NightSide With Dan Rea

NFL quarterback Tom Brady has made a public announcement that he is retiring from playing football…for real this time! Patriots owner Robert Kraft has made it known he wants to sign Tom Brady to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Patriot. What do you think? Should Brady retire as a Patriot?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is invoking an emergency rule that bans lobster and crab trapping in a vast area of Massachusetts Bay. The ban began on February 1st and will remain in place until April 30, 2023. Executive Director of the MA Lobstermen’s Assoc. Beth Casoni joined Dan to discuss. The NOAA did not respond to our request to join.

Forecasters are predicting that New England will be plagued by a dangerous winter blast this weekend where temperatures will dip well below zero. Boston Mayor Wu has already declared a cold emergency ahead of this weekend. Dan kicked off the hour by talking to AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson about just how dangerous the weather conditions will be. Then, Ralph the Plumber joined us to offer pipe saving tips ahead of the cold snap.

For the first half of the hour Dan continued the conversation about the Woburn Teacher's Strike:

The Woburn Teachers Association is on its third day of striking over failure to reach an agreement with the city for new staff contracts. According to Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, the city offered the union more than a 10% raise over three years, but they are demanding a 14.75% pay increase. Dan spoke to Woburn teachers and parents who called into the show to express their thoughts on the strike.

Then, Dan brought up the news about Tom Brady's retirement for the last half of the hour.

The Woburn Teachers Association is on its third day of striking over failure to reach an agreement with the city for new staff contracts. According to Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, the city offered the union more than a 10% raise over three years, but they are demanding a 14.75% pay increase. Dan spoke to Woburn teachers and parents who called into the show to express their thoughts on the strike.

The Woburn Teachers Association is on its third day of striking over failure to reach an agreement with the city for new staff contracts. According to Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, the city offered the union more than a 10% raise over three years, but they are demanding a 14.75% pay increase. Mayor Galvin joined us to discuss.

The Woburn Teachers Association is on its third day of striking over failure to reach an agreement with the city for new staff contracts. According to Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, the city offered the union more than a 10% raise over three years, but they are demanding a 14.75% pay increase. Dan heard from Woburn teachers and parents on the ongoing strike.

Dan continued the conversation on prison organ donations: Springfield, MA State Rep Carlos Gonzales has filed a bill that would allow those in prison to participate in bone marrow or organ donations and by doing so get some time cut from their sentence. Good or bad idea?

He also incorporated the story out of Woburn, MA regarding the Woburn teachers' strike and took calls on that topic as well.

Springfield, MA State Rep Carlos Gonzales has filed a bill that would allow those in prison to participate in bone marrow or organ donations and by doing so get some time cut from their sentence. Good or bad idea? Dan heard listeners' thoughts on this proposed bill.

Monday afternoon three students were stabbed near TechBoston Academy in Dorchester. This is not the first violent incident to occur near the school or at a BPS over the last year. Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy has been leading the charge in calling for more school resource officers and better communication between police and schools. Councilor Murphy joined Dan to discuss.