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Our Day in the Berkshires…

Our Day in the Berkshires…

It wasn’t a vacation day–as the title might seem to imply — but your Connecting Point crew recently spent a day in Berkshire County. We taped a half-dozen interviews with some of the people who make that region such a fascinating and vital part of...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

Mt. Greylock’s Thunderbolt

Everybody’s heard of Mt. Greylock, right? It’s the highest point in Massachusetts, nestled in the beautiful, bucolic Berkshires. But as I found on a recent shoot for Connecting Point’s Winter Sports Series, there’s a big slice of skiing history that’s buried under the...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

What’s next for Deval Patrick?

What’s to become of Governor Deval Patrick? He leaves office next January after serving two full, four year terms — the first Massachusetts Governor to do so since Michael Dukakis left the State House in January, 1991. Patrick made it quite clear early...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

BFF= Best Furry Friend

They say dog is man’s best friend but if it were possible to have someone closer than a best friend, something tells me that’s how a correctional officer and his K9 partner would view each other. A couple months ago, I visited the Connecticut Department of...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

Celebrating Winter Sports

Well I am one of those people who enjoys winter and yes enjoys the snow and cold.  So when the Connecting Point crew was talking about a Winter Sports series for February I was hoping my contribution could involve skiing.  I had heard about the Stratton Mountain...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

Everything Old Is New Again…

I recently taped a segment for Connecting Point at an amazing store called Loot Found + Made in Turners Falls the other day, and it got me thinking about how something old is always becoming something new again. Loot is a store that takes industrial items, old items,...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

A New Spirit in D.C.? Don’t bet on it!

There was a lot of excitement in the media late last month when U.S. House and Senate negotiators said they’d reached a budget agreement. There would not be yet another federal government shutdown early in the new year. Many hailed a new spirit of cooperation in...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

Don’t Let Someone Steal You!

People can steal you without you even realizing it. Your identity, that is. It may not be a physical danger to you but it can cause mental and psychological harm when thieves get a hold of your personal information and create havoc with it. Especially when it comes to...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

On The Road to Franklin County

On December 18th the Connecting Point crew packed up our cameras, lights and microphones and headed to Greenfield Community College and set up in their studio. For an entire day we hosted members of the Franklin County community and discussed some of the issues that...
Our Day in the Berkshires…

Get ready for Election Year 2014!!!

I know, I know –we’ve just gotten past the 2013 elections for mayors and municipal officers, a special election for the State Senate and 3 local community votes on Casinos — but 2014  —  and a whole slew of big campaigns — is coming fast....
Food for Thought

Food for Thought

WGBY’s show Making It Here was very popular; so popular in fact that this season it’s returned as a part of Connecting Point! Making It Here focuses on people in the region who are passionate about what they do, and I can’t think of a better description for that then...
Thanks and Giving

Thanks and Giving

I have my own “thankful” board in my WGBY office. I see it every day and after just two months on the job, I’m about to run out of space. I pin thank you cards, newspaper clippings and I even have an apron hanging– all reminders of the way...