Nightside With Dan Rea

With the Coronavirus still looming and a vaccine sure to not be ready before the start of the school year, many parents are weighing their options and considering homeschooling. Despite the option of remote learning and the safety measures implemented by local schools to operate in person, it’s not enough for some. Bill Heuer, the Director of the Massachusetts Home Learning Association joins Dan to discuss the increased desire for ...

This week, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh introduced a plan for Boston Public Schools that they are calling the “Hopscotch” plan. It is a hybrid plan that divides students into two groups. What this plan entails is that the first group physically goes to school Monday and Tuesday while the other group does remote learning. Then, they switch or “hopscotch” and the second group does in person learning Thursday and Friday while the first gr...

We are living in a world where everything needs to be politically correct and more and more you see companies, products, and schools try to move with the changing tide. Last week we saw Curry College announce they have decided to retire their Colonel mascot as it has been a “concern” to them for some time. Additionally, the Boston Globe endorsed Fourth Congressional District candidate Jake Auchincloss faced backlash over some comme...

In Massachusetts, since the beginning of this pandemic, Governor Baker has been requiring that people wear masks in all public places when social distancing is not possible. He started the “Mask Up Massachusetts” social media initiative at the end of July and then recently halted the state’s reopening process due to an uptick in cases. Now, New Hampshire’s governor Chris Sununu ordered a mandatory mask requirement for gatherings of...

After COVID-19 hit, masks became all the rage to stop the spread of COVID-19. We saw all types of masks coming out and most if not, all societies requested people to wear masks, so we were forced to equip ourselves with one. A Duke University professor conducted a study analyzing the various types of face masks people use and how effective each one is and ranked them according to best and worst protection. Patricia Olinger, the Exe...

Just 3 weeks after posting bail, where he was being held on rape charges, Level 3 sex offender Shawn McClinton kidnapped, beat, and raped a woman. McClinton was previously convicted of rape in 1994 and 2007 but despite that, the Massachusetts Bail Fund posted the $15,000 bail. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross spoke out about this saying that he is “absolutely appalled” that someone with McClinton’s history would be freed. A...

Jordan Rich fills in - This week, members of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association have sent a letter to Governor Baker’s office about their support of the Black and Latino Caucus’ 10 Point Plan for police reform in the state. This comes at a time when there is a nationwide call for police reform and Massachusetts is trying to implement new reform throughout the state. This 10 Point Plan is different than that of what the ...

Jordan Rich fills in - The Coronavirus has put a serious damper on the way restaurants normally function. It has been a little over a month now that restaurants in the Commonwealth have opened their doors for both indoor and outdoor dining. With the Fall and Winter seasons fast approaching while the Coronavirus is still looming, it has many restaurateurs worried that their businesses will take another huge hit with diners being war...

Jordan Rich fills in - The Coronavirus has put a serious damper on the way restaurants normally function. It has been a little over a month now that restaurants in the Commonwealth have opened their doors for both indoor and outdoor dining. With the Fall and Winter seasons fast approaching while the Coronavirus is still looming, it has many restaurateurs worried that their businesses will take another huge hit with diners being war...