NightSide With Dan Rea

Two (including a veteran Waltham Police Officer) are dead, others injured in a horrific crash on Totten Pond Road in Waltham. A 54 year old man faces charges of Manslaughter, Driving without a License and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.

The Presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were grilled on Tuesday in Washington about their collective response to antisemitism on their respective campuses. Their responses to Congress have been sharply criticized by alumni and students alike. Some have even called for the resignation of college Presidents. Are elite colleges and universities out of touch when balancing free speech concerns with the safety and comfort of Jewish students on campus?

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Two (including a veteran Waltham Police Officer) are dead, others injured in a horrific crash on Totten Pond Road in Waltham. A 54 year old man faces charges of Manslaughter, Driving without a License and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.

The Presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were grilled on Tuesday in Washington about their collective response to antisemitism on their respective campuses. Their responses to Congress have been sharply criticized by alumni and students alike. Some have even called for the resignation of college Presidents. Are elite colleges and universities out of touch when balancing free speech concerns with the safety and comfort of Jewish students on campus?

The topic switches to immigration issues and policies.

The city of Cambridge has passed a measure to ban most gas-powered leaf blowers over health and environmental concerns. The ordinance requires Cambridge residents to end their use of most gas-powered leaf blowers by March of 2025. Do you support or oppose the idea of banning gas-powered leaf blowers? Continued from last hour.

The city of Cambridge has passed a measure to ban most gas-powered leaf blowers over health and environmental concerns. The ordinance requires Cambridge residents to end their use of most gas-powered leaf blowers by March of 2025. Do you support or oppose the idea of banning gas-powered leaf blowers?

We have our finger on the pulse of today’s top stories. Dan kicks off the program with a variety of guests who will breakdown the day’s news.

This hour's guests include Katie Anderson, Senior Director at Environmental Defense Fund and Business, Food & Forests to discuss Methane emissions.

Renee Worcester, Director of Develmopent and Partnership and par of the Founding Family to talk about Wreaths Across America.

Mark Schieldrop, AAA Senior Spokesperson to discuss Senior Drivers.

And Frannie Greenberg, Executive Director of the Milestone Wildlife Center to talk about what to do if you encounter an injured animal.

11 P.M. Hour

As the Israel-Hamas war reconvenes after the temporary ceasefire, it has become apparent that Hamas’s purpose was not merely genocidal…part of their purpose was to rape Israeli women before killing them. The U.S. State Department suspects part of the reason Hamas is refusing to release women hostages is to prevent them from sharing the horrors they have endured while in captivity. Dan discussed.

10 P.M. Hour

As the Israel-Hamas war reconvenes after the temporary ceasefire, it has become apparent that Hamas’s purpose was not merely genocidal…part of their purpose was to rape Israeli women before killing them. The U.S. State Department suspects part of the reason Hamas is refusing to release women hostages is to prevent them from sharing the horrors they have endured while in captivity. Boston Herald columnist attorney Jeff Robbins joined Dan to discuss.

9 P.M. Hour

Tuesday on Capitol Hill, the presidents of Harvard University, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania testified over concerns about rising antisemitism on college campuses since the Israel-Hamas War began. During the hearing members of Congress cited pro-Palestinian protests where students used antisemitic rhetoric, vandalism on Hillel buildings, and threatening emails to Jewish faculty. Why has antisemitism blossomed at these elite schools?