508 is a show about Worcester.
On this debut episode, Mike Benedetti talks about resistance to a Worcester Wal-Mart with Shannon Senior, and about the preliminary City Council election with Brendan Melican.
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Topics:
- Options for stopping or mitigating a Worcester Wal-Mart are running out
- The preliminary Council election was dominated by one big factor
- How much did the candidates spend per vote?
- The District 5 race: Rich Ball and baseball
- “I have a funning feeling we’re gonna see Gary—unless he pulls himself off the list—as mayor.”
- Bill McCarthy has no chance of winning, either because he fills no niche (Brendan) or because the Worcester Republican Blog’s endorsement is a curse (Mike)
- Telegram & Gazette misreports election results, then makes like Mirthala Salinas
- Brendan says nice things about Bill Coleman