Holiday Travel with Kids

Rania Kfuri gives us her tips for traveling around the holidays with kids in tow. She started Free Like Birdie, which makes traveling accessories for families, after traveling with her kids and will give families some useful tips/things she’s learned along the...
Halloween at the Deerfield Inn

Halloween at the Deerfield Inn

Deerfield, MA is just 30 miles north of Springfield, but when you drive through you feel as if you’ve gone back in time 200-300 years. The buildings and the streets are almost the same. Some say the past is such a huge part of the present that it permeates the...

Richardson’s Candy Kitchen

We’ll temp your sweet tooth with a visit to Richardson’s Candy Kitchen in Deerfield, MA.  We’ll see how this family owned business cranks it up for one of their busiest holidays of the season. http://www.richardsonscandy.com  ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observances

Jim Madigan speaks with Eileen McCaffrey, interim Executive Director of the  Community Music School of Springfield; Ronn Brown, interim Executive Director of  MLK Jr. Family Services; and Benjamin Smith, Executive Director DREAM Studios in Springfield. The three...

Bright Nights

The Connecting Point team heads to Bright Nights. Taking a cruise through the enormous outdoor light display staged inside Springfield’s Forest Park has become a holiday tradition for many people in the region. What else makes the winter season unique in the region?...

CISA: Christmas Trees

Phil Korman Executive Director at CISA visits two local tree farms to learn about the tradition of fresh cut Christmas Trees at Chestnut Mountain Tree Farm in Hatfield, MA, and Emerson Tree Farm in Greenfield, MA. Home 2020 Chestnut Mountain Tree Farm Emerson Tree...

Old Sturbridge Village Special

  Connecting Point goes on the road to Old Sturbridge Village.  Host Carrie Saldo gets a lesson in preparing a traditional Thanksgiving meal as it would have been done back in the 1800’s. She will also learn how to fire a musket with Old Sturbridge Village Lead...

Bright Nights

Judy Matt, President of Spirit of Springfield, discusses the upcoming “Parade of the Big Balloons” on Friday, November 23, and this year’s edition of “Bright Nights”, starting  November 21 at Forest Park. Spirit of...