Rev. Talbert Swan

Springfield Branch NAACP Pres. Rev. Talbert Swan II will join Jim Madigan to discuss his call for an independent review of police shootings in Springfield, his concern about remarks by an Easthampton City Councilor and NAACP’s role in bringing in Justice Dept....

Springfield YMCA

Our guest is Kirk Smith, Pres & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield. Smith has extensive background in the YMCA organization, beginning as a volunteer in Cincinnati and serving most recently as a regional director of five YMCAs in central Florida, Hanmer said....

City 2 City

Paul Robbins, Ron Ancrum, Pres., Community Foundation of Western Mass., and Vanessa Otero from the Latino Leadership Council will discuss work done locally by “City2City” to improve Springfield and trips group members have taken to North Carolina last year...

Jose Tosado

Springfield City Council President Jose Tosado will be leaving office after his unsuccessful race for Mayor. He will discuss his years on the Council and what he sees for Springfield’s future....

Springfield Armor

Springfield Armor basketball team President Alex Schwerin and Head Coach Bob MacKinnon will discuss our local franchise of the NBA “D” (development) League and affiliate of the NBA Nets....

Crime

With the murder rate in Springfield hovering around 20 for the year, Connecting Point Correspondent Carolee McGrath talks with police and two local pastors who say that preventing crime starts at...

Unemployment (part 2)

Daniella Rhodes shares her story of being unemployed and living at “Friends of the Homeless Inc,” the largest emergency shelter for adult individuals in Western MA.  We will also talk with Konrad Ragowski, Manager of Member Services for Future Works in Springfield....

Cathedral High School

Cathedral High School, which is located in Springfield’s East Forest Park neighborhood, sustained significant structural damage as a result of the June 1 tornado. The School was forced to move to an unused elementary school in the town of Wilbraham while their...

El Pueblo Latino

Harold Blanco, General Manager and staff members Account Executive Phillip Borras, Editor/Reporter Lucila Santana and reporter Elizabeth Roman will discuss the Republican’s new local Spanish-language publication, “El Pueblo Latino.”...

The State We’re In: Rep. Richard Neal

Our guest is U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D) – Mass. 2nd District. We’ll discuss the failure of the “Super Committee” to come up with a deficit reduction plan as well as Congressional redistricting and the 2012 presidential...