Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD – Western Massachusetts communities are due to see roughly a third of $4 million in federal funding being allocated to Massachusetts for environmental cleanup at former...
Renaming of Westfield post office for former postmaster and World War II hero William Trant set for June 22
May 23, 2014
WestfieldWESTFIELD - The Westfield post office, located at 8 West Silver St., will host a renaming ceremony at 10 a.m. on June 22 to dedicate the building to William T. Trant.A former Westfield...
Springfield honors veterans at 2014 Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony
May 23, 2014
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — The City of Springfield's Veterans Services Department hosted the city's annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony on Friday, honoring veterans ahead of the Memorial...
Congressional delegation to speak against proposed cuts at Westover, Barnes, other Massachusetts bases
May 21, 2014
Washington, DCAs people are preparing for the Memorial Day weekend, the state's entire congressional delegation, the governor’s office and several mayors have been invited to meet Thursday with the...
Fund-raiser in memory of Michael Rodgers, Springfield School Committee member, nets more than $5,000 in scholarship aid
May 14, 2014
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD - More than 150 friends and colleagues of the late Springfield School Committeeman Michael P. Rodgers raised more than $5,000 in advance of Wednesday night's scholarship...
Money for New England Public Radio’s Springfield expansion included in House budget amendments
May 1, 2014
Washington, DCNew England Public Radio is in line for an additional $100,000 to help with its expansion into downtown Springfield, under a House budget amendment approved Wednesday.The New England...
Richard Neal vows to continue fighting Westover cuts; meets with secretary of U.S. Air Force
Apr 29, 2014
Chicopee, MACHICOPEE — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal met with the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Tuesday to follow up on the announcement that Westover Air Reserve Base would be downsized, losing half...
Congressman Neal to address BCC graduates on May 30
Apr 25, 2014
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD -- Congressman Richard Neal will serve as the keynote speaker at Berkshire Community College’s 54th commencement exercises to be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at...
Neal Frustrated In Delay In Re-Opening North Adams Regional Hospital
Apr 23, 2014
Washington, DCMassachusetts Congressman Richard Neal is expressing frustration at the pace of the federal permitting process involved in re-opening the former North Adams Regional Hospital. The...
Springfield students, volunteers plant trees in lower Forest Park area during Earth Day event
Apr 23, 2014
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — Volunteers including local high school students gathered Tuesday on Wilmont Street in the lower Forest Park neighborhood to plant approximately 25 trees in conjunction...
Gerlach, Neal renew push to make permanent a proven incentive for strengthening communities and creating jobs
Apr 2, 2014
Washington, DC House Ways & Means Committee Members Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Richard Neal (D-MA) on Wednesday reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would make permanent a tax incentive credited...
Warren, Markey, Neal Announce $1 Million Fire Grant To Holyoke
Mar 21, 2014
Washington, DC United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Richard Neal announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Holyoke...
FEMA and Diocese of Springfield Reach $38 Million Agreement on Cathedral High School and St. Michael’s Academy Recovery
Mar 3, 2014
Springfield, MA(SPRINGFIELD, MA) Congressman Richard E. Neal, Bishop Timothy McDonnell, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Paul F. Ford today announced a funding agreement...
Congressman Richard Neal Speaks on Raising the Debt Ceiling
Feb 11, 2014
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal speaks on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Congressman Richard Neal Speaks on Raising the Debt Ceiling
Feb 11, 2014
Washington, DC Congressman Richard E. Neal speaks on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Neal Defends Obamacare in Williamstown
Feb 10, 2014
Washington, DC WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With the Affordable Care Act looking like it is here to stay, Congress expects to continue tweaking the law. In the State of the Union, President Barack Obama...
U.S. Congressman Neal Tours Berkshire Campuses
Feb 10, 2014
Washington, DC U.S. Congressman Richard Neal was on the campus of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams Friday. As he often does during district visits, the Democrat taught a...
Congressman Richard Neal Introducing the Invest in US Act of 2014
Feb 8, 2014
Washington, DC
Congressman Richard E. Neal Introduces Legislation to Jumpstart Economy, Grow Middle Class and Fight Income Inequality
Feb 4, 2014
Washington, DC / January 27, 2014): Congressman Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Subcommittee, last week introduced legislation to jumpstart the sluggish...
Westfield cuts ribbon for Barnes Air National Guard Base runway project as state preps for national review of military installations
Feb 3, 2014
Washington, DC WESTFIELD - Gov. Deval L. Patrick and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal used the occasion Friday of a ribbon-cutting at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and Barnes Air National Guard base to...