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Sound the Alarm on God's Business A Sermon by Khrystyna McCoy-Tremaine, Executive Director of Hope International Church in Groveland, FL. Roles of the watchman Directing you to safety Corporate worship Don't conform to culture God's business vs. politics Spiritual constipation Forgiveness Isaiah 62:6-7 AMP 6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets), Who will never keep silent day or night; You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves, 7 And give Him no rest [from your prayers] until He establishes Jerusalem And makes her a praise on the earth.
The new 69-acre Sweet Paws Rescue pet sanctuary scheduled to open later this summer plans to offer space for abandoned dogs and cats to roam.But, Cynthia Sweet, founder and executive director of the local animal rescue group, says it won't change the focus of local animal rescue organization as a foster care group.“We are still going to be a foster organization. Dogs and cats do best when they are in people's homes. And we are not going to be a shelter. So, this is going to be a layover if you will,” she explained recently on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program.She discussed how the farm purchase will stabilize the organization, but not change its mission. As WHAV reported last month, Sweet Paws is in the midst of a $4.6 million campaign to purchase and equip a 69-acre farm in Bradford as it has outgrown its Groveland location.Sweet founded her animal rescue group in 2011 to help address the overpopulation of dogs and cats in two poor counties in Alabama and Mississippi. To date the group has placed some 22,000 animals in new “forever homes” in New England. Recently, though, the agency has seen an uptick in the number of animals surrendered locally.“There is a huge increase of local dogs and cats in need basically since the last few years. It's sort of a result of COVID. We went from 2019 to about 3% of our dogs were coming from Massachusetts. Not it is about 45% of our animals are coming from our own backyard.”Sweet said the farm will allow space and time for her 350 volunteers to get to know animals left for adoption. She said eventually her group is planning to open walking trails to the public.“Basically it will continue to be a space for our southern animals that are coming into the state. They have to be quarantined for 48 hours. And then it will also be a space for our local animals where we will be able to get them exercised and really get to know them. But it's really for growth. The other thing that's going to be great for Haverhill residents is that it will be 70 acres of preserved open space,” she said.Sweet also said she is in talks with the City of Haverhill to provide shelter space for animals picked up by the city's animal control unit.Support the show
Bob talks about the plane crash on Saturday that killed a local surgeon, his obtaining of an unredacted copy of the Ontario County investigation into DA Jim Ritts office, a car hitting a firetruck on Sunday, tariffs, a correctional officer death at Groveland, a death in a car, and Muhmond Khalil.
State Sen. Bruce E. Tarr says there are many positives in the recently approved $4 billion economic development bill, but there's more ahead in January that will shape how the borrowing bill takes effect.Making an appearance on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program, Tarr explains the next move is that of Gov. Maura T. Healey.“What I often say is that the legislature writes the menu and the governor decides what she wants to eat, so it's a two-step process.”Tarr, who serves as senate minority leader and whose district includes such area towns as Groveland, North Andover and West Newbury, also delivers a word of caution.“I would remind people that a lot of the money we passed in that bill is bond money, which means that the legislature passing the bill is the first step and the administration deciding which things to spend on is the second step. So, we'll be looking forward to working with the administration on that. Spending money is part of the equation but cutting costs is another part of the equation, and we'll be looking in the new year to once again make Massachusetts more competitive so that the investments we make from the bond bill are going into a more competitive and fertile environment for job growth and economic development.”Tarr recently took part in celebrating the 65th anniversary of Merrimack Valley Planning Commission and 50th anniversary of what has become Merrimack Valley Transit, or MeVa. He notes the Commission and state and federal governments have been working with the Merrimack River Watershed Council.“To improve the quality of the Merrimack River. Particularly in light of the untreated discharge of effluence from wastewater treatment plants up and down the river. While we've made a lot of progress, we still have a lot of distance to go before we get that water quality to where we want it to be reliably, every day, without the episodic influence of those untreated discharges.”Tarr served in the state House of Representatives from 1991-1995 before being elected to the state senate where he will be starting his 30th year in January. He's been the senate minority leader since 2011 and says he as seen many changes in the local news landscape.“You know, it's unfortunate that we're seeing a lot of local news outlets succumbing to the changes in the market. We don't see as many local newspapers, we don't see as many local radio stations and I, for one, think that's unfortunate because it is important to have a medium of communication that responds to local priorities. Win, I know you've been in the business a long time and I appreciate that you always prioritize that, and that's why I was so happy to come on this morning.”Support the show
Our live shows have become something special. We have enjoyed hosting them and plan many more in the year ahead because it is important to share empathetic storytelling, to keep these stories alive as time passes and victims of these stories are being forgotten about. Special thanks to Sean and Stephanie and the Brodie family. Episode page: https://www.crimeofthetruestkind.com/post/ep74northshorecases Join us for a captivating journey as we navigate true crime with some of the North Shore of Massachusetts' most perplexing crime cases with compassion and advocacy. In this episode, recorded live on October 10, 2024 at Off Cabot in Beverly, Mass, we take an emotional exploration of some of the most poignant crime stories covered by Crime of the Truest Kind, and others we are learning about. Our live events offer a sence of community, where stories and insights are shared in an intimate setting.Shedding light on the cases of Marcia Biancardi, a Beverly teenager killed by her own mother, Martha Brailsford, a talented Salem artist whose life ended in 1991, by someone she called a friend, a focus on the pressing issue of domestic violence with stories of young mother Nayeli Nieves of Salem killed and discarded by her partner, 14-year-old girl Amy Carnevale of Beverly, lured and brutally murdered by someone she thought she loved, Beth Brodie, from my hometown of Groveland, whose kindness was taken advantage of by a former classmate whose obsession turned deadly, and Kristen Gove Crowley, a beautiful young woman stalked by two men who decided they would take what they wanted from her, following her to her Peabody home and attacking her in the woods and leaving her to die. Other cases we intend to cover: Claire Gravel, Beverly. Caleigh Harrison, Rockport, Michael O'Gorman, Gloucester, Lois Centofanti, Lynn, Jesus De La Cruz, Lynn, Susan Taraskiewicz, Saugus, Dickson “Joel” De Los Reyes, Revere, Elaine Donahue, Revere, Leigh Savoie, Revere, Henry Bedard Jr, Swampscott, Leanne Redden, Lynn, Beryl Atherton, MarbleheadThese tragedies highlight the enduring impact on families in our communities and how we honor these victims, we say their names, and advocate for empathy, awareness, and change.Send a message to the showSupport the showFollow Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.comGive the dogs a bone tip jar: buymeacoffee.com/truestkindBecome a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkindThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts and Shredding by Andrew King
North Shore Crime Cases was recorded live on October 10, 2024 at Off Cabot in Beverly, Mass. This bonus episode features questions from our audience in an open Q+A setting. Nothing was off limits. Episode: https://www.crimeofthetruestkind.com/post/ep74northshorecasesJoin us for a captivating journey through some of the North Shore of Massachusetts' most perplexing crime cases like that of Susan Taraskiewicz's unsolved murder and the person who found her body, the true gift that Colleen Ritzer, a dedicated math teacher at Danvers High, was to every student she touched, what stories have been told about missing Lynn boy Jesus de la Cruz, the impact of The Station Nightclub Fire, Wenham dermotologist, Richard Sharpe's history of family violence, the disappearance of Maura Murray 20 years ago and how searching for missing people has changed during that time, the tragic fate of Beryl Atherton, and the disturbing story of 16-year-old Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino, who was found dismembered along the Merrimack River in November 2016. A classmate from Lawrence High School was convicted in his case. We emphasize the essential role of community involvement in keeping these people and their stories alive, to push for justice for others like them by taking action to shed light on unresolved crimes and to advocate of the missing and murdered. The true crime genre carries with it a weighty responsibility and consideration must be paid to the families of crime victims. The converstation does not shy away from the ethical considerations involved, touching on the importance of compassion and respect when recounting real lives with the mission of empathetic storytelling. Host Anngelle Wood reaffirms her commitment to treating these stories with empathy and care. We invite you to join our community in advocating for justice, ensuring that these voices continue to be heard.Send a message to the showSupport the showFollow Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.comGive the dogs a bone tip jar: buymeacoffee.com/truestkindBecome a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkindThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts and Shredding by Andrew King
As we approach Halloween and close out the month of October, the NHL is in full swing and there are clearly some teams that are not playing up to their standards. We discuss one team that is meeting that high bar and whether they can continue on their current trajectory. Here is the breakdown of the show… Winnipeg Jets Flying High: 0:00 – 31:41 Tage Thompson Hardest Shot: 31:41 – 43:56 Para Ice Hockey Womens' World Challenge: 43:56 – 50:58 Brad Marchand Extension: 50:58 – 1:08:29 Saad/McCann Milestones: 1:08:29 – 1:18:56 Bennie's Buddies: 1:18:56 – 1:28:13 Weekly Poll Question: 1:28:13 – 1:38:29 Here is the next week's Poll Question regarding Brad Marchand's Extension: https://x.com/pucksage/status/1850591806649512090 We mentioned just two of the many animal shelters across the New England area: Sweet Paws Rescue based in Groveland, MA and Our Companions Animal Rescue & Sanctuary in Manchester, CT. These places, along with other shelters across New England do their best to find homes for animals that need families. Thank you for giving us a little of your time. We hope you will give us some feedback and Enjoy the Show!
Friday, August 16, 2024 Book talk starts at 10:10 Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-20, 2024 at Tuolomne Trails outside Groveland, CA. Enrollment is still open! This episode is NOT brought to you by Alaska Airlines, but we are all big fans. Knitting Eileen is working on the Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart in scrap yarn and is getting back into her Zephyr Mark II by Celia McAdam Cahill in Quince & Co. Chickadee Shelley is working on the Misurina tee by Caitlin Hunter in two different silk yarns Susan is working on a Luminos Tee from a kit from Yarn Snob for her niece Barb finished her Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass and is working on a Mother Bear, a new tee, and a hat Tracie finished turtles needlepoint project after 15 years! She continues to slog through her Dawning Top by Ainur Berkimbayeva in Sea Change Fibers by The Dye Project Bayshore Fingering in Pink Frock Books Barb read Internal Combustion: The True Story of a Marriage and a Murder by Joyce Maynard Eileen is reading Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe by Carl Safina and Broken Harbor by Tana French, and catching up on some favorite series by Jacqueline Winspear, Dana Stabenow, CJ Box and Tony Hillerman Tracie read Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel - 4 stars Shelley is looking forward to reading Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian's Journey Home by Chris La Tray Susan recommends Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
Greater Haverhill service clubs help a variety of organizations, individuals and causes, but one is paying particular attention to older residents taking on unexpected tasks and responsibilities.Judith Riopelle, president of the Breakfast Exchange Club of Greater Haverhill, recently told listeners of WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program about the club's work with grandparents who find themselves raising their grandchildren.“They're so used to having things a certain way, and now they have this young child with them. Not only do they have to take care of them, they have to feed them, they have to put clothes on them, and we know how kids can grow. So, it makes it more difficult for them. It's been a really great thing we've done to help them,” Riopelle says.She adds it's a situation that is often overlooked. “Especially one thing that is truly near and dear to my heart are the grandparents that have been tasked with raising their grandchildren. They need a lot of help sometimes, because we usually have children when we're younger. They are on a fixed income. We help them financially, we've sent kids to summer camp, we've bought school supplies.”Riopelle says the Breakfast Exchange Club also helps with buying grandparents gift cards that can be used for purchasing snacks for the youngers during school vacation in February and April. They also lend a helping hand in assisting the elderly in signing up for fuel assistance, and they help with veterans' support.“And the other thing, a new initiative that we've begun, is a thing called Happy Rides, where we provide taxi vouchers for folks to help get over the social isolation from the Covid crisis. They get these taxi vouchers to go do something fun, not a doctors appointment, not going to the hospital, but maybe going to the beauty salon to have their nails done, or to go shopping or to the library, and it's become very successful, and we're in the process of expanding that to the Groveland community as well.”The Breakfast Exchange Club of Greater Haverhill meets on the second and fourth Tuesday mornings at the Citizens Center on Welcome Street in Haverhill, and new members are welcomed. There is more on its website at becgh.org.Support the Show.
Fishkill officials pan housing proposal As part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's quest to build 15,000 homes and apartments to address New York's housing crisis, the state on June 21 announced that Conifer Realty has been selected to redevelop the shuttered Downstate Correctional Facility just north of Beacon. The Rochester-based company said it will convert the 80-acre former maximum-security prison in the Town of Fishkill over the next decade into a mixed-use campus with community space and up to 1,300 housing units. Downstate, which opened in 1979, sits north of Interstate 84. It was among a half-dozen correctional facilities closed by the state in 2022 due to declining inmate populations. It is the first of those facilities with a redevelopment plan. Conifer's project must be approved by Fishkill and the Empire State Development director. Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra, who on Wednesday (June 26) called the proposal a "bad deal for the taxpayers," said he will request that the Fishkill Town Board, rather than the Planning Board, be named the lead agency to review the project and requests for zoning changes. The site is currently zoned for one house per acre. An Empire State Development representative said the request for proposals issued for the site will remain open until a contract with Conifer is finalized. The agency would not say how many proposals it received. If the Conifer plan moves forward, the first phase of construction in January 2026 would include 375 housing units, with a minimum of 20 percent designated as "permanently affordable" for households earning less than 80 percent of the area's annual median income. (According to the most recent Census Bureau data, the AMI for a household in Dutchess County is $94,578.) The complex would include two-story duplexes and triplexes, with at least 25 percent having three bedrooms. As much as $8 million in state grants could be available for the project. Conifer, which has developed more than 21,000 affordable apartments in some 300 communities, said it will engage with local governments and the community to determine the housing plan for the next two phases. The first phase will be rentals but the company said it would consider selling units in the second and third phases of construction. The state said the development would also feature a playground, a walking trail and common areas. The project advances recommendations of the Prison Redevelopment Commission, a 15-member panel created by Hochul in 2022 to consider repurposing closed prisons. Other Prison Projects A minority-owned partnership was awarded the right last year to turn the former Lincoln Correctional Facility in New York City into 105 affordable housing units plus arts and community space. The prison closed in 2019. New York State last year issued a request for proposals to redevelop Bayview Correctional Facility in New York City, with an emphasis on housing. Empire State Development has transferred the Livingston Correctional Facility in Groveland to the Livingston County Industrial Development Agency, advancing another recommendation from the Prison Redevelopment Commission's 2022 report. The commission issued a report that year recommending that the state prioritize housing in its redevelopment efforts. It also recommended that the state launch a program to make grants available to developers and/or municipalities that acquire closed facilities, create a technical assistance fund to help with infrastructure acquisition and maintenance, and support outreach and consensus-building in impacted communities. But Albra said on Wednesday that, if the Downstate project is built as proposed, it would overwhelm Fishkill. The development "would be bigger than the Village of Fishkill, which has its own government," he said. Albra questioned how Routes 52 and 9D, which are often congested near the Fishkill/Beacon line, could handle an influx of residents living in 1,300 new apartments and homes, even if introduced over several...
The Groveland Council on Aging's “EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium” this Saturday, features an address by Dr. Katharine Esty, author of “Eightysomethings,” workshops and connections to community resources.Groveland Council on Aging Director Alyssa Lee visited WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” show recently to welcome attendance at the free event and explain its purpose.“That is an opportunity to celebrate and promote community engagement and well being among older adults. It's an opportunity for the community to connect with local organizations as well as community members and just have general resources of the wealth of information that is around in our community to support our older adults in our community as well as care partners,” she said.Lee emphasizes the event is not just open to seniors and Groveland residents, but also to caregivers and those in surrounding communities.Esty talks about finding unexpected happiness in aging. Conversations and interactive workshops also center on aspects of aging, including community living, caregiver support, understanding Alzheimer's and dementia and exercise.The EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium takes place Saturday, June 29, from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Pentucket Regional High School, 24 Main St., West Newbury. Lunch will be provided.After the event, Groveland's Council on Aging won't be slowing down this summer. Lee encourages everyone to read its newsletter online.“So in July and August, our newsletter comes out next month, which is on the town of Groveland website, there are lots of great trips, we have a van trip going out, we have lots of educational programs, including a transportation seminar where there's an opportunity to learn about all of the free, and paid for, services to make sure older adults can stay connected to their community.”Staying active is another important aspect to aging. She said there is a yoga program held outdoors on days when the weather is nice. There is also an exercise program that is a little more active, in addition to some social activities.“We do have cornhole and ping pong and we will have those as drop in opportunities starting in July, I think 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.”Before becoming Groveland's Council on Aging Director, Lee was involved on the arts. “Before that my professional career was focused on arts administration in the classical arts world. I had spent my career in Boston, most recently as executive director of Project Step, located in Symphony Hall, which was an amazing experience. Also, there is a big overlap between the classical music constituents and older adults, and I'm really glad to be where I am now.”Those interested in attending Saturday's EngAGEment Celebration and Symposium are advised to register by calling 978-372-1101 or visiting here.Support the Show.
School graduation season offers a time for reflection, planning and often some heartwarming stories, but it was considerably more for 82-year-old Jean Spurr of Groveland.Spurr was awarded an honorary diploma June 1 from Georgetown High School where she was a member of the class of 1959 at graduation ceremonies on Saturday morning. She recently told WHAV listeners the unusual and heartfelt experience of how she came to finally don cap and gown and participate in high school graduation.Spurr and her companion, Steven D. Sardella of Haverhill, were guests on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program. Earlier this year, Sardella had an idea about a special birthday gift for Spurr. He asked the Georgetown School Committee to grant her an honorary diploma based on her life experience. The School Committee unanimously agreed and everything fell into place.“They gave me a cap and gown and a flower. The superintendent, everyone, was just so nice to me there. They treated me with so much respect. They were just awesome,” she said. “(The ceremony was) in back at the Perley High School—the Perley Elementary now, but it was the Perley High School where I went to school.”Spurr explained how she had an excellent attendance record, but fell just a few credits short of graduating. Instead of attending an extra year of school, as was the case back then, she married and moved to Groveland where she raised a family, waitressed for 30 years and eventually came to own the Groveland Square Diner. She also drove a school bus for nearly 20 years, worked for the Groveland Highway Department and currently volunteers at the town clerk's office.Spurr earlier considered attempts at earning her diploma earlier. “I had all my books for the GED, and I tried at different times during my years to try it. For some reason, I just couldn't do it. I couldn't do it!”She said the diploma will have a special spot in her home.“Yes I do, I have it home. I'm going to put it right in my living room where everybody can see it and I can look at it every day. It's beautiful. I can't describe how I feel! It's just mind boggling to me how nice everyone was. My family was there. I'm very grateful.”Spurr was joined by family as School Committee Chairman Michael Hinchliffe presented her with a diploma during this year's Georgetown graduation ceremonies. Spurr strode across the stage to accept her diploma, share hugs with School Committee members and administrators and briefly thanked all those in attendance.“Jean your journey is one of unwavering spirit and love for your community. You have served with grace, faced life's challenges head on, and now you come before us a graduate,” Hinchliffe said in remarks during the ceremony. “This diploma is a symbol of your life long journey of learning and service.”Support the Show.
For those who love a good mystery, the Langley-Adams Library in Groveland is co-hosting a Mystery Book Con this Saturday.The library will be joined by Kensington Publishing, an independent, family-owned book publisher based in New York City that is celebrating its' 50th anniversary. Langley Adams Senior Library Assistant Lauren Towler, a recent guest on WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program, said Kensington Publishing features a number of mystery writers, but “They do other things as well. We've hosted their non-fiction authors and even some of the people coming here. One of the authors is a toxicologist; she teaches at Tufts. One of them is a neurologist, so it's not necessarily who would think of writing mysteries.”The Mystery Book Con is a free event, but “swag bags” are limited. She said the day's events are well planned and cover all types of mysteries.“There is going to be a meet and greet with the authors, initially, and then we have a Thriller panel. We have a Cozy panel and we have a Wicked authors panel and then an Art of Cozy panel. There are different authors participating in each one, and you can do any, or all—it's the same registration. We are asking people to register just so we have an idea of who is coming in, so we can get the right number of swag bags packaged up.”Mystery writers are coming from near and far.“Several of the authors are local. Vincent Donovan is going to moderate one of the panels even though he is not a Kensington author, so he will be there as well. But, we've already hosted a lot of these people, some in person but mostly through Zoom. We have Terri Parlato who is coming from Georgia. We have a couple of people coming from Canada, Michael Falco, who I think we hosted last month, is coming from New York, so we have people coming from a distance,” Towler said.The Mystery Book Con takes place Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the library and next door at the Groveland Town Hall, at 185 Main St., Groveland. The event includes breaks between panel discussions when raffle prizes will be drawn. The Fat Belly Food Truck will be available for people looking to buy lunch, and the Jabberwocky Bookshop, of Newburyport, will be on location, selling copies of the authors' books. To register for the free Mystery Book Con at the Langley Adams Library in Groveland you may visit the LangleyAdamsLib.org and click on the calendar of events.Support the Show.
I love what I do, and it's a privilege and an honor to do it. I feel such a duty to report on things that happen in my community, in my backyard, in your backyard. -Maria Stephanos Maria Stephanos is a household name in Boston and beyond. This interview was taped in between newscasts at WCVB, Channel 5, www.wcvb.com where she anchors the 4:30, 6:00, 7:00, and 11:00 PM newscasts. And for good measure, Maria also anchors the 10:00 PM news on sister station MeTVBoston. A devoted mother, this high-energy, high-empathy woman has been honing her craft for 30 years and says that going to bed at midnight is simply routine. Born and raised in the little town of Groveland, MA, Maria recalls an idyllic childhood where she would climb trees and skate in the woods in a town with no traffic light. Her heritage is Greek (think My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and laughter, passion, loyalty, and hard work were hard-wired into the family dynamic. A graduate of Emerson College with bachelor's and master's degrees in Mass Communications, Maria got her start on the radio as a statehouse reporter and credits that experience with teaching her how to tell compelling stories. In this interview, she reveals that a scratch ticket and a conversation with a colleague propelled her toward television, and she's been there ever since. On the air for massive news events like 9/11 and the Boston Marathon bombings, Maria takes us behind the scenes, painting a picture of what it is really like to be a responsible, compassionate journalist in the middle of a tragedy. When asked about role models, she quickly names her mother, offering one of her parent's golden rules: “Don't judge people. You never know what they are going through.” In this interview, we come to know WCVB's Maria Stephanos not only as a beloved news anchor but also as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend, mentor, and running enthusiast. She's the real deal. Go ahead and hit that download button. #journalist #television #news #mothersday
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A Sermon by Khrystyna McCoy-Tremaine, Executive Director of Hope International Church in Groveland, FL. Are You Hungry Lessons for Jairus Step out of religion Step out of popularity Step out of the law Seek Jesus Mark 5:22-24, 35-37 AMP 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him. 35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” 36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don't be afraid; just believe.” 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
A Sermon by Khrystyna McCoy-Tremaine, Executive Director of Hope International Church in Groveland, FL. Freedom - Women of Judah Conference Hear and work the word Take a chance and fight Focus Luke 8:43-48 AMP 43 And a woman who had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years [and had spent all her money on physicians], and could not be healed by anyone, 44 came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His outer robe, and immediately her bleeding stopped. 45 Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” While they all were denying it, Peter [and those who were with him] said, “Master, the people are crowding and pushing against You!” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, because I was aware that power [to heal] had gone out of Me.” 47 When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came up trembling and fell down before Him. She declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith [your personal trust and confidence in Me] has made you well. Go in peace (untroubled, undisturbed well-being).”
A Sermon by Khrystyna McCoy-Tremaine, Executive Director of Hope International Church in Groveland, FL. Empowerment - Women of Judah Conference The Holy Spirit us to: Worship Love Walk Forgive John 14:25-26 AMP 25 “I have told you these things while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you.
Contact the showEpisode 63 is a walk through the frenzy that is called "The Canton Cover-up" by some, others see it as a national spectacle. Canton, the small town 15 miles south of the city of Boston, is no stranger to tragedy. Three and a half decades ago, sweet, trusting 14-year-old Shawn Ouillette was lured into the woods, beaten, and left for dead. His 14-year-old schoolmate and eventual killer said no one would miss him. He wanted to know what it was like. To kill. That was 1986. Shawn is still missed by all who love him. His killer, Rod Matthews, remains in prison. Fast forward to present day. The events surrounding John O'Keefe's death have split this same small town in two. The case of a 46-year-old surrogate father to his sister's orphaned kids and 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department is a shit show to no fault of his own. Lost, as is always the case, is the victim themselves. John O'Keefe was so beloved that a GoFundMe fundraising page set up for his niece and nephew after he died, had raised more than $245,000 within its first 24 hours. Karen Read, 44, who was John O'Keefe's longtime girlfriend, was arrested within days of his death and charged with drunkenly backing into him in her SUV in a snowstorm and leaving him to bleed out and freeze to death. Read has amassed a group of supporters in what some locals refer to as a "frame job" against her by a bunch of dirty townie cops, staties, FBI agents, and DAs. The cases I refer to in this episode include: Jeffrey Curley, Cambridge, Mass, he was 10 when he was taken by a neighbor with the promise of a bike, abused and killed in 1997, his murderers were put away by then-prosecutor, David Yannetti, who is now defending Read.Beth Brodie, Groveland, Mass, 1992, she was 15 when a boy who demanded her affection planned an attack with a bat and killed her in a neighbor's bedroom. Visit JusticeforBethBrodie.com - her killer is up for parole, the hearing is Thurs, May 16 in Natick. Write the parole board and tell them No Parole for Richard Baldwin, W56202 Molly Bish, Warren, Mass, 2000 - she was 16 when she disappeared from her lifeguard job at Comins Pond. Her remains were found 3 years later in nearby Palmer. The Bishes began Missing Children's Day to honor Molly and other missing kids. We meet on Fri, May 17 at Massachusetts State House in Boston. Thanks to Dubs of True Crime Bloodhound | Subtack | Support the Show.Follow Instagram | Facebook | Twitter X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes and source information, visit CrimeoftheTruestKind.comThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get an f-bomb.Become a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkind Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski - Joe Got A New Heart FundDug McCormack's Math Ghosts. and Shredding by Andrew King
Groveland voters go to the polls Monday to choose two candidates from a field of five for Groveland's Board of Selectmen.Edward H. Watson is seeking re-election to one of two available seats. Daniel MacDonald holds the other seat, but does not appear on the ballot. Challengers are, in ballot order, Steven F. Baker, Rebecca Megan Beaucher, William F. Dunn, Adam J. Haywood and William G. O'Neil.All but Dunn talked live during WHAV's “Win for Breakfast” program and their interviews are available on the “Merrimack Valley Newsmakers” podcast. Other town posts either have no candidates and subject to write-in votes or are uncontested. There are also two ballot questions. The first asks Should the town have its elected Board of Assessors become an appointed Board of Assessors? The second asks Should the town repeal its acceptance of the Community Preservation Act—as approved in a vote May 3, 2004—and no longer collect a surcharge imposed upon real estate within the town to be placed in a Community Preservation Fund.Support the Show.
Sagen Maddalena has a literal shot at gold this summer at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Maddalena is a two-time Olympic shooter and will compete in two air rifle events at the summer games. She grew up in Groveland, California. She was homeschooled in the small mountain town and was introduced to her sport through a 4-H gun safety class. She got hooked and went on to become an eight-time All-American collegiate shooter at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. That led to a career as a sharpshooter in the U.S. Army and these days, Sgt. Sagen Maddalena is a member of the elite World Class Athlete Program, which allows members to train and compete in sports on an international level while representing their country. You might think shooting is a sport of perfectionists. Maddalena says perfectionism actually works against her as an athlete. "I think that's one of the things that makes me so good at it is is that I've put in a lot of hours of work and discipline. I've been stubborn to make sure I follow that discipline and that work ethic to be as I can be without being perfect. Having that mentality that would be overwhelming," Maddalena says. On this 'Dying to Ask': Few people guess Maddalena's sport correctly. The sport they think she does. How to achieve mental clarity and avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism. How Maddalena is inspiring kids in small towns to dream big.
Case Update: Beth Brodie's story. Beth's killer is up for parole in May. CALL TO ACTION below....I first shared Beth's story in the spring of 2021 in episode 16. I am from the small town of Groveland, Massachusetts, Beth and I went to the same school, walked those same halls. What happened to her stayed with me. I think of her every time I drive through my old hometown, about her family, and how they had to drive by the house where she took her last breath on November 18, 1992 when she was just 15 years old. Beth's killer was a teenager, someone who she had been friendly with for a short time and whose feelings she did not share. Teenage love, for lack of a better term, is fleeting. He had left Groveland and moved to Peabody. Learning that Beth did not return his affection, he decided to act in a brutal and merciless way. There was no evidence of abuse between the two teenagers. Beth's family knew of nothing that could have led to what happened to Beth that day. The boy had been around the Brodie home and acted in what was best described as shy around adults.Now, 30 years later, Beth's killer, is seeking parole with a hearing scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2024. Once again, Beth's family is facing the prospect of this man being released. It is retraumatizing to a family who has had to live with the reality of their child being violently taken from them.Your help is needed! Call to action:Letter writing campaign: To the parole board, to Governor Healey, letters to the Editor of local publications. Let them know you support the Brodie family and oppose the release of Richard C. Baldwin, currently housed at Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Mass. Support and follow Justice for Beth Brodie #justiceforbethbrodieShare posts about the upcoming parole hearing of Beth's murdererIn the spirit of community and advocacy, I extend an invitation to join the collective effort to honor Beth's legacy as we prepare for the upcoming parole hearing. Your voice matters, whether it's through writing heartfelt letters, amplifying our message on social media, or simply being present to stand with a family. Beth's story is not over.Support the showThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get some F-Bombs. Follow Instagram | Facebook | Twitter X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes and source information, visit CrimeoftheTruestKind.comBecome a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkind Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski - Joe Got A New Heart FundDug McCormack's Math GhostsShredding by Andrew King
Revisiting the story of Beth Brodie, Crime of the Hometown Kind, Groveland, Massachusetts, with Beth's brother, Sean Aylward. First released on May 5, 2021. Sean, Beth's brother, and I plan a follow-up to get the status of her case this week.Expect episode 62 soon. Her killer is up for parole! CALL TO ACTION below.... I first shared her story in the spring of 2021. I am from the small town of Groveland, Massachusetts, went to the same schools as Beth did, and what happened to her has stayed with me. I think of her ever single time I drive through my old hometown, about her family that remained in the same neighborhood where Beth was killed, and how they have to drive by the house where she took her last breath on November 18, 1992 when she was just 15 years old. This is more than about retelling the tragic events of that day, it is about the painfully intimate journey of heartbreak for a family navigating the brutality that took Beth from them. The emotional weight of juvenile sentencing laws that shift with time, and the Brodie family's advocacy efforts as they again face the potential parole of Beth's killer. Beth's killer, 16-years-old at the time of her murder, is seeking parole with a hearing scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2024. Once again, Beth's entire family is facing the prospect of this man being released. It is retraumatizing to a family who has had to live with the reality of their child being violently taken from them. Your help is needed! Call to action:Letter writing campaign: to the parole board, to Governor Healey, letters to the Editor of local publicationsSupport and follow Justice for Beth Brodie #justiceforbethbrodieShare posts about the upcoming parole hearing of Beth's murderer. Support the showThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get some F-Bombs. Follow Instagram | Facebook | Twitter X | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes and source information, visit CrimeoftheTruestKind.comBecome a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkind Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski - Joe Got A New Heart FundDug McCormack's Math GhostsShredding by Andrew King
Getting robbed while riding a camel in Egypt...? Trevor Hansen is a former professional wakeboarding from Groveland, Florida. Trevor started out behind the boat waterskiing at 6 months of age, yep, another ski baby. However, once he discovered wakeboarding, Trevor was hooked on standing sideways. After having an incredible season in 1999, Trevor went pro. Designing your pro model board, filming music videos, getting bit by a monkey, making your own lead weights, lazy susan vs. tequila, and getting robbed in Egypt. Hear all that and much more in Episode 45 of the Grab Matters Podcast!Follow Trevor: https://www.instagram.com/trevorhansen/Thank you to our sponsors:Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://driftline.myshopify.com?ref=hunter_thaneShow Notes:Drive: https://vimeo.com/6391345PWT: https://prowakeboardtour.com/Support the pod! https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters
Planning with natural charm. Tim Maslow, Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Groveland, Florida, joined the podcast to talk about planning and urbanism. He shared how Groveland is working to manage population growth, retain natural amenities, and create walkable places. Tim talked about creating the City's new form-based code and establishing pre-approved plans in the Florida Vernacular style to streamline the development process. Host: Ben Kittelson
On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett and her estranged husband, Willie Padgett, reported to police that they had been attacked by four black men in Lake County, FL, with Norma claiming that the men had raped her. On the same day, police arrested 16-year-old Charles Greenlee, and 22-year-olds Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin. 26-year-old Ernest Thomas was hunted into the woods and gunned down by a mob of men, as he was also blamed for the attack. Despite weak evidence and testimonies tainted by racism, the remaining three were convicted and faced severe sentences, including life imprisonment and death. Jason is joined by Gilbert King, host of Bone Valley and Pulitzer-prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove which chronicles the story of the Groveland Four, as they came to be known, and future United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's efforts to defend them in court. To learn more, visit:http://www.gilbertking.com/devil-in-the-grove/ Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett and her estranged husband, Willie Padgett, reported to police that they had been attacked by four black men in Lake County, FL, with Norma claiming that the men had raped her. On the same day, police arrested 16-year-old Charles Greenlee, and 22-year-olds Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin. 26-year-old Ernest Thomas was hunted into the woods and gunned down by a mob of men, as he was also blamed for the attack. Despite weak evidence and testimonies tainted by racism, the remaining three were convicted and faced severe sentences, including life imprisonment and death. Jason is joined by Gilbert King, host of Bone Valley and Pulitzer-prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove which chronicles the story of the Groveland Four, as they came to be known, and future United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's efforts to defend them in court. To learn more, visit:http://www.gilbertking.com/devil-in-the-grove/ Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our sponsor today is BetterHelp. Save 10% https://Betterhelp.com/aitapodTIMESTAMPS BELOW STAND UP DATES!-----Danny Stand Up Dates - Use code "AITA" for 15 percent offThursday, November 2 6PM, Modesto, CA (https://bit.ly/3LVRDDv) (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Friday, November 3 8PM - San Carlos, CA - https://bit.ly/3tqdUCV (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Saturday, Nov 4 8PM - Fillmore, CA - https://bit.ly/45rbh0Y (ft. Tori Piskin)Saturday Dec 29 8pm - 9:30pm - Groveland, CA - https://bit.ly/45xnYHv (feature pending)-----(0:00) - Banter(17:53) -AITA for ruining Halloween for 1000s of kids and not feeling bad?(31:00) -AITA for insisting on a wedding on Halloween?(41:20) -AITA for making my daughter return a Halloween costume?Free stickers at: https://aitapod.comSubmit to our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 180+ Bonus eps- Discord with awesome community- Call-in shows ($5 tier for call-in, $25 tier for full guest eps)TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodTwitter - https://twitter.com/aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5632822/advertisement
TIMESTAMPS BELOW STAND UP DATES!-----Danny Stand Up Dates - Use code "AITA" for 15 percent offThursday, November 2 6PM, Modesto, CA (https://bit.ly/3LVRDDv) (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Friday, November 3 8PM - San Carlos, CA - https://bit.ly/3tqdUCV (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Saturday, Nov 4 8PM - Fillmore, CA - https://bit.ly/45rbh0Y (ft. Tori Piskin)Saturday Dec 29 8pm - 9:30pm - Groveland, CA - https://bit.ly/45xnYHv (feature pending)-----(0:00) - Banter(17:09) - AITA for not wanting to go to Homecoming with someone I am not interested in?(26:48) - AITA for not letting my daughter attend Homecoming or Prom as a punishment for bullying?(37:29) - AITA for being upset that my parents spent more on my parent's homecoming dress than mine?Free stickers at: https://aitapod.comSubmit to our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 180+ Bonus eps- Discord with awesome community- Call-in shows ($5 tier for call-in, $25 tier for full guest eps)TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodTwitter - https://twitter.com/aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5632822/advertisement
Our sponsor today is BetterHelp. 10% off with code AITApod, https://betterhelp.com/aitapod----TIMESTAMPS BELOW STAND UP DATES----Danny Stand Up Dates - Use code "AITA" for 15 percent offThursday, November 2 6PM, Modesto, CA (https://bit.ly/3LVRDDv) (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Friday, November 3 8PM - San Carlos, CA - https://bit.ly/3tqdUCV (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Saturday, Nov 4 8PM - Fillmore, CA - https://bit.ly/45rbh0Y (ft. Tori Piskin)Sunday November 12, 5:30PM - Bisbee, AZ - https://bit.ly/46q9r1O (feature pending)Saturday Dec 29 8pm - 9:30pm - Groveland, CA - https://bit.ly/45xnYHv (feature pending)---------------Today's theme is MENTAL HEALTH. Typing in ALL CAPS indicates poor mental health, whereas MiXeD cAsE is extremely poor. In all seriousness, we do talk about some juicy mental health situations and our personal experiences so tune the heck on in. (0:00) - Banter(17:48) - AITA for not conforming in the group for someone's mental health?(32:27) - AITA for telling my wife our son's mental health should be more important to her than her sister's physical health?(45:24) - AITA for putting rules on mental health days?Free stickers at: https://aitapod.comSubmit to our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 180+ Bonus eps- Discord with awesome community- Call-in shows ($5 tier for call-in, $25 tier for full guest eps)TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodTwitter - https://twitter.com/aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5632822/advertisement
Danny Stand Up Dates Use code "AITA" for 15 percent offTIMESTAMPS BELOWThursday, November 2 6PM, Modesto, CA (https://bit.ly/3LVRDDv) (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Friday, November 3 8PM - San Carlos, CA - https://bit.ly/3tqdUCV (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Saturday, Nov 4 8PM - Fillmore, CA - https://bit.ly/45rbh0Y (ft. Tori Piskin)Sunday November 12, 5:30PM - Bisbee, AZ - https://bit.ly/46q9r1O (ft. Brian Rhoads)Saturday Dec 29 8pm - 9:30pm - Groveland, CA - https://bit.ly/45xnYHv (feature pending)I'm joined by my friend and previous guest, new New York, Vanessa Lopez, a gem and a half if there ever was one!(0:00) - Banter(11:14) - AITA if I go on the trip a week after my long distance boyfriend comes to live with me? (18:01) - AITA for my dog pooping in front of a cafe?(26:36) - AITA for choosing our family dog over our friend hard on his luck?Free stickers at: https://aitapod.comSubmit to our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 180+ Bonus eps- Discord with awesome community- Call-in shows ($5 tier for call-in, $25 tier for full guest eps)TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodTwitter - https://twitter.com/aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5632822/advertisement
Reed Hansen is a professional wakeskater, dock builder, hunter, and all around dude. Born and raised in Groveland, Florida, Reed got his start wakeboarding with his family at a young age, progressing quickly. However, in his early teen years Reed discovered wakeskating, and after some pushback from his family finally made the switch permanently to wakeskating. NBD's, car chases, sponsor dollars, the wakeskate tour, viral videos, and a freediving close call. Hear all that and more in Episode 23 of the Grab Matters Podcast, available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms. Find more at grabmatters.com.
Watch Tori's new stand up special!! https://youtu.be/_kuZvs3PZZs?si=BeiB7IdMz2ulP5mQMe and Tori doing a show together! (just us two)Saturday, Nov 4 8PM - Fillmore, CA - https://bit.ly/45rbh0Y (ft. Tori Piskin)Use code: AITA for 15%offepisode description:I'm joined by my friend, hilarious comedian, Tori Piskin. Lord, she cracks me up. It's a fun one and come see us do stand-up in Fillmore, CA (link above) and more stand up dates below timestamps!!!(0:00) - Banter(34:10) - AITA for joking about ticks and Lyme disease?(51:27) - AITA for telling my sister she's required to wear a bra to my wedding?More stand-up dates (Danny headlining with feature(s))Use code: AITA for 15%offThursday, November 2 6PM, Modesto, CA (link pending) (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Friday, November 3 8PM - San Carlos, CA - https://bit.ly/3tqdUCV (ft. Andrew Mercado and Tony Bartalone)Saturday, Nov 4 8PM - Fillmore, CA - https://bit.ly/45rbh0Y (ft. Tori Piskin)Sunday November 12, 5:30PM - Murietta, CA - https://bit.ly/46q9r1O (feature pending)Saturday Dec 29 8pm - 9:30pm - Groveland, CA - https://bit.ly/45xnYHv (feature pending)Free stickers at: https://aitapod.comSubmit to our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 180+ Bonus eps- Discord with awesome community- Call-in shows ($5 tier for call-in, $25 tier for full guest eps)TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodTwitter - https://twitter.com/aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5632822/advertisement
Tarah Mikacich is a professional wakeboarder from Groveland, Florida. Tarah got her start in watersports at a young age waterskiing, and pursued that for many years, becoming very good. With her favorite discipline being trick skiing, making the switch to wakeboarding came relatively easy and Tarah began learning tricks rather quickly. Knee injuries, coaching, entrepreneurship, trick of the year, working with brands, and keys to longevity in the watersports industry. Listen to all that and more in Episode 22 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms. Find more at grabmatters.com.
I'm gradually transitioning this podcast over to being a Youtube series. So if you want to enjoy it regularly, please, follow my Youtube channel here. Today's is served on both podcast and Youtube though. A trip on the #1 retirement bucket list holiday through Canada, Alaska and the USA with Suzanne KeirSuzanne and her husband David, both in their pre-retirement, squirrelled together all their annual and long service leave and took an epic pre-retirement sabbatical to the number #1 destination on the epic retirement bucket list - Canada and Alaska, before continuing on into America. They chose to do the trip as a 7 week sabbatical from their jobs, and they enjoyed it so much Suzanne returned and put in notice to her employer that she wanted to retire. So today we're talking travel, hearing about this truly epic journey, and all the highlights and experiences Suzanne and David had along the way. This will give you FOMO! We also chat with Suzanne at the end about her imminent retirement and what she hopes lies ahead. You can watch it on Youtube below!HIGHLIGHTS: 2.45 The big holiday overview. Join us as Suzanne talks us through how they did it, where they went and some of the experiences they had along the way. They picked off all the bucket list items, from Gold Class on the Rocky Mountaineer, to a lake-view room at the Fairmont Hotel on Lake Louise, seeing the Hubbard Glacier, Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska co-incidentally with a Santa-Claus Convention on board. Then, they hired a car and toured some of the most magical parts of country California, through Yosemite, to a magical town called Groveland, overlooking El-Capitan, down to San Franciso; before flying to Chicago and staying in a haunted hotel. In Chicago they did a food and wine tour, ate lots of Italian. Then, from Chicago it was up to Niagara where they stayed in The Embassy Suites which overlooked the falls from their bedroom, and at night they change colour with a light show. David even did the zipline over the falls. Next it was off to Salem, doing the tour of the history of the witches and on to Boston for three days, touring the city for a few days. After that they spent five nights in New York, where they hired ebikes and rode all along the Hudson, to Battery Park, the Brooklyn Bridge. Then, onto Washington for two days of adventures. Their last stop was Jackson Hole, a beautiful country town, where they spent several days, did two little tours, saw bears in the wild and saw the sights. One of my favourite tips is her recommendation that in every capital city, make the effort to book a guided tour. She explains the benefits of doing this so clearly! 19.00, Suzanne admits she's come back from the holiday and announced her plans to retire at the end of the year. And she talks about making this decision. She's taking golf lessons, and a few of her friends are all retiring at the same time. She has lots of playmates. 21.20 Our fast five with Suzanne Keir Some fun answers and here she talks about her retirement ambitions of driving a caravan around Australia and staying in it for three months at a time at the beaches. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.epicretirement.net
A car slams into a retirement home in Groveland. North Korea fires another missile into the ocean. Experts are investigating the death of a dolphin in New Hampshire. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
When it comes to labor and employment, the best thing that you can do is be proactive, says Anthony P. Raimondo, Attorney, and Founder of Raimondo Miller A Law Corporation. Anthony covers the importance of accurate, individualized timekeeping, not just a work schedule. Today, there is software that supports both employers and employees. Right from your tablet or smartphone, you can track clock ins and outs, verify that the employee received their breaks, and even provide telehealth. Anthony provides an update on current union laws, what you need to know whether you use a management company or farm labor contractor, and how growers of any size can stay up to date with recent laws. Resources: REGISTER: 7/14/2023 Pre-Harvest Safety: Train-the-Trainer Amendments to California Agricultural Bargaining Process Per Governor's Agreement with Unions California Alters Union Process for Agricultural Workers Raimondo Miller A Law Corporation References: Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Donate SIP Certified – Show your care for the people and planet Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year Vineyard Team – Become a Member Get More Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org. Transcript Craig Macmillan 0:00 And with us today is Anthony Raimondo, he is an attorney and founder of the law firm of Raimondo and Miller in Fresno, California. And we're going to talk about some legal and regulatory things that are affecting growers all over the nation in the west coast and local states. Thanks for being here, Anthony. Anthony Raimondo 0:15 Thank you for having me. Craig Macmillan 0:17 You've been interviewed and have written and have appeared widely and have had a number of interesting insights. And there are a couple of things that I picked up on from looking at when your interview is that I really for me, it spoke to me personally, because I was in the vineyard side of things for a long time. And that's the issue of timekeeping. I'd love to talk a little bit about the kind of exposure legal exposure that a grower might have around timekeeping, which on the surface sounds like a very simple thing and in the field turns out not to be a very simple thing. And also what kind of practices a grower might get into trouble for what some ways growers can protect themselves? What kind of what kind of experience do you have in this topic? Anthony Raimondo 0:49 It's something that we deal with quite a bit, we deal with both the compliance aspect of things kind of that front end planning of how do we do things to stay out of trouble. But we also deal with the defense side, a lot of the litigation that's going on right now is class action or collective action litigation, where you have one or a couple of workers who stand in for the entire workforce, over a period of years alleging a range of different wage and hour type violations. And a lot of those things really come down to timekeeping. Craig Macmillan 1:22 Gotcha. Now, what we used to do back in the day was people would show up, and the management would show up, and we had a clipboard with an eight and a half by 11 piece of paper. And we sign people in and check them off. And then we basically looked at our watches and said, Okay, we're starting at 9:05. And then everyone at work, then we check what time we came back for lunch, etc. It seems like that would work perfectly well. But we did have some issues with folks along the lines that that kind of disputed how accurate that was, or those are the kinds of things that get people kind of in trouble kind of backward, or what's the source of some of these complaints? Anthony Raimondo 1:56 Well, those things have for a long time been in place and have for a long time have been an issue and a lot of it comes down to accuracy. So when you have what we call a daily cruciate, which is very traditional way of keeping a field where like you say, on a clipboard or something similar, we have a list of people's names. And you know, maybe the upper right corner, we have a start time and a stop time and everybody's name gets filled in on that list, with the total number of hours. And if there's piecework what units they produced at, et cetera. Well, way back in time, one of the very first lawsuits I dealt with in my career in agriculture was in a table grape operation, where they had a similar method of timekeeping. But what they actually did is they would cut the bottom off of one of the grape boxes, and the former for the crew would flip that over and draw a grid on the back of it, write, everybody's name on it, and would write the in and out types, as well as grid information and the total hours for each worker. So everybody had the same in and out time, because it was all being kept collectively. And in a deposition of one of those foreman, the plaintiff's attorney asked the foreman, how he prepared these cardboard time records. And he said, Well, you know, we come when the crew arrives, I get there a little bit before the crew and I draw the grid on the back, you know, I write the start time, and I write the stop time. And it was a very big aha moment for the plaintiff's attorney, because, of course, what she honed in on is that he's writing that start and stop time before any of those happen. Right? Because he's writing the start and stop time at the beginning of the day, what he's writing is the schedule of the crew, not the actual events that happen, we really need to have individualized time records, right, because somebody always shows up late, somebody always leaves early, having a crew of 10, 15, 20, 30 people where everybody has the same in and out time, really isn't terribly reliable, because it might generally be so that this is what happened here. There are they work together, they work the same. But as I mentioned, people show up late people leave early, somebody gets sick, somebody gets hurt, these things all happen, where those individual variations are what led to the accuracy of it, and also those records being kept contemporaneously. And what we've seen over the years, this accelerate in recent years, which I'm happy about, is the increasing use of technology as a solution. And I really think one of the most important thing for growers to do is to embrace technology as a solution. And it's not just about the legal compliance aspect of things. Some of the timekeeping solutions they have out there are fantastically advanced now. So, you know, we can have foremen now keeping time on a tablet. We have in some of the types of ag operations I deal with. We have harvesters who have individualized, it's almost like a nametag that they wear where they're in and out time can be kept visually, there's like it's like an electronic pen. They swipe that with the clock people in and clock people out there in and out times for their meal breaks recorded. We have devices where employees can clock in and out individually by cell phones if their smartphones. And by the way, a lot of those can be used for other types of risk management, a lot of the software that's out there now will ask the employee when they clock out at the end of the day, did you have any injuries today? Did you get your meal period today? It's your rest period today. They can be programmed to answer a series of questions that deal with a lot of our risk management issues not only related to things like Wage and Hour liability, but related to workplace safety related to workers compensation, this technology can have a multitude of different benefits, I have one client that I represent, and more started to do this sort of thing, who has even gone to using remote technology, what they really found, like medical triage out in the field. So they have a telemedicine link set up with a monitor out in the field where if a worker is injured, or report some type of illness or injury, they can actually connect remotely to medical providers who can evaluate that injury very quickly. And a lot of times, what they've done is they've reduced their workers comp claims, because they can deal with the small things. First Aid incidents out in the field which aren't reportable to workers comp, rather than the treatment gets delayed, response gets delayed. And then something that could have been dealt with as a first aid accident in the moment now becomes a medical visit down the road, which just creates cost for everybody. So there's a lot of technology out there as an industry need to embrace. Craig Macmillan 6:21 That's really interesting, because I think that actually is a benefit for both workers and for management. Anthony Raimondo 6:25 Absolutely. Craig Macmillan 6:26 If I have confidence that my hours are getting counted accurately, I'm more confident, more secure. If I'm being asked, you know, did these things happen? It does cause me to reflect and say yes or no or whatever. That's it, I think it's really cool. And these are things can be done on a tablet can be done on a phone remotely. Obviously, Anthony Raimondo 6:41 There's there's a variety of different ways to do this. There are even methods for where there is no internet connection, or there's no cell phone signal. You know, a lot of our folks are in areas where signals are. We've seen for years and years, especially in like the strawberry industry. And some of the other areas of the industry I deal with, they have these, you know, we call them pens, but they're these big data devices. And they will actually save the data on that device. And that can be brought to an office after the is over dropped off the data downloaded. And you can preserve your data, even when you don't have a connection where the tablet or cell phone works. So there's a wide variety of technological solutions available. And I think you're absolutely correct. The best thing about a lot of these solutions is they really are win wins for both the workforce and the employees. You know, it's an it's an interdependence in the industry, the employees need the job and the income, the employer needs the employees to be able to get the work done to produce the product, we can have solutions that work for everybody and benefit everybody. Craig Macmillan 7:39 That's fantastic. This is new to me. So I'm really glad to hear that this kind of thing is happening. I want to switch gears a little bit here. There's been some changes, I believe in the agricultural Labor Relations Act or the way that it works. Regarding unionization, can you tell us a little bit about that and what the implications might be? Anthony Raimondo 7:55 Yeah, I'm gonna qualify this because some of it is very much in flux, because there are some regulatory activity going on the agricultural labor relations board in terms of the implementation of the new law. So let me back up and give you what what used to be the case. So you can have context for what the what the changes that has been made, historically, our going back to 1975, when the when the Act was first implemented, what are the things that was going on prior to the ACA was this kind of wild west world of unionization, and there was a big struggle between the United Farm Workers and the teamsters as to who was going to represent workers out in the field, it was very, very contentious. It was one of the things that led to the passage of the agricultural Labor Relations Act, because sometimes that contentiousness even broke out into violence between the competing unions, but what happened was, there was a perception amongst some growers that the teamsters made would be easier for them to deal with or more favorable for them to deal with than the United Farm Workers Union. So a lot of growers that before the law passed would sign contracts with the with the Teamsters, in order to keep the UFW United Farmworkers out. So one of the things that Cesar Chavez actually insisted on when the act was developed was that the only way for a union to gain the right to represent workers in agriculture be through a secret ballot election. In our Federal Labor Law employer believes there has evidence that a majority of their workers want a union, they can simply recognize the union and say, okay, the people want you. Let's sit down and negotiate. Chavez didn't want that because he was afraid that growers would actually voluntarily recognize the union, the teamsters union to cut the UFW out of the equation. So there was this insistence have to have secret ballot elections, because secret ballot elections will actually show truly who the workers want to represent them. So the way the process has worked ever since and is a union has to get a majority of workers to sign what are called authorization cards, which are just little cards that say they want to be represented by the union. They would turn those into the agricultural labor relations With a petition document that answered certain qualifying questions, and if all of the requirements were met for an election, including a majority of workers are expressing a desire to have the union, the agricultural Labor Relations Board would send personnel out to the field, they'd set up a ballot box in a voting booth, you know, much like we would do in an in person election in the political world, and the workers would vote in their secret ballot election, yes or no whether they want a union. Ballots would be counted. And assuming there were no irregularities in the election, that result would be certified. And if the union won that election, they would become the representative of the employees of that employer. What has happened over the years is that the UFW has become extremely ineffective when it comes to organizing farm workers. They simply cannot win elections. And in recent years, they really organizing has been dead, because every time even when they try to organize workers, they either fail, or they end up losing the election. Even if they can get a majority of those cards to get an election, they lose the election. And in the last 10 year, there have been far more elections to actually vote the UFW out from workers who no longer want their representation than there have been elections to vote the UFW . The combination of this pattern. And a few years ago at a large farm in the San Joaquin Valley called Groveland farms. I was involved in this because what happened there was the union and won an election back in the 90s, and had never had a contract there. They kind of went away for a long time, and no one had heard from them. The I want to say 16 ,17 years of no contact between the company, the union, all of a sudden the union pops up and says we still represent these workers, we want to have a contract, the workers found out about it, they didn't want the union. And a group of these workers came to me and I ended up representing these workers for five years on a pro bono basis, we forced an election to be held, the state did not want to count the ballot for those elections, we had to litigate that ultimately, we won that litigation. And 85 plus percent of the workers had voted against the union. And that no, that company remains a non non union. As a reaction to that you now have a law where that was just passed, it took effect January one of this year, that really were for practical purposes removes the secret ballot election from this scenario. Now, there are two alternatives under the law, what they call a labor peace election and a non labor peace election. These aren't really elections, a labor peace election is something that we're probably never going to see because it requires a grower to sign and file a document with the state that says that they will never oppose union representation amongst their workers, growers just simply do that, if that happens, there's a mail ballot process that will happen where the union can gain representation rights to these mail ballots. But I really don't think it's ever going to happen. What really the law is, is now if a union gets a majority of workers to sign something like authorization cards, some document that says, we want the union, instead of that triggering an election to happen, that's now going to lead to a union certification, and the union will gain the right to represent the workers without election. Let me backup. So what we will see happen now is the union representation process. And this is really the meat of this law is where previously a union having worker sign authorization cards or some other similar document, expressing a desire to be represented by the union. Historically, that would mean let's have an election and find out what these workers really want. And by the way, as I mentioned earlier, in a vast majority of circumstances, the union would have an overwhelming majority of those cards. But when presented with a secret ballot, the workers would vote against the Union. But now, those authorization cards alone will be enough for the Union to become certified as the representative of the workers, which will create a duty to bargain by the grower to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the union. And it's important for growers to understand, especially in the wine industry, because there's such a prevalent use of vineyard managers and farm labor contractors. When you have a foreign labor contractor, under this law, the farm labor contractor doesn't exist, those employees are attributed to the grower. So it's not like if the union comes in, the grower can get rid of one farm labor contract or hire another one be free of the Union, the union will still be there that attaches to the grower not to a labor contractor. And for these purposes, in a majority of situations, even a vineyard manager would be considered a farm labor contractor. Under the law. There are some circumstances where a vineyard manager can actually stand in the shoes of the grower. But those are really where you have like an absentee landowner and a vineyard manager that has a long term history of managing the particular property such that the vineyard manager really is acting as the grower. But in most circumstances where there are vineyard managers and farm labor contractors, the union obligation will attach to the grower not to that manager not to that contract. Craig Macmillan 14:59 Interesting. And so the implications for this are that people may organize or be organized. And the, the quality of the decision is a little bit questionable that kind of what the takeaway is? Anthony Raimondo 15:16 Yeah, I think it's very prone to fraud. It's very prone to deception. I've been doing this for a long time in a lot of different industries. And I've been involved in a lot of different union elections, and employees sign these cards for a lot of different reasons. Sometimes it's because they truly want a union. Other times they don't understand what it is that they're signing. Other times they're pressured into signing, sometimes there is outright fraud. There's a lot of different issues with this. But one of the big issues I think, to keep in mind, which is disturbing about this law, is that if you look at the history of federal labor law, going back to the 1930s, and the National Labor Relations Act, which governs unionization in all industries except agriculture, there's a principle there that underlies union elections. And the idea is that the workers should hear a vigorous debate on both sides of the question of unionization of why they should or why they shouldn't vote for the Union. And then do do when a democracy when we need to make decisions about our collective future, go to a ballot box and vote by secret ballot, where nobody knows what your vote was. And you have that freedom to say yes or no, based on your own choice. Not somebody coming up to you, under some circumstances, that you're not worrying, we can't identify and saying, hey, sign this thing. Like I said, I've seen deception, I've seen coercion, I've seen outright fraud, some number of them may be genuine, but there's just no way of knowing has no way of controlling it. And the workers are not going to hear both sides of the debate before they make that decision. They're going to hear only from the union, they're going to sign these documents. And in many cases, the decision will be made and the issue will be over before the grower or the employer even has a chance to present why they think the workers don't need a union. It's already illegal to threaten workers against unionization, it's illegal to coerce them in any way. But there is fundamentally in the core of labor relations law a right of free speech, where we have until recently viewed it as healthy for workers to hear a vigorous debate and a vigorous campaign on both sides from both the union and from the employer, and then make their decision at the ballot box. That is what's been taken away from workers, which is very, very disturbing to me. And when I represented the workers, at Gerawan Farms, the lady who was kind of the spokesperson for the worker effort made a really great statement actually, in a TV interview that always stuck with me and sticks with me to this day, the UFW charges dues that are 3% of the workers wages. And she looked at the camera TV interview and said, I think I can use that 3% For my children better than the UFW can. Craig Macmillan 18:02 Yeah, I can see that that's gonna be an interesting situation coming up here in the future. This is kind of a related question. Many employer employee conflicts, I think where the some of this connected to can be resolved around some kind of effective, transparent internal grievance process where you can handle things internally to address people's concerns or whatever the grievances or whatever, in your experience, what does an effective internal grievance process look like? Anthony Raimondo 18:29 Well, it's something that I think is very important, as you mentioned, for labor relations purposes. And now I'm just talking about the general relationship between an employer and its workforce, there are always going to be issues that arise. And for a healthy business, what you really want is workers to be able to come forward with those concerns, and communicate them where you can respond in a way where you can come to an agreement about what should be done. And it may it doesn't mean you just say yes to everything. But it means that the workers understand that their voice is heard. And if the answer is no, they understand why the answer is no. So what that really means is number one, you need personnel involved who are bilingual, we operate in what is a primarily Spanish speaking industry. So we need folks who who are bilingual who can educate with the workers. This typically is done through an HR department if you have an effective HR department, but they have to be visible to the people out in the field and known to the people so they need to get out of the office, go out and visit with the crews introduce themselves to the crews, to the workers themselves, not just to the foreman and make sure that people know who they are and know them by name, that they have contact information that is out there to the workers so the workers know how to reach them, and that the workers understand the process that operates outside of the normal chain of command and it doesn't have to go through their foreman or through their supervisor because if it goes to the foreman of the supervisor, what happens if the problem for the employee is the foreman or the supervisors? Craig Macmillan 19:54 Right, right. Anthony Raimondo 19:57 We have a process that is outside of that immediate chain command that if necessary, can go straight to the top of authority at the company to address problems and get problems solved. I've seen it be successful. I mean, I'll give you a great example is a longtime client of mine, who is a labor contractor has a very active HR department and they are extremely engaged. And one of the attorneys who works for me actually went with one of the HR representatives out to a location where the company was providing the staffing and providing the employees. And when they got out of the out of the car at the location, the employees were all waving to this HR person and greeting her by name, hi, hi, great to see you. Like they all knew her and they were comfortable. And there was this relationship and dialogue back and forth. So that workers would feel comfortable if there was an issue or there was a concern, you know, anything from Hey, our wages are too low, our equipments not safe, we don't have what we need, the forman it is abusing us, our time records are not correct. Anything that it might be, as an employer, you want those things to come to you. Because then you can solve them. If they don't come to you, they're gonna go somewhere else where there may not be a solution, whether it's a union, a government agency and attorney, but situations where the problem will actually become exacerbated and may not even get solved. Whereas if you have an effective process to understand what's going on on the ground, you can confront those issues and solve those problems before they become bigger problems. When employees have that avenue to communicate and resolve workplace issues internally with the company. It goes a long way. You know, employees go to union because they feel like they don't have a voice in their workplace. And they feel like there are problems that simply cannot get resolved without bringing in that third party. When they feel like they can solve problems internally, they're going to solve that they're going to use that process and they're not going to reach out to that union. They're they're much more resistant to it, because they have to pay for the Union. Why? Why pay a third party, something that you can do for yourself if you feel like you can. Craig Macmillan 22:05 And possibly have something resolved quickly, effectively and amicably. And I think that's, I think that's absolutely right. I think that human components, huge really, really important. Sometimes we get into our own little boxes, and when the little boxes are not talking to each other when people can actually talk to each other. Anthony Raimondo 22:21 I think we underestimate the importance of the the relationship aspect of every part of business, including the employer employee relationship. Craig Macmillan 22:30 Yeah, exactly, exactly. We're getting close to run out of time. But there's one more thing I wanted to ask you, again, you have so much experience in this area. The farming operations vary tremendously in terms of their size, especially when maybe not especially but certainly in the vineyard industry. It seems like it's nearly impossible for a small grower to stay on top and stay compliant with constantly changing and expanding regulatory landscape. They have a lot to do, and they don't have a lot of staff to do it. Given the regulatory burden on a cultural operations. Do you have any advice for small growers and how they can successfully navigate the environment stay on top of these things? Anthony Raimondo 23:03 I think there's a number of things that people can do. For example, on our website, raimondomiller.com, you can sign up for email, where we put out a lot of information about new laws or new regulations as they come out. And that's completely free. We work I've worked for a long time with the dairy industry where there's a lot of small farms as well as in the wine industry, where we have a lot of smaller employers. And one of the things that we strive to do as a firm is to establish relationships with industry associations, I do a lot of speaking of for different industry associations. And if there's any folks from those kinds of associations listening right now I do those things for free. I've never charged anybody for those things. Were on any topics that anybody wants, we can give updates, we can give other information out one on one and I travel, travel just about anywhere to do that. In a couple of weeks, I will be heading down to Temecula to speak to some wine groups, wine growers down there, which I do, then big event down there called great days, which I do every year. It's a wonderful, wonderful event and a great way to get information out. There are times where we have made relationships with industry associations where they're smaller farmers, where the association will pay our law firm to essentially provide advice consulting input, discounted services to farming operations. You know, we've we've made arrangements with associations where we do things like employee handbooks and other risk management devices on a significantly discounted rate and provide free consultation to their members and those kinds of things can be worked out. I think one of the things that's different about our firm is that we really do strive to be able to work with folks within the industry to make resources and information and advice available to the smallest farmers. Craig Macmillan 24:48 That is wonderful. Yeah, Anthony Raimondo 24:50 There's the big guys but the big guys have resources to get what they need, you know, in terms of human resource consulting, in House lawyers, outside law firms. It's really I think the little guys we've got to watch out for in this industry. And most of my career, I've represented family farms and family businesses. And that's kind of the niche that we fit into. If folks are out there, and they're looking for these types of resources, reach out to me. And let's, let's get an introduction with your local association. And let's see if we can work something out where we can provide some time and some resources to making sure that even the smallest members of those associations have access to the information and the resources that they need. Craig Macmillan 25:29 So there is some support out there, small growers, not in isolation. It sounds like we've got places to go and people to talk to you. And I think it's really great going to the associations, because people will go to those meetings, they're very interested in those topics might draw them to those meetings. So I really appreciate the work that you folks are doing on that kind of wrapping up here. What is what is one thing that you would tell grape growers, just in general, regarding any of these types of issues, HR issues, other labor related things? Anthony Raimondo 25:57 I think that being proactive is extremely important and understanding what risk management tools are out there for you and what you can do to protect yourself and what is a very difficult and complicated legal and regulatory environment. You know, we started off talking about technology and things like timekeeping, I think stuff like that is really valuable. employee handbooks are really, really important contracts between growers and vineyard managers and labor contractors in writing. You know, a lot of agriculture historically has been done on a handshake basis. And I kind of wish we still lived in that world, but we don't live in that world anymore, need to have written agreements, arbitration agreements for employees are a very powerful risk management tool that we'd love to see folks expand the use of, and it's a very, very inexpensive way to reduce risk. Insurance strategies are really important. There's a lot of great information out there through insurance brokers, for example, most of the insurance brokers that I know in agriculture provide a ton of free help with Cal OSHA compliance. In fact, when when farmers, mostly small farmers call me and they want help with Cal OSHA compliance. Usually, the first place I send them is their insurance broker, because a lot of those guys will do that stuff for free. So understanding what you what you get for free and what it makes sense to pay for it, how much it makes sense to pay for it is a valuable tool. But employee handbooks are important written policies are important training is important. And figuring out how to get those things in a way that is the most cost effective, especially for a small farmer is is really important. And it means not being afraid to reach out and ask questions. And I always take calls from farmers, my cell phone rings, anytime a day. And I'll try to help folks find those kinds of resources. And, you know, I don't want folks to be afraid to call me I'm not going to charge you for a phone call. If you're calling me asking me, How can I get access to some of these resources, I'll try to point you in the right direction, figure out where you can find resources at a cost and with a strategy that works for you. But what I don't want you to do is stick your head in the sand and just be reactive instead of proactive we can in this environment. If we work together. And we reach out, ask for help ask questions. Be proactive. Craig Macmillan 28:12 That is great advice. And I think we would all be wise to think about that. It's hard to be proactive sometimes. But the benefits are many, many, many, many, many times greater than the downsides that you might think you're going to run into where can people find out more about you? You've already mentioned, your willingness to talk to people. Anthony Raimondo 28:32 We have a website at WWW. Raimondomiller.com. I'm happy to give out my cell phone number. It's not secret. I'll put it out right here on the air. It's Area code 559-801-2226. Anybody's welcome to give me a call anytime and say, Hey, I heard you on the podcast. I got a couple of questions for you. I'm happy to take those calls. If for some reason you can't reach me, leave me a voicemail. It's rare that I go more than a couple hours without responding to somebody's phone call. I've represented dairy and livestock guys for years. So you know my phone doesn't turn off until they turn the cows off, which is never so never. I'm always happy to talk to farmers and I'm always happy to see what I can do to help. So feel free to give me a call. Feel free to the website. Craig Macmillan 29:14 We appreciate it very much. So I guess today has been Anthony Raimondo is an attorney and founder of Raimondo Miller law firm in Fresno, California. Anthony Hey, thanks for being here. This is a really great conversation. I'm glad you take the time. Anthony Raimondo 29:28 Wonderful. Thank you for having me. I really appreciate the opportunity. Nearly Perfect Transcription by https://otter.ai
Welcome to our 40th episode! Enjoy a great conversation with Epoch Preservation's Rachel Meyer. Epoch, a business on the North Shore of Massachusetts specializing in the preservation of burial grounds and their artifacts, has worked repairing grave sites broadly in Massachusetts including in Gloucester, Ipswich, Newbury, Salem, Revere, Saugus, Groveland, Methuen, Peabody, West Roxbury, and at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead Cemetery in Danvers. You have enjoyed Epoch's Facebook live worksite tours, and you probably have heard Rachel on other podcasts, so you know that you are in for a treat! There is so much to take away from her gravestone preservation expertise and personable and engaging education style. We also connect historical social injustices to our advocacy questions: Why do we witch hunt? How do we witch hunt? How do we stop hunting witches? LinksSupport Us! Shop Our Book ShopAdvocacy for Alleged Witches, NigeriaSalem Witch Museum Presentation of Dr. Leo Igwe on Advocacy Against Alleged Witch Persecutions Epoch Preservation WebsiteEpoch Preservation on FacebookPurchase a Witch Trial White Rose Memorial ButtonSupport Us! Sign up as a Super Listener!End Witch Hunts Movement Thou Shalt Not Suffer Podcast Book StoreSupport Us! Buy Witch Trial Merch!Support Us! Buy Podcast Merch!Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.Fact Sheet for Connecticut Witch Trial HistoryWebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramPinterestLinkedInYouTubeTikTokDiscordBuzzsproutMailchimpDonateSupport the show --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/message
Highlights today include: LSI Industries to Join the Russell 3000® Index, DLC: New Cybersecurity Standard Added to NLC5 Requirements, The Washington Post: LED Lights are Meant to Save Energy. They're Creating Glaring Problems, the City of Groveland named first International Dark Sky Community in Florida, Should Independent Reps Be Committed to Electrical Distribution? Cree LED Moves into New Headquarters in Research Triangle Park, Dialight Appoints Independent Non-Executive Director.
Join Dr. Holmes as she speaks with Joscelyn Campbell about how different cultures discuss and accept special needs or mental health diagnoses. Becoming multiculturally aware is important for clinicians and social workers as they partner with families to work with children with needs. Knowing about cultural diversity and differences is important in establishing a relationship with the family. This show's focus is on Hispanic and Latino cultures.Joscelyn Ramos Campbell is an award-winning, on-air spokesperson, author, blogger, consultant, columnist, public speaker, respite care director, and a Special Needs Pastor at Hope International Church in Groveland, Florida.Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Cuban and Puerto Rican parents, Joscelyn is bilingual and bicultural. She is raising a multicultural and multigenerational family alongside her military veteran spouse of Irish American descent. Together, they have four wonderful boys; the oldest is in college, identical twins are in junior high, and the youngest is in kindergarten and has Autism. With a Legal Studies educational background and a degree in Pre-Law, Joscelyn has received several national awards in communications, public relations, and social media.Joscelyn has over a decade of experience as an award-winning former federal government public relations spokesperson. As a principal spokesperson, her marketing efforts were key in the rapid growth of federal hiring for government agencies, including the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.She is the creator of Mami of Multiples, one of the nation's recognized and award-winning parenting and lifestyle websites owned by a Latina American Mom. Joscelyn has been featured on numerous television and media outlets, including CBS, NBC, NBC Latino, FOX, Univision, Telemundo, Huffington Post, and CNBC, to name a few. She is considered one of the top Latino social media stars and influential Hispanic-American bloggers.As a successful “mompreneur” (mom entrepreneur), Joscelyn owns Mami Innovative Media, a communications business that has brought her experience in successful branding campaigns, national media management, and exposure. Joscelyn has partnered and collaborated with well-known brands, including but not limited to, Brawny, Britax, Chevrolet, Disney, DuPont & Teflon, Ford, Florida Space Coast, General Mills, Hormel Foods, Johnson's Baby, Kmart, Lifetime Movie Network, Marshalls, McDonald's, Nestle, Neutrogena, Proctor & Gamble, Target, Smuckers, State Farm, Sylvan Learning Center, T.J.Maxx, Toyota, Visit Orlando, Waldorf Astoria, and Wounded Warrior Project. The “super-connected power mom” was named by LATINA Magazine as one of the Best Latina Bloggers To Follow and Must Know and one of The 10 Best Latina Mom Bloggers on the Web. Joscelyn was selected in a joint venture by Disney and LATINA Magazine to be a Parenting and Family Columnist for LATINA Magazine.A sought-after spokesperson, she travels across the U.S. for speaking engagements and conferences and holds leadership capacities for various organizations.Connect with Joscelyn at joscelynramoscampbell.comInstagram @JoscelynRamosCampbellFacebook www.facebook.com/pastorjoscelynTwitter @JoscelynRC
SEASON 2 EPISODE 7Scott Richards Peabody Police Captain. My next guest is a 25 year Career Police Officer. In 1996 he started his Police career with the town of Groveland. 3 years later in 2001 he transferred to the Peabody Police Department where he has moved to the top of the ranks. In Peabody, this Police Officer has led by example by being assigned to many different roles throughout his career. Such as, going from Street Patrol, Crime Detective and being the Sergeant Supervisor of the Narcotics Division. In 2010, his rank flourished again becoming a Police Lieutenant. As a Lieutenant he was the City of Peabody's Shift Commander which brought the responsibility for important different specific roles. He commanded the Traffic unit, the Criminal investigation Unit and was the Patrol Division Watch Commander that over looked city operations. He holds many Accommodations, Citations for Bravery and holds many educational certifications under his large police belt. He holds both a Bachelor and Master Degrees of Science in Criminal Justice. Today, Scott Richards holds the rank of Captain which holds a heavy work load being responsible for many important roles to run the City of Peabody's Police Department. Please Welcome to Season 2 Episode 7, Peabody Police Captain Scott Richards.
Featuring Joseph Lopez, CIO, City of GrovelandConnect with Joseph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lopez-jose/Sponsor: Nagarro Public SectorNagarro excels at helping senior technology leaders in digital disruption from Cloud, AI, Big Data, and digital product engineering to system integration work across platforms. Check out https://www.nagarro.com/enSummaryJoseph Lopez, the CIO of the City of Groveland, was recently honored with an award for his innovation in technology for public use. He spoke about implementing digital boards to broadcast public safety messages in the event of a hurricane. Additionally, he has been working hard to break the old-school mentalities and processes that have been in place in the city for decades. He has managed to create a modernized vision for the city focused on embracing the latest technologies to benefit the citizens.Timestamps0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Favorite innovation projects 6:34 - Moving past old-school mentalities in #govtech9:21 - Keeping communication lines open 10:49 - What's 2023 looking like for the City of Groveland? 16:29 - Interesting learnings from the City of Groveland 18:02 - Robotic Partnership with Tampa 20:54 - Outro Sign up for Behind the Mic by TechTables:⭐️ New Podcast Episodes Every Tuesday & Thursday are delivered right to your inbox.⭐️ Every Saturday morning, you'll get 3 Interesting Learnings: from Mission-Driven Leadership to Cloud, AI to Cybersecurity, Workforce Challenges, and more- never miss insights from peers and vendor partners across the public sector.➔ Subscribe here: https://www.techtables.com/Freebie: Sign up for the 5-Day Mini Series "Behind the Mic: Insights From My First 100 CIO & Tech Leader Interviews." Over the next five days, I'll reach out to drop insights and lessons from podcasts you might have missed across the public sector.➔ Sign up here:Follow TechTables:
Meet your Chicagoland APBA tournament director Rob Spatz. Taking over the reins of the pack-leading competition from Doug Schuyler not long after it was created during that legendary APBA Summer of 2013, Rob has refined the tournament rules and location as he plays host to folks from 11 states. That's a far from from the original five participants of the inaugural Chicagoland event on July 27, 2013 — and Rob has room to grow the tournament. Rob graciously shared his tips and tricks for running and sustaining a tournament. Learn about the theme of the 2023 Chicagoland tournament, to be held July 22, on the event's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1049389555762918 Video version: https://youtu.be/w-CMzOoSCag Our original report about the APBA Summer of 2013: The summer of APBA: Grass-roots tourneys spread love of the game By Geoff Giordano © 2013 APBA Football Club JULY 29, 2013 — From Chicago to Central Florida, APBA fans have been quite busy this year bringing homegrown competitions to their communities. In the wake of the official APBA tournament June 21-23 in Alpharetta, Ga., the summer of 2013 has seen a proliferation of events engage more “sultans of the 66” around the country. First of these was the Florida APBA Day on July 19 in Groveland, between Tampa and Orlando. The event drew six participants, said co-organizer Mike Sparks, one of whom had never played the game before.A larger event the next day in the Philadelphia suburb of Willow Grove, Pa., simultaneously paid tribute to iconic APBA historian and APBA Journal columnist Robert Henry while further encouraging the interest of the young players of the Bridesburg APBA League. According to Steve Skoff, who'd just defended his APBA title outside Atlanta, Randy Coryer took the title at the Robert Henry Memorial Tournament by using the 1910 Philadelphia A's, while Steven Suarez of the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club won the trophy for the best record among the club's 14 young players. Last but not least, the inaugural Chicagoland APBA World Series Tournament produced its first winner, noted spokesperson Doug Schuyler. Curt Bartel of Oconomowoc, Wis., whose 1977 Kansas City Royals bested the 1983 Chi Sox 2-1 in the finals of the one-day tournament July 27 at the Woodstock Public Library in Woodstock, Ill. The event drew five participants and, like the Bridesburg event, generated enthusiasm for future gatherings. Hall of Famer Jim Sce, who was instrumental in expanding the game's appeal through his demonstrations under the APBA Coaches program, indicated he approached a youth club in Burbank, Calif., a year ago to pique their interest in APBA. In a recent interview with us, he noted his interest in fostering more regional contests. Next up is the APBA Football Club's inaugural two-day event Aug. 24-25 at the newly renovated Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. All told, that makes four first-time APBA events in the span of five weeks. Meantime, APBA wasted no time setting up next year's official tourney June 20-22, 2014, at the Hilton Gardens Inn Atlanta North/Alpharetta. Cost: $110 per person. The event is slated to feature the first home-run derby. Visit the tournament website and download the rules.
Agency Nation Radio - Insurance Marketing, Sales and Technology
John Bachmann, vice president of client relations, Norwood Insurance, Groveland, Massachusetts, sits down with Olivia Overman, Big “I” content editor on this edition of Agency Nation Radio's Declaration of Independents to talk about building relationships. Not just with clients, but with carrier representatives and claims teams. Establishing these relationships helps agents better understand policies and how to best support clients. “Insurance is a people business and I love developing those relationships. I worked in the claims field for the first 17 years of my insurance career and some of the worst conversations I've ever had have been telling people they don't have coverage. Now, I can prevent those conversations from happening,” says John. John is known as a claims leader, author of “Successful Adjuster's Playbook: The Secret Skills for Providing the Best Claim Experience” and a self-professed insurance nerd. He started consulting and speaking in different venues all over the country, mostly with an audience of independent agents, but it was the coronavirus pandemic that put everything into perspective for John—that's when he joined Norwood Insurance Agency. Agency Nation Radio is where insurance professionals turn on the mic and share unscripted stories about leadership, technology, marketing, success and failure-- stories that helped make them the professionals they are today. From main street USA to the pages of Independent Agent Magazine—we've got the stories you want to hear. For more, catch Agency Nation radio on your favorite streaming platform or visit iamagazine.com/podcasts. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbachmann/ https://www.norwoodinsurance.com/
Nazareth College Professor Ed Wiltse taught a unique class this past spring semester, Hitting the Road: Journeys in American literature. Half of the students were campus-based here at Nazareth and half were based at Groveland, a men's prison south of Rochester. Wiltse's work is part of a growing national movement that advocates for access to higher education for all, as a pathway for equity and social justice. Guests on the podcast: Ed Wiltse, Ph.D., professor of English and communication, who has been teaching at Nazareth for 23 years, and in a variety of local jail and prison settings for 20 years. Three current students and one past student enrolled in the Hitting the Road course: Alec Goldammer is a May 2022 Nazareth graduate with bachelor's degrees in education and English literature. He is also a part of the student-veteran community, spending five-years in active duty in the United States Marine Corps before coming to Nazareth. Emily Denzler is a May 2022 Nazareth graduate with a bachelor's degree in business with a communications minor. She was a social media coordinator for the Center For Life's Work located on campus and is always reading in her spare time. Joe Rossi is a former Rochester Education Justice Initiative student who was part of the first combined class in Fall 2020. He was working towards his associate's degree before being incarcerated. Upon re-entry, he earned his associate's degree from SUNY Herkimer in January 2021. He is now set to graduate with his bachelor's degree in historical studies from SUNY Empire, and plans on pursuing his master's from SUNY Empire in the near future. Madeline Dovi is a May 2022 Nazareth graduate with a bachelor's degree in communication and media major with an English minor. She is a freelance journalist, artist, barista, and founding member of the Nazareth PRSSA Chapter. Dovi recently accepted a full time reporting position with the Daily Caller News Foundation, covering the U.S. Justice Department.
Protests planned today following the Supreme Court ruling yesterday overturning Roe vs. Wade. One man is dead after a three alarm fire at an apartment in Groveland. The Sumner Tunnel in Boston will remain open for normal use throughout this weekend following travel issues with the Orange and Green line. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.
On this week's episode we talk about the unsolved Christmas Day murder of Harry T. Moore, a civil rights pioneer who was assassinated in his home along side his wife on December 25th, 1951. We also discuss the Groveland 4 and the man known as Catts, so join us in these Bloodthirsty Times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bloodthirsty-times/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bloodthirsty-times/support
In this episode we are joined by Charlie Pettengill Co-Owner of Artisan Floor Covering.Charlie is the Co-Owner of Artisan Floor Covering located in Groveland, MA. They specialize in Carpet, Hardwood, Linoleum, Tile, Granite, Marble, and other home renovation projects. Charlie has 28 years of experience in this field. He discusses his journey from his first job in the field, to how the trade is looked down upon as a profession, sacrifices he made along the way, and the great success his company has had. He talks the importance of customer service and why it's so crucial to his business and where it is today. His company does very little advertising and works off referrals and word of mouth. He tells the guys how he would love to work at a technical school one day and teach. Charlie then dives into his other passion "food". He shares his favorite foods, restaurants, and how he took down the "cheeseburger bundle". The guys end on some 80's & 90's music.Artisan Floor Covering: 978-373-1001Produced by: 78Brettzky Productions (@78brettzkyproductions) • Instagram photos and videosThe Three Guys Podcast:Instagram: The Three Guys Podcast (@the_three_guys_podcast_) • Instagram photos and videosTwitter: The Three Guys Podcast (@TheThreeGuysPo1) / TwitterYouTube: (2) Three Guys Podcast - YouTubeDerek: Derek DePetrillo (@derekd0518) • Instagram photos and videosBrian: Brian Nazarian (@the_real_brian_nazarian) • Instagram photos and videosBrett: Brett J. DePetrillo (@78brettzky)
It's You Tuesday and you control our topics today! What's the craziest thing you did as a kid? Groveland goes up against Clermont in Smarter Than Your Hood! What impact does divorce have on kids? How sensitive are you? How do you cut someone off? Rate yourself honestly!
What did you miss because you overslept? Groveland goes up against St. Cloud in Smarter Than Your Hood! Describe your life in just 4 words! What does co-parenting look like for you? Tell us about the lemon you had for a car! Have you ever hitch hiked before?
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