Best of Connecting Point: On the Road

Best of Connecting Point: On the Road

Connecting Point’s “On the Road” series takes viewers to the little-known areas of western New England that make our region such a great place to live. On the Road in North Quabbin: The Country Store in Petersham The Country Store in Petersham...
Conway Tornado

Conway Tornado

On February 25, 2017, Western Massachusetts was hit by a rare mid-winter tornado, with serious damage reported in the small hill towns of Goshen and Conway. Connecting Point’s Carolee McGrath visited Conway to find out about the damage left behind by the Conway...
Storm Readiness with Bob Prince

Storm Readiness with Bob Prince

Bob Prince from “Storm Ready” in Chicopee discusses how to be ready to survive for a week or more if a natural or man-made disaster hits your town. He shows us the supplies we need to put together a one week family preparedness kit. Storm Ready Storm Ready...
Levi Beebe & the Blizzard of 1888

Levi Beebe & the Blizzard of 1888

With blizzard after blizzard falling every week, the snowfall this winter has been a bit crazy. But unprecedented? Not exactly. You may remember the Blizzard of 1978, but have you ever heard of the Blizzard of 1888? It came out of nowhere and crippled public transit,...

WMECo President Peter Clarke

WMECo President & COO Peter Clarke talks about storm preparations one year after the Halloween weekend storm that knocked out power for up to a week in much of Western and Central Massachusetts. Would WMECO be better prepared to restore service faster if such a...

Haitian Guitarist & Singer BélO

Haitian guitarist and singer BélO was in Guadeloupe when a massive earthquake hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.  BélO immediately performed a series of concerts to raise funds to rebuild his country. Throughout his career, BélO has been devoted to the cause of the less...

Flooding Revist

We revisit Jamaica, VT one year later to see how things have changed since the flood devastated the town on August 28th, 2011.  We also visit Shelburne Falls, MA to revisit some area business owners who were affected by the flooding last year and find out how things...

Western MA Medical Reserve Corps

Kathleen Conley Norbut and Bob Klupa, volunteers with the City of Springfield Health & Human Services MRC unit, will discuss the work of the Western Mass Medical Reserve Corps.,  which responds to emergency situations in the region — including the recent...

Western Mass Medical Reserve Corps

Kathleen Conley Norbut and Bob Klupa, volunteer with the City of Springfield Health & Human Services MRC unit will discuss the work of the W. Mass. Medical Reserve Corps. which responds to emergency situations in the region — including the recent tornadoes...