Talk of the Commonwealth

Police Chief Steve Sargent joined us this morning to give an update on the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man, back to school safety of pedestrians and children, and an update on K9 Beebs who was stabbed in the head by a perp

Photo credit to Steve Lanava

Maine Governor Janet Mills decided Friday to let a ranked-choice voting bill become law. This mean that Maine will become the first state in the nation to use ranked choice voting in presidential elections.

Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about pedestrian (both child and adult) and traffic safety with Worcester Schools back in full swing for the year.

Read about it: https://www.telegram.com/news/20190908/worcester-pedestrian-safety-efforts-focus-on-school-drop-off-pickup-times

Photo Credit to Matthew Healey (www.matthealey.com)

District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose has asked the City Administration to reach out and lay the initial groundwork that could start the ball rolling on brining the Maine Red Claws, the Celtics minor league affiliate, here to Worcester when their lease is up in Portland, Maine.

Portland says no way, but Worcester has been successful at bringing other large organizations to the heart of the commonwealth - case in point, the Worcester Red Sox.

This story was first reported by The Worcester Sports Scene

We are joined, as we are every Wednesday morning at 7:00am, by Worcester Mayor Joe Petty to talk about the issues of the day for our #WorcesterWednesday chat.

We hit on some newsy items such as

- pedestrian safety, after another accident where a car struck a man

- diversity in the workforce, after the Council unanimously approved revised hiring goals

- WPS, in the context of the discussion around representation

Originally aired on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at 7:00am

The City Manager of the second largest City in New England joined us this morning to talk about all the things happening in the great City of Worcester.

We hit on Recycling and keeping the City clean, Polar Park and the marketability and draw of Worcester / the development in the Canal District, Expanding the tax base, increasing and expanding business, and the continued meteoric growth of the City overall. Plus a tease of things to come!

Originally aired on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 at 8:00am

#WorcesterWednesday with Mayor Joe Petty comes your way every Wednesday morning at 7:00am when the Mayor of the 2nd largest City in New England talks with Hank about the issues of the day here in the City

Today we talked about the new Doherty High and how Worcester State has chimed in. We touched on the City's lackluster energy efficiency rating. Then we played around with the topic of Disc Golf around City Hall.

Jay Ash is the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership President and CEO, and before that he served as the Baker Administration's Housing & Economic Development Secretary, and as Chelsea City Manager (his home town).

Jay was instrumental in helping get the PawSox to Worcester and getting Polar Park to the Canal District. He talks to us this morning about the development and progress he sees happening in Worcester and what he attributes that to.

Mayor Petty joins us for our weekly #WorcesterWednesday conversation, as he does every Wednesday at 7:00am.

today we talked about the new Doherty and where it would be located - right ow it's narrowed down to 3 possible sites; Current Site, Foley Stadium, and Chandler Magnet. (August 21st, 2019)

Mayor Petty gave us an update as to where this project is and what we can expect coming up, including the early September vote on how to move forward.

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang joined Walter Bird on Strictly Speaking to talk about his Presidential run and some of his policy proposals.

Yang talked to Walt about UBI (Universal Basic Income - his signature policy proposal), Automation and manufacturing, Gun Control and Gun Violence, Social Media, being an unconventional politician, and the #YangGang movement

Learn More at www.yang2020.com