NightSide With Dan Rea

Quick update on the Dracut Middies Football. Representative Colleen Garry announced that football will be played this year at Dracut high school.

Then, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson had her cell phone ripped right from her hands during a walkthrough at Mass. and Cass. Boston Police bodycam footage captured the moments just after her mugging. Dan expanded upon this story and asked for listener input.

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Executive Director of the Shirley-Eustis House Suzy Buchanan, Catherine Rymsha, leadership expert, author, TEDx speaker, and visiting lecturer at UMass Lowell, General Manager and Co-Producer of King Richard's Faire Aimée Shapiro Sedley, and Total Traffic Reporter Dan Mazella.

Continued conversation about how long is too long to hold political office. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had another verbal relapse during a recent press conference raising concerns once again about his health. Could term limits be the answer?

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had another verbal relapse during a recent press conference raising concerns once again about his health. How long is too long to hold office? Could term limits be the answer?

Dracut high school may not have a football team this year due to low enrollment. Players posted on X, “DHS Students - If you are not doing a sport this fall, go play football,” and “Help your classmates out!! You might like it.” Joining Dan to discuss was Representative Colleen Garry and Dracut Parent Neala Richardson.

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School Dr. Susan Abookire, Weather Observer & Education Specialist at the Mount Washington Observatory Francis Tarasiewicz, and Director of the Manchester Historical Museum Bob Booth.

A lawsuit filed by Republican candidate John Anthony Castro argues former President Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible for the 2024 ballot in New Hampshire. The lawsuit claims Trump violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which bars anyone who engaged in or provided aid or comfort to an insurrection from holding office. Dan discussed the viability of the lawsuit.

Continued conversation about how shoplifting is cutting into and killing retailer's profits. Target states it's bracing to lose half a billion dollars this year because of rising theft and Dick's Sporting Goods has blamed its reduced second quarter profits on shoplifting.

Dick's Sporting Goods has blamed its reduced second quarter profits on shoplifting. Target is another retailer stating it's bracing to lose half a billion dollars this year because of rising theft. Jon Hurst, President of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, joined Dan to discuss the rise in retail crime.

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Ricky Flynt, former head of the Alligator Program at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Darlene Jacobs, Guiding Eyes for the Blind dog trainer, Connecticut DEEP Wildlife Division Director Jenny Dickson, and Anne Hartwell, Graduate Research Assistant at University of New Hampshire's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping.