Talk of the Commonwealth

Whitman State Representative Geoff Diehl talks about his bid for US Senate and the Massachusetts Republican Primary on Tuesday, September 4th.

David LeBoeuf (D-Worcester) is running for State Rep in the 17th Worcester District, a sweat being vacated by Kate Campanale (R-Leicester) who is moving on to run for Register of Deeds.

David talks to us about last night's debate, the issues the matter the 17th Worcester, and why he is running for State Rep

David faces 2 other primary challengers (Stu Loosemore and Pam Gemme) in the September 4th Dem Primary.

Worcester Mayor Joe Petty joined us this morning, like he does every Wednesday morning at 7:00am, for our weekly #WorcesterWednesday chat. Today we talked about the first of two WooSox public hearings as well as Delta announcing they will be flying to Detroit out of Worcester Regional Airport starting in 2019

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John Kingston is one of the 3 candidates vying for the Republican nomination for US Senate. The GOP primary is on September 4th and the winner will take on Elizabeth Warren in November in the general election.

Learn more at www.johnkingston.com

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Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO (and former Lt. Governor) Tim Murray joins the show the Tuesday after the Friday announcement of the PawSox coming to Worcester and explains what went down from his perspective, and what this means for the city and the region.

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Worcester Business Journal's Grant Welker says that the $101M WooSox stadium deal is unlikely to beat the odds based on sports Economists. #WooSox #Worcester #WorcPoli

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Derek Alfama is the General Manager of the Worcester Blades (CWHL) who are relocating from Boston to Worcester next season (2018-2019).

He talks about the move to Worcester and the excitement and expectations surrounding the team for the upcoming season and beyond.

Learn More: boston.thecwhl.com

Felix Brody is one of the organizers of 50 Miles More, an offshoot of March for Our Lives, who is marching 50 miles from Worcester City Hall to Smith & Wesson in Springfield to demand they stop manufacturing guns that are illegal to sell in Massachusetts but sold legally elsewhere. They are also asking that Smith & Wesson pledge $5M to help reduce gun violence.

The March is from Thursday (8/23) to Sunday (8/26) and will end with a rally in Springfield.

Learn More: 50milesmore.org/ma/

Worcester Mayor Joe Petty joins us for his weekly #WorcesterWednesday chat at 7:00am to talk about everything Worcester. This week it's all WooSox as we talk with The Mayor for the first time since The City and The PawSox struck a deal on Friday afternoon.

Hank talks to 10 power players directly after the WooSox announcement

Here are the interviews in the order they appear

1. Ed Augustus

2. Larry Lucchino

3. Karyn Polito

4. Ralph Crowley

5. Gene Zabinski

6. Joe Early

7. Candy Mero-Carlson

8. Joe Petty

9. Vincent Pedone

10. Jay Ash