Science & Environment

Emergency Prepardness

Guest: Charles Dunlap, Emergency Management Director for the Town of Southwick Discussion will focus on the recent region-wide power outages caused by the Halloween weekend storm and how we can all be best prepared when emergency situations hit....

Red Cross

Rick Lee, Executive Director of the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter, Brenda Brouillette, Regional Emergency Services Director for American Red Cross in central and western Massachusetts and Matt Hollander, general manager of the MassMutual Center and 1st...

WWII Veterans

Local World War II veterans Larry Batley, Lionel Brindamour and Bob Tyler will discuss their experiences in the military during the Second World War along with Elise Forbes Tripp, author of “American Veterans on War: Personal Stories from WWII to...

Cyber Security

University of Mass. Prof. of Computer Science Emery Berger discusses cyber security and what we can do to protect our information from computer hackers....

Remembering June’s Tornado

The June 1st tornado had a lasting impression on many people, we talked with some of the areas first responders as well as people in the media and asked them to recall that day and how they reacted. Guests: Wayne Phaneuf, Editor,The Republican; Don Treeger, Republican...

Storm Flooding (pt 2)

Flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene this past August devastated much of the state of Vermont. We look at how it has impacted businesses in the Flat Street area of Brattleboro, as well as the very rural town of Jamaica. www.brattleborochamber.org...

Storm Flooding (pt 1)

A look at the aftermath of flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene this past August and the impact it has had on the town of Shelburne Falls and its businesses....

Climatologist

Climatologist Prof. Michael Rawlins, Manager of the Climate System Research Center at U-Mass/Amherst says our massive October snow storm will go down in the record books. It follows the wettest weather period on record in the Northeast. Does he think global warming is...

Farm Funds

Phil Korman, Executive Director, CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) will discuss emergency loan fund established to help local growers deal with losses due to Hurricane Irene. Dave Jackson of Enterprise Farm in Whately will discuss damage his property...

Ropes Course

Ropes Courses, also known as obstacle courses, have been used by the military to train soldiers as far back as the ancient Greeks. A ropes course is a challenging personal development and team building activity that encourages diverse groups of people to communicate...