Year End Taxes

Douglas Theobald, CPA, CFP of Moriarty & Primack Accounting will discuss tax and other financial issues individuals you should think about before the end of the calendar year....

Veterans

Elise Forbes Tripp, author of “American Veterans on War: Personal Stories from WWII to Afghanistan,” Vietnam veteran Dave Bressem, and Charly Woehlke, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, discuss their experiences in the military and working with veterans...

The State We’re In-Jim Welch

Our guest is State Senator Jim Welch (D) –West Springfield and the Hampden Senate District. We’ll look at reports this week that the state faces a billion dollar deficit in FY 2013, as well as the latest developments on the Casino issue and legislative...

Crime

With the murder rate in Springfield hovering around 20 for the year, Connecting Point Correspondent Carolee McGrath talks with police and two local pastors who say that preventing crime starts at...

Digital Technology

University of Massachusetts Prof. of Communications Jarice Hanson is an expert on how digital technologies are shaping new behavior and changing our world by enabling grassroots political movements such as Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party movement, Democracy...

Upcoming Charity Race

Republican sportswriter Bill Wells will discuss his effort to raise $50,000 dollars to fight a rare form of cancer afflicting a 7 year old girl from Wilbraham. The race – Seth’s Fat Ass 50K – is this Saturday in Forest Park in Springfield....

Unemployment (part 2)

Daniella Rhodes shares her story of being unemployed and living at “Friends of the Homeless Inc,” the largest emergency shelter for adult individuals in Western MA.  We will also talk with Konrad Ragowski, Manager of Member Services for Future Works in Springfield....

August Company Theater Group

Scott Braidman, Amy Teffer and Hilary Price of the August Company theatrical group will discuss the upcoming presentation of the play “Santacide” at the Academy of Music in Northampton on Dec. 17....

Cathedral High School

Cathedral High School, which is located in Springfield’s East Forest Park neighborhood, sustained significant structural damage as a result of the June 1 tornado. The School was forced to move to an unused elementary school in the town of Wilbraham while their...

Unemployment (part 1)

In the first of a two part series we visit Holyoke Works, a regionally renowned workforce development group serving adult job seekers in and around Holyoke, Massachusetts. The organization assists adults to become ready for today’s job market through training programs...

West Springfield Mayor-Elect

Jim Madigan will interview West Springfield Mayor-elect Gregory Neffinger to discuss his preparation to take over as Mayor in January and his plans for that city over the next two years....