Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci on 959FM WATD

Monday Night Talk 3-16-2015 featuring Dave Wedge, co-author of the book “Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy”

Dave Wedge, co-author of the new book, Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy is a guest during this episode of Monday Night Talk!  Dave calls in to give an update on the book since its release along with his ongoing coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Dave, a former Boston Herald investigative reporter teams up with New York Times best-selling author Casey Sherman for this compelling, dramatic non-fiction account of the heartbreak and heroism at the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon. Their story will provide exclusive details of the horror of the Boylston Street attacks, the heart-stopping Watertown manhunt and capture of the terrorists, as well as the incredible tales of survival and perseverance in the weeks and months since the bombings shook Boston and the nation. To learn more about the book or upcoming events visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BostonStrongBook. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 

Monday Night Talk 3-16-2015 featuring Kelley Gossett, No Boston Olympics

Kelley Gossett, co-chairperson of the group No Boston Olympics is a guest on this segment of Monday Night Talk! Kelley discusses the numerous problems and challenges with the city of Boston hosting the 2024 Olympics. No Boston Olympics is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization. For more info on this group visit their website; www.nobostonolympics.org/. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 

Monday Night Talk 3-9-2015 featuring Mike Cogburn, Pembroke Titans Against Drugs

Mike Cogburn with Pembroke Titans Against Drugs is a guest on this segment of Monday Night Talk! Mike shares details about the upcoming casino night the group is holding on March 14th at the Pembroke County Club. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 

Monday Night Talk 3-9-2015 featuring the State House Report with State Rep Dave DeCoste

State Representative Dave DeCoste is a guest on this segment of Monday Night Talk! Rep DeCoste shares details about a recent 40B Forum that was held on March 2 at the Norwell Town Hall and some of the discussion that centered on affordable housing laws. He also provided insight to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's proposed Fiscal Year 2016 budget. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.

Monday Night Talk 3-2-2015 featuring Local business owner Richard Rosen

Richard Rosen, owner of McGuiggan's Pub is a guest during the episode of Monday Night Talk. Richard talks about upcoming events for St Patrick's Day, A Toll House Cookie Day in May and the Pub's annual road race in June. He also reminds listeners about the some of the specials McGuiggan's offers along with daily entertainment.For more info visit their website at www.mcguigganspub.com.  Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 

Monday Night Talk 2-23-2015 featuring the 24th annual Walk for Hospice: David Reilly, Brenda Karkos and Lynda Campbell

David Reilly Manager of Communications for the South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation, Brenda Karkos, Director, Hospice of the South Shore and Lynda Campbell, a member of this year's Honorary Family talk with host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi about the upcoming 24th Annual Walk For Hospice fundraiser being held on Saturday, March 21 at South Shore Plaza in Braintree. Hospice of the South Shore provides end-of-life care and bereavement services to 500 South Shore families annually. In addition to providing end-of-life care for individuals, Hospice care also teaches family members to comfort and care for their loved one and for each other. No patient is turned away, regardless of ability to pay. The Walk for Hospice began 24 years ago when 100 walkers gathered at the Hanover Mall and raised $32,000 for Hospice of the South Shore. That group has expanded as the need for Hospice services has grown. The Walk is now a family-friendly event with more than 100 teams. If you would like to join a team or start your own, contact Meghan Canal at meghan_canal@sshosp.org or (781) 624-8142, or visit www.walkforhospicekintera.org. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 

 

Monday Night Talk 2-23-2015 featuring the State House Report with State Rep Josh Cutler

State Representative Josh Cutler is a guest on this episode of Monday Night Talk! Rep Cutler stops in for the State House Report to share the new date for a drug forum being held on April 14th by the group Pembroke Titans against Drugs, plus his thoughts on the MBTA's problems during a number of snow storms that blanketed the region over the past couple of weeks. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner isstrictly prohibited.

Monday Night Talk 2-9-2015 featuring Comedian Loni Love, co-host of FOX's The Real

Comedian and actress Loni Love is a special guest on this segment of Monday Night Talk! Loni, who is the hilarious  co-host of FOX Network's Daytime talk show The Real, guest DJ on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and one of the country's most sought after comedians, chats with Kevin Tocci, Joe Rossi and State Rep Tom Calter everything from her transition from electrical engineering to entertainment to her upcoming show on Friday, February 20th at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA and Saturday, February 21 at the Comedy Connection Hu Ke Lau in Chicopee, MA. For info about Loni visit her website www.LoniLove.com. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.

Monday Night Talk 2-9-2015 featuring State Rep Tom Calter

State Representative Tom Calter is a guest on this episode of Monday Night Talk! Rep Calter discusses an educational drug forum called Heroin & Opiates in Our Backyard, which was slated to be held on February 10 at the Silver lake Regional High School in Kingston. The event has been rescheduled for February 25th.

Resource Expo: 6:00 - 7:00 pm 
Panel Program: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

An educational program for all parents and caring adults to learn about the very real epidemic of opiate and heroin abuse facing our community today. The speaking program (beginning at 7pm) will feature a panel presentation, followed by Q&A. Panelists will include Lt. Robert Wells from Kingston Police Dept.; Dr. Ludi Jamingas, Chief of Emergency Medicine from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth; Ryan Morgan, Principal of Independence Academy; and Rich Barnes, a local recovering addict. Rep. Calter will moderate and will give legislative updates, progress and challenges. 

Opening remarks will be offered by Superintendent John Tuffy, SLRSD; Chief Robert Heath, KFD; Chief Maurice Splaine, KPD; and Peter Holden, CEO, BID-Plymouth. 

Preceding the panel program, a Resource Expo will run from 6 - 7pm that will give attendees a chance to gather information from area organizations, parent support groups, treatment centers and a myriad of other resources connected to substance abuse. Narcan training will also be available during this Expo as well. Groups planning to participate in the Resource Expo include:
- Independence Academy
- Caron Treatment Centers
- Learn to Cope
- TAM (The Addict's Mom) Support Group - MA Chapter
- Silver Lake Anti-Drug Coalition
- Plympton DARE Officer Dana Smith
- Kingston Police Dept.
- Kingston Fire Dept.
- A Father's Story - Tom Audette
- AHAH (America's Hometown Against Heroin)
- South Shore Hospital Youth Health Connection
- Wicked Sober
- Harbor Health Services
- EMS Academy 
- The Brook Retreat
- Skip Murphy's Structured Sober Living
- Plymouth County District Attorney's Office

Sponsored by the Kingston Collection. The event is free and there is no registration to attend; seats will fill first come, first serve. This event is not meant for youth attendance, as candid dialogue among adults to foster effective communication. American Sign Language Interpretation will be provided for the speaking program. For more information about the event, contact Amy Belmore at abbelmore@hotmail.com. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.

Monday Night Talk 1-26-2015 featuring Fernando Martinez, from English For New Bostonians

Fernando Martinez, Operations and Outreach Coordinator with English for New Bostonians-English Works Campaign is a guest on this episode of Monday Night Talk!!! A partnership consisting of Metro South Chamber of Commerce, Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board, CareerWorks Career Centers, Massasoit Community College, and English for New Bostonians’ English Works Campaign is hosting a free information session for businesses in the Brockton, Bridgewater, Easton, and surrounding areas on the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Program on Thursday, January 29th. The Workforce Training Fund Program is a pool of money that, according to the Massachusetts Department of Labor’s website, “provide[s] resources to Massachusetts businesses and workers to train current and newly hired employees.” Any business that pays into the Commonwealth’s Unemployment Insurance system is eligible to receive Workforce Training Fund dollars to train their incumbent workers, and those eligible are especially encouraged to attend. Attendees will learn from a representative from the MA Department of Labor about different types of grants available.  They will also discuss eligibility requirements for those who wish to apply for WTFP monies, as well as application pointers and tips. Grants from the Workforce Training Fund Program have been used to train workers in a wide variety of needs, including English language training, new manufacturing production methods, supervisory and leadership skills, and many other topics.The free forum will be held on Thursday, January 29th at the offices of Metro South Chamber of Commerce at 60 School St., Brockton, and will run from 9:00 to 11:00am.  Interested parties should contact Fernando Martinez at (617) 982-6864 or fmartinez@englishfornewbostonians.org. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.