Military Veteran Hirings

Here at WGBY we’ve been talking about the challenges and triumphs military veterans face when they come home. Finding a job that uses their military experience can be part of the struggle. One local town Chicopee just hired 5 veterans for their police force and...

The State We’re In: State Rep. Joseph Wagner

State Representative Joseph Wagner (D) – Chicopee/8th Hampden District and House Chair of the Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, discusses the Governor’s “State of the Commonwealth” Address, Speaker DeLeo’s 2014 Agenda, the 2015 State Budget...

The State We’re In: State Rep. Joseph Wagner

Our guest is State Representative Joseph Wagner (D) – Chicopee/8th Hampden District, and House Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies which oversees gaming legislation. He discusses the latest on casino development in the state,...

The State We’re In: State Rep. Joseph Wagner

Our guest is State Representative Joseph Wagner (D) – Chicopee/8th Hampden District, and House Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies which oversees gaming legislation. He discusses the latest on casino development in the state,...

The State We’re In: Chicopee Mayoral Debate

Chicopee mayoral candidates four-term incumbent Michael Bissonnette and challenger former Mayor Richard Kos discuss key issues in their race in a debate moderated by Jim Madigan. Michael Bissonnette Michael Bissonnette on Facebook Richard Kos on Facebook...

Food for Thought with Simon Stevenson

Simon Stevenson talks with Larry Katz, owner of Arnold’s Meats in Chicopee, and discovers what the advantages are in buying from your local butcher shop rather than a larger chain store and encounters some interesting ingredients along the...

The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

State Representative Joe Wagner (D) – Chicopee and the 8th Hampden District and House Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technology,  discusses state finances, the need for major spending on transportation issues and the effort toward...

Medium Lisa Lanno

Medium Lisa Lanno and Michelle Mathieson (mother of 20 year old murder victim Amanda Plasse of Chicopee, found dead in her apt. in August 2011) join Carrie in studio. Lanno will discuss how she assists investigators in such cases. Lisa Lanno      ...

Mass Farm to School Project

Emily French, Massachusetts Farm to School Project’s western Massachusetts Farm to Cafeteria Director, and Chicopee Public Schools Director of Nutrition Services Joanne Lennon  talk about “Farm to School” organizations’ efforts since 2004 to...

The Great New England Air Show

Bud Shuback, President of the show’s sponsor Galaxy Community Council, and UMass Professor Ron Warnick, who has studied the economic impact of the event, discuss the Great New England Air Show and Open House coming Aug. 4 & 5 at Westover Air Reserve Base in...