Hit Point Studios

Hit Point Studios, located in Hatfield,MA.,  is the largest independent video game studio in Massachusetts. Owner Paul Hake recently sat down with Connecting Point Producer Tony Dunne to share their secret for success....

Divided We Stand: A Connecting Point Special Series

Interstate 91: You know it. Perhaps you even drive it daily. Although the highway itself is well-known, the needs of one community beneath it are not. Over the next few months, WGBY offers a platform for dialogue about those needs. Springfield’s German Gerena...

Partial Breast Irradiation

Breast Cancer Specialist Steven Schonholz, MD discusses Partial Breast Irradiation treatment. Dr. Schonholz is Medical Director of the Comprehensive Breast Program at Noble Hospital in...

SCORE Volunteers

Ted Stevenson, Chair of SCORE Western Massachusetts;  Dan Healy, 1st Vice Chair;  Len Gendron, 2nd Vice Chair;  and Bharat Desai, Secretary;  discuss the organization’s work helping local businesses and...

CISA: Spring Planting

With Spring approaching, we take a look at two local farms and how they are preparing for the upcoming planting season. Phil Korman, Executive Director at CISA, visits Harvest Farm in Whately and Andrew’s Greenhouse in Amherst....

Open Pantry Community Services

Candace Larger, Program Director for the Emergency Food Pantry at Open Pantry Community Services in Springfield, discusses the services available through Open Pantry and the high demand for assistance in these tough...

Valley Radio Reading Service

Director Margaret “Peg” O’Donnell will discuss the work of the Valley Radio Reading Service, in which newspapers,  store ads and other print materials a re read and broadcast for blind or vision-impaired...

Center for Women

The Center for Women and Community (CWC) at UMass Amherst ( formerly known as the Everywoman’s Center) is marking it’s 40th anniversary. CWC Co-Director Becky Lockwood and Hind Mari, Director of the Women of Color Leadership Network, discuss this...

Women In Combat

Charly Oliva, who served as a military police officer with the rank of Sgt. in the National Guard/U.S. Army in both Afghanistan and Iraq, discusses Pentagon plans to open combat assignments to women in the military.  She is currently Deputy Director of the Veterans...