and said emphatically, “half of the Republicans in Congress have been here for four years or less – that’s a...
Final piece of funding for Union Station project secured
Jun 22, 2015
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The Union Station project in downtown Springfield is a nearly $90 million project that was put in the spotlight Monday morning. City, state, and federal...
Springfield gets final $12 million for Union Station; Neal pushes east-west rail for Boston 2024 bid
Jun 22, 2015
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal led Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito through the now-empty passenger tunnel at Springfield's Union Station on Monday following a news...