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Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to move headquarters, warehouse and distribution center to Chicopee Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 A look inside The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Food Bank has purchased land in Chicopee for a new headquarters and warehouse. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts will move its headquarters, warehouse and distribution center from Hatfield to Chicopee. The Food Bank purchased 16.5 acres of vacant land at the Chicopee River Business Park from Westmass Area Development Corp. The Food Bank p...

Compromise police reform bill heads to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk Updated Dec 23, 2020; Lacking a veto-proof majority in the House, lawmakers advanced a compromise policing proposal Tuesday and Wednesday and plan to send it to the governor’s desk with concessions in police training, bias-free policing and facial recognition. The redrafted proposal re-enacted by the Senate and House on Wednesday lets public safety officials in the Baker administration retain control of police training and loosens restrictions on facial recognition, allowing officers to access the technology t...

‘This is our season’: Amid pandemic and unprecedented volume, U.S. Postal Service battles to deliver packages on time Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 A postal carrier loads packages for delivery at the Liberty Street post office branch in downtown Springfield, Dec. 22, 2020. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share Easthampton artist Beth McElhiney sells her work in silver and aluminum, as well as vintage china and glassware, through the online marketplace Etsy. Or, at least, she tries to — when the U.S. Postal Service, which she and others on the do-it-yourself e-comme...

Massachusetts lawmakers reach deal on health care bill ensuring coverage for telehealth visits, COVID-19 treatment Updated Dec 23, 2020; Facebook Share After nearly five months of closed-door negotiations, Massachusetts legislators have reached a deal on a health care package that requires insurance providers to cover telehealth appointments and a wider range of COVID-19 tests and treatment. The lead negotiators, Sen. Cindy Friedman and Rep. Ron Mariano, confirmed in a statement Tuesday night they had made progress on the health care bill, two weeks before the end of the legislative session....

US Rep. Richard Neal touts COVID-19 relief bill as a ‘triumph for good sense’ MassLive.com 12/22/2020 Ron Chimelis, masslive.com © Don Treeger | dtreeger@repub.com/masslive.com/TNS 12/22/2020 -Springfield- U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal speaks Tuesday in Springfiedl about COVID-19 and the omnibus spending agreement he helped negotiate in Washington. SPRINGFIELD — He didn’t mention the Republican Party by name, and predictably gave Democrats the lion’s share of credit. Even so, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said the COVID-19 relief package approved late Monday indicates h...