September 19, 2025 • 6 mins
The months-long trash strike is over. A pair of government funding bills fail in th Senate, raising the risk of a shutdown. Eversource wants to hike the cost of natural gas this winter. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Eighty one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. It is over a
month's long sanitation workers strike that led to legal action
and piles of garbage has come to an endwbc's Madison
Rodgers as the latest.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
A strike that started back in July, impacting fourteen local
communities is finally over. Neighbor Cecilia and Malden tells me
it's been a long two and a half months. As
trash is piled.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Up, they seem frustrated. Yes, and then when it was windy,
it was flying around, and yeah, yeah it was hot
and then flies.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
We're coming the team stairs and Republic Services agreed to
a five year contract with better pay and benefits. Workers
should be returning on Monday, but it likely won't be
back to normal immediately. Min Malden. Officials are telling people
to brace for a week of continuing delays.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
I just hope that the streets get cleaned and the
environment can be saved without trash which just flying around.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Madison Rodgers, w b Z Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
The risk of a martiall government shutdown has gone off
ahead of the start of the new budget year.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
This morning, Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP led House
narrowly passed a bill that would have extended government funding
past the October first deadline.
Speaker 5 (01:22):
The ball is in Chuck Schumer's court.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Hours later, the Senate rejected competing bills, with Republican Leader
John Thune blasting Schumer and Democrats for insisting on sharp
spending hikes They're not being serious, and Schumer in turn
blaming President Trump and Republicans for refusing to negotiate over
health care cuts in the GOP bills.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Senate Republicans just voted to shut the government down.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
What's next is uncertain, Sager Maganie Washington.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
They Senate currently scheduled to be out all next week,
marking the Jewish holiday of Russia Shunap. The House adopts
a resolution honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. House
Speaker Mike Johnson, reading from that resolution, House.
Speaker 5 (02:03):
Of Representatives calls upon all Americans to reject political violence,
recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one
another as fellow Americans.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
The vote three hundred and ten to fifty eight. Ninety
five Democrats supported it. A resolution praises Kirk as someone
who worked tirelessly to promote unity. While Democrats have been
unanimous in condemning Kirk's killing, many have also denounced him
for his stands on race and civil rights. One of
the people arrested outside of vigil last night for Charlie
Kirk on Boston Common goes before a Judge. One hundreds
(02:37):
attended that event. It started peaceful before they were protests.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
Antoine Castro del Rio, looking directly into the camera wearing
a T shirt reading let goza Live during his arraignment
Friday morning. The thirty eight year old was arrested during
a Thursday night vigil at the State House honoring conservative
activist Charlie Kirk's. Castro del Rio is charged with disorderly
conduct and violating a city by law.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
I was saying Charlie Kirk is a wide nationalist.
Speaker 6 (03:02):
Castro del Rio tells US he was protesting the vigil
using a bullhorn to read quotes from Kirk by Palestine.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
He said, I don't think the place exists about transgender people.
He said they are an abomination to God.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
According to Core documents, officers asked Castro del Rio numerous
times to stop using his amplification device, even unplugging it.
At one point, Castro de Rio allegedly plugged it back in.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
That is CBS News Boston. It's penny commit. Castro del
Rio is free on personal recognaissance. It's got a change
of seasons coming, and the weather will be changing seasons
as well. Today feeling a lot like summer, or at
least early summer. Eighty degrees for many of us, upper
seventies for others. But we did get to eighty one
degrees in Boston today, so that's a nice feel with
(03:49):
the sunshine and then mainly clear skies tonight. But it's
going to get cooler, mid forties in the inland suburbs,
about fifty three in Boston. The weekend Saturday and Sunday
temperature is only going to be in the sixties. We
might get close to seventy on Sunday in a few spots,
and of course your results may vary. But sunshine with
those cooler temperatures as we say goodbye to summer, Monday,
(04:10):
ushers in fall autumn. If you prefer a good deal
of sunshine. Temperature is a little bit warmer as we
get into the upper sixties and low to mid seventies
depending on your location. Any one degrees right now in Boston.
If ever Source is your natural gas provider, you could
be hot under the collar this winter. Nobody USI's Jim
McKay has more on a proposed double digit rate.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Hike right now. You're probably not thinking about cranking up
that heat naturally.
Speaker 8 (04:35):
Everybody just looks at their AC bill.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
But with fall beginning on Monday, now's the time to
start paying attention.
Speaker 8 (04:41):
Almost not even looking at the natural gas bill.
Speaker 7 (04:43):
Ryan is one of the many natural gas customers from
ever Source across the Commonwealth who could be seeing a
thirteen percent rate hike this winter. It's being proposed right
now and still needs approval from the Department of Public Utilities,
but between the gas prices and delivery charges depending on
how cold it is, could be ye costly winter season.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
I'd say it's reasonable.
Speaker 9 (05:03):
Along with how everything else goes.
Speaker 7 (05:05):
The clock is singing. If the DPU approves this right hike,
it'll go into effect on November first.
Speaker 8 (05:10):
Definitely scary, really scary. Something people should be budgeting for.
Speaker 7 (05:13):
In Plymouth Jim MCKAWBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
It's the largest public university in the nation. Its president
has resigned. This comes after criticism of his handling of
complaints against a professor.
Speaker 9 (05:24):
In a video posted online, a Texas A and M
student confronts an English professor about gender content in a
children's literature course. Initially, university president Mark Welsh the Third
supported the instructor, but then fired her the next day.
Welsh's hesitancy infuriated the state's conservative leadership, including Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick. Overnight, Welsh announced that today would be his
(05:47):
last day on the job. Jim Ryan, ABC News Dallas.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio.
I'm Ben Parker, WBC Boston's news Radio.
This is WBZ Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Eighty one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon.
I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. It is over a
month's long sanitation workers strike that led to legal action
and piles of garbage has come to an endwbc's Madison
Rodgers as the latest.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
A strike that started back in July, impacting fourteen local
communities is finally over. Neighbor Cecilia and Malden tells me
it's been a long two and a half months. As
trash is piled.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Up, they seem frustrated. Yes, and then when it was windy,
it was flying around, and yeah, yeah it was hot
and then flies.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
We're coming the team stairs and Republic Services agreed to
a five year contract with better pay and benefits. Workers
should be returning on Monday, but it likely won't be
back to normal immediately. Min Malden. Officials are telling people
to brace for a week of continuing delays.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
I just hope that the streets get cleaned and the
environment can be saved without trash which just flying around.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Madison Rodgers, w b Z Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
The risk of a martiall government shutdown has gone off
ahead of the start of the new budget year.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
This morning, Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP led House
narrowly passed a bill that would have extended government funding
past the October first deadline.
Speaker 5 (01:22):
The ball is in Chuck Schumer's court.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Hours later, the Senate rejected competing bills, with Republican Leader
John Thune blasting Schumer and Democrats for insisting on sharp
spending hikes They're not being serious, and Schumer in turn
blaming President Trump and Republicans for refusing to negotiate over
health care cuts in the GOP bills.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Senate Republicans just voted to shut the government down.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
What's next is uncertain, Sager Maganie Washington.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
They Senate currently scheduled to be out all next week,
marking the Jewish holiday of Russia Shunap. The House adopts
a resolution honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. House
Speaker Mike Johnson, reading from that resolution, House.
Speaker 5 (02:03):
Of Representatives calls upon all Americans to reject political violence,
recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one
another as fellow Americans.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
The vote three hundred and ten to fifty eight. Ninety
five Democrats supported it. A resolution praises Kirk as someone
who worked tirelessly to promote unity. While Democrats have been
unanimous in condemning Kirk's killing, many have also denounced him
for his stands on race and civil rights. One of
the people arrested outside of vigil last night for Charlie
Kirk on Boston Common goes before a Judge. One hundreds
(02:37):
attended that event. It started peaceful before they were protests.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
Antoine Castro del Rio, looking directly into the camera wearing
a T shirt reading let goza Live during his arraignment
Friday morning. The thirty eight year old was arrested during
a Thursday night vigil at the State House honoring conservative
activist Charlie Kirk's. Castro del Rio is charged with disorderly
conduct and violating a city by law.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
I was saying Charlie Kirk is a wide nationalist.
Speaker 6 (03:02):
Castro del Rio tells US he was protesting the vigil
using a bullhorn to read quotes from Kirk by Palestine.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
He said, I don't think the place exists about transgender people.
He said they are an abomination to God.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
According to Core documents, officers asked Castro del Rio numerous
times to stop using his amplification device, even unplugging it.
At one point, Castro de Rio allegedly plugged it back in.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
That is CBS News Boston. It's penny commit. Castro del
Rio is free on personal recognaissance. It's got a change
of seasons coming, and the weather will be changing seasons
as well. Today feeling a lot like summer, or at
least early summer. Eighty degrees for many of us, upper
seventies for others. But we did get to eighty one
degrees in Boston today, so that's a nice feel with
(03:49):
the sunshine and then mainly clear skies tonight. But it's
going to get cooler, mid forties in the inland suburbs,
about fifty three in Boston. The weekend Saturday and Sunday
temperature is only going to be in the sixties. We
might get close to seventy on Sunday in a few spots,
and of course your results may vary. But sunshine with
those cooler temperatures as we say goodbye to summer, Monday,
(04:10):
ushers in fall autumn. If you prefer a good deal
of sunshine. Temperature is a little bit warmer as we
get into the upper sixties and low to mid seventies
depending on your location. Any one degrees right now in Boston.
If ever Source is your natural gas provider, you could
be hot under the collar this winter. Nobody USI's Jim
McKay has more on a proposed double digit rate.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Hike right now. You're probably not thinking about cranking up
that heat naturally.
Speaker 8 (04:35):
Everybody just looks at their AC bill.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
But with fall beginning on Monday, now's the time to
start paying attention.
Speaker 8 (04:41):
Almost not even looking at the natural gas bill.
Speaker 7 (04:43):
Ryan is one of the many natural gas customers from
ever Source across the Commonwealth who could be seeing a
thirteen percent rate hike this winter. It's being proposed right
now and still needs approval from the Department of Public Utilities,
but between the gas prices and delivery charges depending on
how cold it is, could be ye costly winter season.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
I'd say it's reasonable.
Speaker 9 (05:03):
Along with how everything else goes.
Speaker 7 (05:05):
The clock is singing. If the DPU approves this right hike,
it'll go into effect on November first.
Speaker 8 (05:10):
Definitely scary, really scary. Something people should be budgeting for.
Speaker 7 (05:13):
In Plymouth Jim MCKAWBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
It's the largest public university in the nation. Its president
has resigned. This comes after criticism of his handling of
complaints against a professor.
Speaker 9 (05:24):
In a video posted online, a Texas A and M
student confronts an English professor about gender content in a
children's literature course. Initially, university president Mark Welsh the Third
supported the instructor, but then fired her the next day.
Welsh's hesitancy infuriated the state's conservative leadership, including Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick. Overnight, Welsh announced that today would be his
(05:47):
last day on the job. Jim Ryan, ABC News Dallas.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio.
I'm Ben Parker, WBC Boston's news Radio.
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