Public Affairs

Holyoke Fire

On January 1st of this year, a multi-alarm fire destroyed an apartment building in the “flats” section of the city of Holyoke. An electrical issue has been determined to be the cause of the blaze, which took three lives and left many displaced and with...

The Impact of Fake News

Professor Robin Saunders, Director of Graduate Programs in Communications and Information Management at Baypath University in Longmeadow, discusses how fake news played a role in the 2016 elections, and the Cybersecurity Management, Communications and Information...

Holiday Fire Safety

With strings upon strings of lights plugged into every available outlet—at least at some houses—it might look pretty, but all of these decorations can cause potential dangers. Carolee McGrath sat down with veteran firefighter Willie Spears, a Fire Inspector and...

Political Polling

Professor Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University Polling Institute discusses what happened with the polling in the 2016 Presidential Election and the many challenges pollsters face in these times of cell phones and social...

John Rogers on the Global Economy

As we move closer toward 2017, we move closer to the inauguration of president elect Donald Trump. While the campaign was steeped in controversy, many are now looking ahead at what the economy will look like with Mr. Trump as president. Trump, a billionaire real...

Commerce High Scholar Athletes

There’s a new initiative to boost student achievement in school through their involvement in sports. It’s called Scholar Athletes, and the latest zone in Springfield is at Commerce High School. The mission is to support students through athletics, but it is not...

Holiday Budgeting & Finances with Michael Matty

The Christmas season is upon us and shopping is in full swing. But before you charge your way through the season, we have some financial advice to keep in mind. Michael Matty, President of St. Germain Investment Management, talks about holiday budgeting, saving,...