Public Affairs

Social Networking Policy

Michael Clark, Chair of the Longmeadow School Committee, and Marie Doyle, Longmeadow Superintendent of Schools, discuss the Social Networking Policy that’s proposed for Longmeadow schools. Longmeadow School...

College? Yes!

College? YES! is a city-wide effort to inspire and support higher education aspirations for Springfield student to attend and graduate from a college or university. College? YES! at Springfield Parent...

Western New England University Election Poll

  Professor Tim Vercellotti, Director of the Western New England University Polling Institute, and Jim Madigan discuss the Institute’s latest survey on the Presidential and US Senate races in Massachusetts. WNEU Polling Institute        ...

Ready! for Kindergarten

Sister Kathleen Popko, SP, President of Sisters of Providence; Maritza Smidy, Practice Manager, MercyCare-Forest Park and MercyCare Holyoke Providence Prenatal Center; and Sally Fuller, “Cherish Every Child” program at the Davis Foundation discuss  the...

Consumer Protection

  Janice Garrett, Director of Consumer Protection for the Northwestern District Attorney’s office, discusses the Do Not Call list and Robo-calls to consumers. Northwestern District Attorney’s Office          ...

The State We’re In: Campaign Update

  With this week’s heated Presidential Debate and the tight Brown-Warren U.S. Senate race, we talk about the local “grassroots” impact of state and national races with guests State Rep. Todd Smola (R– Palmer) and former political consultant Paul Robbins....

Elder Protection

Christy Geffen , Program Coordinator for Northwestern District Atorney’s Elder & Persons with Disabilities unit, discusses the increase of crimes targeting the elderly and how to protect...

Linked to Libraries

Link to Libraries Founder & President Susan Jaye Kaplan, Link to Libraries Project Director Sue Landry of the Books to Business program, and David Kalicka of participating business Meyers Brothers Kalicka accounting firm discuss efforts to have areas businesses...

The State We’re In: Politics 2012

With this week’s Massachusetts U.S. Senate and Vice Presidential Debates,  and the second Presidential Debate coming next week,  we’ll discuss the state and national “political temperature” in a session with political consultant Tony Cignoli and former State...

University of Massachusetts President

On January 13, 2011, Robert L. Caret was elected President of the five-campus, 68,000 -student University of Massachusetts system. President Caret sits down with Jim Madigan to discuss his plans for the UMass System, ranked as the 19th best university in the world in...