Social Issues

Henry Cisneros former US HUD Secretary

Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Clinton, and executive chairman of CityView, which focuses on urban development and sustainable communities, speaks with Jim Madigan. Cisneros was in the region recently as the inaugural...

In-Depth: Education (part 1)

Connecting Point Correspondent Carloee McGrath visits a few towns through out the region and talks with school administrators, finance people and parents to find out how different cities and towns are handling the cuts that had to be made to their budgets and how this...

“The Ripple Effect”

In the second of her two-part report from Haiti, Carrie Saldo chronicles the experience of high school and college volunteers working with the Haiti Plunge. Saldo follows the students on their journey as they speak candidly about their expectations for the trip to...

“Not Band-aid Work”

Residents in the village of Desab, Haiti began working co-operatively with Haiti Plunge, a North Adams based volunteer organization, nearly 30 years ago. Now, its first generation of educated students is transitioning into leadership roles. Witness what life is like...

Jennifer Buffett

Jennifer Buffett, president and co-chair NoVo Foundation, will be in the area speaking about women’s philanthropy as part of a Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts fund raiser. Additional Info: NoVo...

Fuel Assistance

Don Atwater, Executive Director, Berkshire Community Action Council and Maryann Kobylanski, LIHEAP Program Director for the New England Farm Workers Council will discuss anticipated cuts in funding for home heating assistance programs this winter. Additional Info:...

Woman Business Owners Alliance

Guests: Eileen Jerome, president Women Business Owners Alliance of Pioneer Valley; Janine Fondon, President/CEO UnityFirst.com, WBOA Public Relations Chair; Becky Castro, Certified Business and Personal Coach. Jerome, Fondon, and Castro will discuss the role of the...

Square One Tornado Recovery

Joan Kagan, Executive Director of Square One and Gail Price, Director of Square One’s Main Street Children’s Center will talk about the impact June 1st tornado had on their organization — when their downtown Springfield headquarters housing the...

Rail Trail Series, part 2

RAIL TRAIL SERIES PART 2 Guest: Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Development, City of Northampton, Liz Stevens, Committee Member, McKnight Neighborhood, Scott Hanson, Principal Planner, City of Springfield and Sheila McElwaine, Advocate, Connecticut River Walk...

The Economy

Economist John Rogers, Associate Vice Pres. for Institutional Effectiveness at American Int’l College and Economics Prof. Karl Petrick of Western New England University will discuss the prospects for the US and world economy in this time of stock market...

Tornado Follow Up

Guests: Gerald Hayes, VP Westfield State University, Nick Fyntrilakis, Asst. VP of Community Responsibility: Mass Mutual Financial Group. Hayes and Fyntrilakis are on loan from their employers to head up DevelopSpringfield, the nonprofit set up to lead the rebuilding...