A Springfield native, Neal graduated from American International College and received a master's degree from the University of Hartford. After graduating he became involved in politics, working as an assistant to the mayor of Springfield. He served as president of the Springfield City Council from 1979 to 1983 while teaching high school history courses and lecturing at local colleges. He served as mayor of Springfield from 1983 to 1989, overseeing a period of economic growth. With his political influence and a head start on contributions, he was nearly uncontested when he ran for election to the House of Representatives in 1988.
After serving 36 years on the Philadelphia police force (including six years as Commissioner), Neal resigned under political pressure. He was replaced by John Timoney, former first deputy commissioner in New York City. Neal was subsequently hired as a security consultant by Drexel University and the Penn's Landing Corporation, a Philadelphia development group.
A fried chicken chain co-founded by Hall of Fame basketball star Shaquille O'Neal no longer has a location in Hixson, although its spot on Broad Street in Chattanooga remains open ... "There are still a lot of empty offices downtown," Richards said.
EASTHAMPTON — It’s not always easy to put faces and names to the impact that congressional budgets have on a particular populace. By visiting Riverside Industries in Easthampton on Tuesday, U.S.Rep.Richard Neal tried to do just that ... .
They wrote that HouseRepublican leaders have also "quietly surrendered their chamber’s ability to undo Mr ... ALSO READ ... Richard E. Neal (D-MA) on Trump's tariffs, saying Republican lawmakers “are abdicating their most important Constitutional obligation.
Much of the big corporations’ attitudes will remain publicly unspoken for now as they try to calibrate how to deal with the Trump White House, the long-serving Massachusetts congressman Richard Neal told The Irish Times.