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Episodes
191 episodes
Planning Board 07/16/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A town meeting agenda can look routine until you hear what’s actually at stake: bridge construction timelines, subdivision lot counts, wetland buffers, and the tiny measu...
Raynham Select Board 07/14/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)The fastest way to understand what a town values is to listen to what it measures and what it votes on. This Raynham Select Board meeting moves from raw public safety num...
Conservation Commission 07/08/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)An old project can disappear from the ground and still block the future on paper. We open with a real-world title-search headache: decades-old wetlands filings that never...
Raynham Select Board 06/30/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Permits are the paper trail of a town’s future, and this Raynham Select Board meeting makes that future easy to see in numbers, timelines, and votes. We start with the bu...
Raynham Select Board 06/16/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A town’s biggest wins often look like small, specific decisions and this Select Board meeting is full of them. We start with the work you can literally drive on: Highway ...
Conservation Commission 06/10/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A wetlands plan can look perfect on paper and still fall apart the moment a machine shows up on site. We walk through a real Conservation Commission meeting where neighbo...
Conservation Commission 05/20/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A small mistake in a buffer zone can turn into a big problem fast, and the fix is rarely glamorous. We open with the core mechanics of a Conservation Commission meeting: ...
Raynham Select Board 05/19/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A town can feel “stuck” until you hear the decisions getting made in real time. We sit down with the Raynham board meeting audio and follow the thread from everyday publi...
Raynham Select Board 06/02/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A routine agenda turns into a surprisingly rich snapshot of how a town actually runs. We start with the nuts and bolts of governance, including why the meeting is recorde...
Parks and Recreation 05/05/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Summer programs don’t “fill up” anymore, they disappear. We sit down as a town parks and recreation board and work through what that demand actually looks like on the gro...
Planning Board 05/07/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A resignation letter kicks off a surprisingly high-stakes chain reaction: how does a town planning board replace an associate member fast, fairly, and in a way that holds...
Conservation Commission 05/06/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)You can hear the moment a routine meeting becomes a lesson in how local permitting should work. We make votes, set conditions, and keep the record clear, because the smal...
Raynham Select Board 05/05/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Your town’s biggest decisions rarely arrive with dramatic music. They show up as motions, votes, and hard numbers, and this Raynham Select Board meeting is a clear look a...
Raynham Select Board 04/21/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Town life isn’t abstract, it’s roads that get resurfaced, inspections that protect public health, and the internet connection that municipal buildings rely on to serve re...
Josh Henrique Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee Candidate
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Local school elections rarely sound dramatic, until you hear what families are being asked to give up. We sit down with Joshua Henrique, a candidate for the Bridgewater-R...
Matt Andrade Raynham Select Board Candidate 2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Raynham’s biggest debates are not happening in theory, they’re showing up in crowded classrooms, aging public safety spaces, and the uneasy feeling that the budget never ...
Lou Pacheco Raynham Select Board Candidate 2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Local government sounds simple until you’re the one making the call with limited money, competing priorities, and neighbors who all need something different. We talk with...
Linda Brackett Raynham Select Board Candidate 2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Raynham doesn’t feel like the quiet little town it once was and that’s exactly why this conversation matters. Host Pat Riley sits down with Linda Brackett, a first-time c...
James DuPont Bridgewater-Raynham School Committe Candidate 2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Property taxes go up on “potential value,” but paychecks do not, and that gap is squeezing local schools. We talk with James DuPont, candidate for the Bridgewater-Raynham...
Planning Board 04/16/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Thirty-five years on a planning board leaves fingerprints on almost everything a town becomes and this meeting proves it. We start by honoring Vice Chair Burke Fountain o...
Conservation Commission 04/15/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A bridge project over the Taunton River, a drive-thru redevelopment brushing up against a wetlands buffer, and an ADU on a quiet residential lot all land on the same agen...
Sewer Commission 04/09/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)A car wash wants to take over an old restaurant, and the headline isn’t soaps or vacuums, it’s wastewater. We walk through how the Raynham Board of Civil Commissioners th...
Park and Recreation 04/07/2026
(Episode Description is AI generated and may be errors in accuracy)Childcare pressure, muddy fields, and a surprise question about hunting on public land all land on the table in this fast-moving town recreation meeting. We start with th...