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Fitchburg is aggressively and unapologetically pursuing a single tax rate, and has recently narrowed the gap significantly in favor of businesses in order to be more a more attractive landing point for businesses looking to start or relocate. In that context, Hank sits down with Fitchburg City Councilor Sam Squailia to talk about the Council's decision to move in that direction.

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How you can help the Roy family in the wake of this unthinkable tragedy

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Ava Roy Fund

Worcester Fire Department Credit Union

34 Glennie St., Worcester, MA 01605

Worcester Mayor Joe Petty joins us for his weekly #WorcesterWednesday chat, This week we talk about the LOD death of Firefighter Christopher Roy and the Tax Rate vote that for the 4th year in na row went in favor of the homeowners

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Worcester City Councilors Sean Rose and George Russell talk about the Tax Rate vote they took on Tuesday (12-11-18)

Tony and Gary (of the Economou and Rosen Show) have a calm and reasoned conversation about the Tax Rate vote that was taken yesterday on the Council floor (12-11-18)

Alex Guardiola is the General Counsel / Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, and he joined us this morning to talk about the Chamber's position on the Tax Rate vote that will be taken tonight (12/11/18) by the City Council. The vote will set the tax rate for the City of Worcester.

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Worcester Mayor Joe Petty calls in for our weekly #WorcesterWednesday chat. We talk about the council meeting on Tuesday and what's on the horizon for the second-largest city in New England.

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Boston Globe Reporter Maria Cramer, one of the reporters who broke this story, explains to us what is going on with a Newton Judge who helped facilitate an illegal immigrant's escape from a courtroom in order to avoid an ICE agent who was waiting.

This story has taken twists & turns, and in the aftermath Gov Charlie Baker has asked that Newton Judge Shelley Joseph be removed from the bench. Now a grand jury is investigating what happened.

read: www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/12/0…fa3M/story.html

The Worcester Quality of Life team dresses the illegal dumping that has been making the rounds on social media. They tell us what they are doing to combat it and how they are cracking down on perpetrators.

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Retired Worcester Fire Lt. Don Courtney joins Tony Economou and Gary Rosen on the Economou and Rosen Show to remember the 19th anniversary of the deadly Cold Storage fire on December 3rd, 1999 that killed 6 Worcester Firefighters.

We Remember

Firefighter Paul Brotherton

Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey

Lieutenant Thomas Spencer

Firefighter Timothy Jackson

Firefighter James Lyons

Firefighter Joseph McGuirk