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Education Waterbury

Thomas Van Stone Sr.

Tom is a commissioner on the Waterbury Board of Education. He joins me as we look ahead to the spring and get an update on the ever-evolving issues in the classroom, including mask mandates.

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Crime Waterbury

Rep. Geraldo Reyes, Rep. Ron Napoli Jr., Rep. Michael Digiovancarlo

Members of the Waterbury legislative coalition join me to discuss juvenile justice reform and what they hope to accomplish to reverse the trend regarding crime in the state.

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Advocacy Economy Environmental Policy Waterbury

Rick Dunne

Rick is the Executive Director of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. He joins me to discuss the work continuing, and the work beginning in transportation and economic development, as well as an update on the Kinneytown dam situation.

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Opioid crisis Waterbury

Mayor Neil O’Leary

Waterbury Mayor O’Leary and the city of Waterbury had a leading role in securing $300 million over the next two decades in a national opioid settlement. He gives us the details on how the funding will benefit education and outreach efforts across the state,

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Healthcare Waterbury

Aisling McGuckin

Aisling is the director of public health for the city of Waterbuy. She joins us with her monthly update on the state of health in the city.

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Waterbury

Mayor Neil O’Leary

Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary joins me for an end-of-year wrap-up on significant events of 2021 in the city, as well as a preview of what is coming up in 2022.

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Charity Waterbury

Sarah Elizabeth Carabetta

Sarah is the executive director of Acts 4 Ministry in Waterbury. She joins me again to talk about the organizations efforts to help people in the city and what you and I can do to help them with their mission.

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Politics Waterbury

Dr. William Pizzuto

Dr. Pizzuto is the Campus Director of the Waterbury branch of UConn. He joins me to announce his candidacy to replace State Rep. Tony D’Amelio (R-71), who will be stepping down from his office on Dec. 31.

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Advocacy Voting Waterbury

Larry DePillo

Following the recent elections, Larry ran some of the numbers. He discusses what he found regarding the use of, and problems with, absentee ballots.

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Healthcare Waterbury

Aisling McGucken

Aisling is the public health director for the city of Waterbury. Today she updates on the health services available to the residents of the city.