Veterans Coming Home: Veteran Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) states that the nation’s homeless veterans are predominantly male, with roughly 8% being female. The majority are single; live in urban areas; and suffer from mental illness, alcohol and/or substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders. About 12% of the adult homeless population are veterans. Produce Dave Fraser talks with several local Veterans and shares their stories of transitioning out of the US military and the challenges they faced.
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Astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman
NASA Astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman joins Jim Madigan in studio to discuss her appearance on the upcoming PBS series Makers and her role as a NASA Astronaut. Coleman has logged more than 4,330 hours in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and the International Space Station.
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S. Prestley Blake’s Monticello
A full-sized $6 million replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia plantation home is rapidly nearing completion on a hillside in Somers, CT. Friendly’s co-founder S. Prestley Blake, who is nearing 100 years old, is working with Laplante Construction Inc., of East Longmeadow to construct the home that Blake hopes to, one day, be able to sell. Producer Dave Fraser visited the site and got a tour.
Making It Here: Harry’s Supermarket
Harry’s Supermarket is a family owned supermarket in the heart of Pittsfield that has been serving the residents of the Northern Berkshires since 1914. Producer Tony Dunne and videographer Dave Fraser take a look at how Harry’s has survived – and thrived – over the past 100 years.
