News Articles
July 20, 2016
In The News
If 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 train service to Boston — and Montreal.
July 20, 2016
In The News
PITTSFIELD, 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.
July 19, 2016
In The News
PITTSFIELD — 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: Cape Cod, USA" is right here in Berkshire County.
July 19, 2016
In The News
SPRINGFIELD-- 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 remembers much about the school even if only the facade and front steps remain on Elliot Street.
July 18, 2016
In The News
Congressman 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 Barrington Monday, the Democrat says the federally-approved Connecticut Expansion Project could not have been more vigorously opposed by the region’s Congressional delegation.
July 18, 2016
In The News
GREAT 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 award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
July 18, 2016
In The News
GREAT 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 products that Iredale Mineral Cosmetics exports to 52 different countries through 32 separate distributors, according to CFO Robert Montgomery.
June 24, 2016
In The News
Springfield 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 doesn’t expect the British government to completely isolate themselves from other European nations.
June 23, 2016
In The News
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.
June 20, 2016
In The News
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Congressman Richard Neal joined local officials Monday to announce a $48,000 federal grant for the West Springfield Fire Department, which will use the money to upgrade aging equipment.