Show Segments

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Tipping in Stores & Restaurants

On January 1, the minimum wage in Massachusetts was bumped up to $10 an hour. But some don’t feel that’s enough of a raise. There is a $15 an hour minimum wage movement, with proponents across the country pushing for higher hourly rates for workers. The...

Wes Moore

Wes Moore is an entrepreneur and youth advocate who first came to attention about 5 years ago when he wrote a book titled ‘The Other Wes Moore”. Moore was in town recently and Connecting Point’s Jim Madigan talked with him about his newest...

American Graduate: CLEAR

In our continuing American Graduate series, we feature a program for children with autism. The city of Westfield launched a program called CLEAR, a few years ago in order to provide the best services possible in the district for children with autism spectrum disorder...

Consumer Affairs: Janice Garrett on Phone Scams

The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Consumer Protection Unit has been protecting consumers for the past 38 years.  Janice Garrett, Consumer Protection Unit Director, talks with Connecting Point Contributor Carolee McGrath about an on-going phone scam call, and...

American Cancer Society: Road to Recovery

The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery program provides free rides for cancer patients to and from treatments. Trained volunteer drivers donate their time and the use of their personal vehicles to help patients get to the treatments they need. Connecting Point...

Pittsfield Styrofoam Ban

In the City of Pittsfield there is a debate brewing over the ban of Styrofoam. One side says that polystyrene products pose demonstrable health risks and environmental problems; the other side says it is mismanagement of refuse, not the material, that is an issue....

The State We’re In: Sen. Don Humason

State Senator Don Humason, (R) Westfield and the Second Hampden/Hampshire District and member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, looks at the state’s financial situation as Gov. Baker’s first year in office draws to a close. We’ll look at priorities for the 2016...

“The Other Couch”

Clinical Psychologist Patricia Peters Martin, PhD and Psychiatric Nurse Helene De Montreux Houston,MS APRN, discuss their new book, The Other Couch: Discovering Women’s Wisdom in Therapy, detailing the stories of who struggle and overcome their challenges with...

From Rabbit Ears to the Digital Years: iBerkshires.com

iBerkshires lays claim to being the oldest news-only website in the Berkshires – and perhaps the country! In our continuing look at the history of local media, producer Tony Dunne and Videographer Mark Langevin visit the staff and discover how the newsgathering and...