Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Hugh Zeitlin, Western Mass NewsCongressman Richard Neal was joined by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh in Springfield on Monday. The two were at Union Station to...
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh promotes infrastructure law during Springfield visit
Dec 13, 2021
Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMC A member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet was in western Massachusetts Monday to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh...
Rep. Richard Neal cites jobs at Warren Pump, General Dynamics in defense bill vote
Dec 8, 2021
WashingtonWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, said Wednesday that his vote to help pass the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act strengthened both national...
Neal Votes for Annual Defense Bill to Meet the Needs of Servicemembers and Military Families
Dec 8, 2021
WashingtonLast evening, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass bipartisan defense legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, that strengthens America’s...
Neal flexing muscles for east-west rail
Dec 2, 2021
WashingtonUS REP. RICHARD NEAL on Thursday signaled that he intends to use his considerable clout in Congress to deliver significant infrastructure funds for Massachusetts, particularly his personal...
Congressman Richard Neal calls East-West rail, linking Boston and Western Massachusetts, a ‘top priority’
Dec 2, 2021
WashingtonA passenger rail link between Boston and Western Massachusetts is “one of the most essential infrastructure investments we anticipate making” now that a federal infrastructure package has...
Neal Statement on Passage of Continuing Resolution
Dec 2, 2021
WashingtonWASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government...
Congressman Neal visits Springfield to discuss Biden’s Build Back Better Act
Nov 19, 2021
Springfield, MA SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM)--The House of Representatives passed president Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act. Congressman Richard Neal stopped by the Courthouse Atrium in Springfield...
US Rep Richard Neal hails passage of Build Back Better Act after a ‘pretty remarkable week’ in Washington
Nov 19, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — Fresh from a long night of managing debate and securing passage of the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal explained Friday afternoon...
Neal Praises House Passage of Build Back Better Act
Nov 19, 2021
WashingtonWashington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means voted for the Build Back Better Act, which delivers once-in-a-generation action to...
Chicopee veterans honored during wreath laying ceremony
Nov 11, 2021
WashingtonCHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony was held in Chicopee Thursday morning. Wreaths were laid at the six monuments in Veterans Memorial Plaza. Each monument pays...
Berkshire Family YMCA Announces Groundbreaking Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Congressman Richard Neal
Nov 10, 2021
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD: Berkshire Family YMCA will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on November 10 at 1:00 PM to celebrate the start of a major improvement and renovation program at its Pittsfield...
Historic paper mill in Lee to be redeveloped into affordable housing
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MALEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A historic Berkshire County paper mill will soon become mixed-use housing. For more than two centuries, the building has stood on the edge of the Housatonic Tiver and has...
How will the infrastructure bill affect western Massachusetts?
Nov 10, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Now that the major infrastructure bill passed through Congress last week, what does that mean for our transportation needs here in western Massachusetts?...
With infrastructure bill done, Neal continues push for more rail
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MAU.S. Representative Richard Neal of Springfield said Wednesday he's pushing Governor Charlie Baker to invest some new federal infrastructure funds in passenger rail expansion for western...
It’ll be two years, but a new look to the Berkshire Family YMCA is on the way
Nov 10, 2021
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD — For much of the next two years, the Pittsfield branch of the Berkshire Family YMCA will be an active construction zone as the facility undergoes a $12.4 million...
As ceremonial ground broken, affordable housing key to $60 million Eagle Mill redevelopment, officials say
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MALEE — The $60 million Eagle Mill redevelopment could be a catalyst for affordable housing in the Lee area and throughout Berkshire County. But, that housing needs a huge infusion of taxpayer...
After nearly 10 years, redevelopment of Eagle Mill gets underway
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MALEE — It’s not exactly the culmination of a dream — not yet anyway — but it’s the beginning of the realization of a developer’s vision to rehabilitate an old downtown mill complex and...
Neal says internal Democratic temperature “no longer in fever range” after infrastructure battle
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MAAfter bitter internal disputes over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, a top Democrat says the party will coalesce around his Build Back Better bill. Six Democrats voted against...
Neal Votes to Create Millions of New Jobs, Rebuild America with Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Nov 6, 2021
WashingtonToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to create millions of good-paying union jobs with a once-in-a-century investment in rebuilding infrastructure in Massachusetts, including roads and...