NightSide With Dan Rea

A holiday weekend Nor’easter dumped heavy rain and brought damaging winds across coastal Massachusetts, with some of the hardest hit communities along the South Shore, Cape, and the Islands. The National Weather Service reported that some communities received upwards of as much as 6-7 inches of rain. How have the dreary, wet, and windy weather conditions over the last couple of days affected you and your surrounding community?

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We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

Zoo New England Celebrates Success of Gorillas on the Line Campaign.
Guest: Caitlin McCartan – Campaign Coordinator for Zoo New England – has run the Gorillas on the Line campaign for the last couple of years – also their webmaster.


5 cyber travel scams and how to avoid them.
Guest: Andrea Sachs – WaPo Travel Reporter

New kind of traffic signal is confusing Massachusetts drivers as 25% run red light, study finds. Guest: Michael Knodler, one of the researchers on the paper and head of the UMass Transportation Center


Microscopic worms are attacking trees in the Northeast. Experts say Beech Leaf Disease could be devastating.
Guest: Jacob Wycoff – Meteorologist at WBZ-TV

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Monday President Trump visited the Middle East to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. All 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday and reunited with their families. Nearly 2K Palestinian prisoners were also released as part of the ceasefire agreement. At a peace summit with world leaders in Egypt, Trump signed the Gaza peace deal and is pushing to advance continued peace in the Middle East, saying, “We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us, and to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past." We discussed all that unfolded Monday during what has become a momentous day in the Middle East.

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Monday President Trump visited the Middle East to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. All 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday and reunited with their families. Nearly 2K Palestinian prisoners were also released as part of the ceasefire agreement. At a peace summit with world leaders in Egypt, Trump signed the Gaza peace deal and is pushing to advance continued peace in the Middle East, saying, “We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us, and to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past." We discussed all that unfolded Monday during what has become a momentous day in the Middle East.

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Monday President Trump visited the Middle East to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. All 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday and reunited with their families. Nearly 2K Palestinian prisoners were also released as part of the ceasefire agreement. At a peace summit with world leaders in Egypt, Trump signed the Gaza peace deal and is pushing to advance continued peace in the Middle East, saying, “We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us, and to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past." We discussed all that unfolded Monday during what has become a momentous day in the Middle East.

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We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

According to LendingTree, 36% of Americans went into debt paying for holiday shopping last year, which can result in pushing off payments for credits cards and student loans. Money saving tips for not going into debt this upcoming holiday season and how to handle your money well.
Guest: Jack Wallace – Loan expert - the Director of Government and Lender Relations at Yrefy


The homebuying process, what's broken about it and the struggle millennials and younger generations are experiencing with trying to buy their first home.
Guest: Scott Harris - founder of Magnetic Real Estate & Podcast Host & author of new book: THE PURSUIT OF HOME: A Real Estate Guide to Achieving the American Dream


A NightSide listener, who is a Medway hairdresser, after experiencing hair loss of her own, decided to start making human hair wigs for others who also experience hair loss! Guest: Heather Fiatarone-Cohen - owner of b.LUXE Hair and Makeup Studio


A Small Plane crashed Monday morning on I-195 in Dartmouth, MA causing major traffic delays during the morning commute. 
Guest: Dan Mazella - Operations Director for the Boston Hub of Total Traffic and Weather Network & traffic reporter

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For our last broadcast hour of the week, we ask what’s the farthest place you’ve travelled to in the world or the farthest place you’d like to visit.

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If you thought President Trump was a shoo-in to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year, think again! This year's Noble Peace Prize went to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, despite Trump's recent involvement in a peace deal between Israel and Hamas, putting a stop to the 2-year war between the warring groups. Many supporters of Trump and those involved with the peace deal believe Trump was snubbed...but was he? Maybe it was just the timing of the voting period as a peace deal with Israel and Hamas just happened within the last day or so. Is it possible Trump may win next year's Nobel Peace Prize? What are your thoughts on the selection?

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Charities & nonprofits like Operation American Soldier & Adopt a Platoon Southie Style whose mission it is to send care packages to troops overseas, is having a harder time sending out care packages to troops due to a new regulation put out by the Universal Postal Union, an agency of the UN. The new regulations are causing backorders and delays. Representatives from Operation American Soldier and Adopt a Platoon Southie Style joined us to explain.

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We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

The Plans to Tear Down and Revamp the iconic Kowloon in Saugus that’s been a staple on RT 1 for 75 years! Not everyone happy about it…
Guest: James Rojas – WBZ NewsRadio Reporter


The 22nd annual 100 Innings of Baseball- Saturday and Sunday (Oct 11th & 12th) at Adams Field in Quincy, MA ! Raising money for ALS research to benefit The Angel Fund for ALS Research.
Guest: Walter Bentson - organizer of the event and the head umpire & also lives with ALS


Former Red Sox left fielder Mike Greenwell dies at 62 after cancer diagnosis.
Guest: Tim Healey – Boston Globe Sports Reporter


Boston nor'easter weather forecast calls for strong wind gusts, heavy rain for part of holiday weekend.
Guest: AccuWeather Meteorologist Matt Benz

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