Quabbin Memorial Day

Quabbin Memorial Day

Like communities all across the United States, the towns of the Swift River Valley commemorated their war dead each year on Memorial Day until those towns ceased to exist in 1938. Quabbin Park Cemetery became the center of Memorial Day services for those towns and...
Reach to Teach

Reach to Teach

Reach to Teach is a new program encouraging students in Springfield to consider a career in teaching, and to teach in their home city. Springfield Public Schools and Westfield State University are working together to provide students an opportunity to complete their...

Coming Up Wednesday, June 1

Quabbin Memorial Like Communities all across the United States, the towns of the Swift River Valley commemorated their war dead each year on Memorial Day until those towns ceased to exist in 1938. Quabbin Park Cemetery became the center of Memorial Day services for...
Gold Star Mother

Gold Star Mother

Gold Star Mother is a title Kathleen Belanger says she never wanted, a title given to a woman who has lost her son or daughter in the line of duty, while serving in the U.S. military. Her son, Army Sgt. Greg Belanger, had just turned 24 years old when he was killed in...
Bennington Battle Monument

Bennington Battle Monument

As we honor those who have died while serving in our armed forces this Memorial Day, we bring you a story about the soldiers who served at the birth of our nation – right here in western New England. On August 17, 1777, Brigadier General John Stark and his men...

Coming Up Monday, May 30

Gold Star Mother Gold Star Mother is a title Kathleen Belanger says she never wanted, a title given to a woman who has lost her son or daughter in the line of duty, while serving in the U.S. military. Her son, Army Sgt. Greg Belanger, had just turned 24 years old when...

Sneak Peek Week of May 30, 2016

A sneak peek at the stories & issues we’ll be covering on this week’s CONNECTING POINT. Tune in Monday, Wednesday, & Friday nights at...
Coming Up Friday, May 27

Coming Up Friday, May 27

The State We’re In: Rep. John Velis State Rep. John Velis, (D – Westfield/4th Hampden District), discusses the Senate version of the 2017 state budget as it compares to the spending plan already adopted by the House as well as his vote against the proposed...