Murder Cats (508 #347)

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about Paul Letsky, mountain lions, vaping, City Council candidate forums, the federal judiciary, fountains, the Midtown Mall, and cybersecurity.

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Worcester in 60 Seconds:

There has been all sorts of alarming crime stuff, like a man trying to set his family on fire, a meth lab bust, and a loaded .22-caliber firearm being discovered in someone’s carryon luggage at the airport.
The last day to register to vote in the November municipal election is October 16.
MCAS results are in, and four Worcester schools are newly-listed as “requiring assistance”: Chandler Magnet School, Chandler Elementary School, City View School, and the Goddard School of Science and Technology.
In the wake of a national wave of illnesses and deaths linked to vaping, vaping sales have been halted in the state.
Maybe mountain lions have been sighted in the city. And maybe not.
And my friend Paul Letsky, who’s been called “the titan of Alcoholics Anonymous in Worcester,” died this week, hospitalized after a heart attack. Paul has had more than his shares of ups and downs, but in the last 20 years of his life, when I knew him, he was a cheerful and humble person who spent his time in service, through groups like AA, the Mustard Seed, and St. John’s Church.