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Honoring Marshfield Teacher Nicole Downs with her Colleagues, Lindsay-Leigh Consolati and Carol Herb

Rob and Beth believe teachers are SO vital in this world and want to help support them in any way. Unfortunately, Marshfield High School lost a teacher in late 2024, Nicole Downs. She was a beloved math educator, field hockey coach, and an all-around wonderful person. You can read all about her in this Patriot Ledger profile. 
Her fellow colleagues, Lindsay-Leigh Consolati and Carol Herb, are coming together to honor Nicole's memory with a special fundraiser and scholarship fund. This scholarship will be awarded on an annual basis to a student who embodies Nicole's spirit and kindness. If you would like to donate, there are several ways you can.
Patriot Ledger also covered this story extensively, so if you would like to read the full article about the scholarship, please click here.  If you would like to donate by check:
Anyone wishing to write a check should make it out to the Town of Marshfield and mail it to Marshfield High School at 167 Forest St., Marshfield MA. 02050. Please mark the envelope: "Attention Lindsay-Leigh Consolati."
You can also donate online by clicking here for the link.   If you need help finding the specific Nicole Downs scholarship, search Marshfield School and then on the side you will see the "school donations" tab, then click on "Nicole Downs Scholarship". 
Listen to our interview below as Carol and Lindsay-Leigh talk about their friend Nicole, the impact she had, and how you can make a difference through this scholarship opportunity. 

Careful with the Chrome Extensions...Tech Talk with David Snell of ACT Smart I.T.

It is time for Rob and Beth's I.T. update with David Snell of ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham. It happens every Tuesday at 8:10am. This week, David gave some important information regarding Google Chrome Extensions. You may not be aware of extensions, but a lot of them exist. Some exist from verified retailers to find you better shopping deals online, others could be a tool to help with your productivity. David Snell says we do need to be careful with them though. You can read David's full blog by clicking here and listen to our interview below:
 

Paws N' Claws with CARE, Southcoast, Inc: Meet President Ruth Marshman

Rob and Beth look forward to the Paws N' Claws segment every week as it highlights important information regarding wildlife, pets, and non-profit organizations committed to helping local animals. This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with the President of CARE, Southcoast, Inc., Ruth Marshman, all about the wonderful efforts in connecting people with their future pets, as well as taking in any animal that needs help. CARE, Southcoast, Inc. is entirely run by volunteers so if you're interesting in volunteering, please head on over to the website by clicking here. 
Listen to our interview below as Ruth discusses the organization, her love for animals, and how you can get involved:

Hypnosis for Releasing the Weight... Diane Jordan Explains on More Comfort Monday with Natural Body Works in Kingston!

Rob and Beth love getting realigned at the start of the week with Diane Jordan of Natural Body Works in Kingston. The topic of conversation for today was a success story from one of Diane's clients about using hypnosis for weight loss. Diane explained the challenges this client had in regards to their health and happiness:
The client was a 60-year old. They have a high-stress work at home job. Complaints of feeling unattractive, heavy and achy joint pain, not exercising, a lot of fatigue, not eating nutritious meals, snacking on junk, eating too much at night and eating too fast. They wanted to release stress snacking on chips during work and replace that with taking breaks to walk around the house, stretch, drink water and tea and eat healthy vegetable snacks. Replace non-nutritious meals with grocery shopping, new nutritious recipes and high-quality foods that reflected their heritage. Replace fast eating with slowly savoring small, healthy nutritious meals. They decided to entirely release chips and fast food. We do this with very strong suggestions which always works so that the client is simply not able to eat that food.
Listen in as Diane explains the process of her hypnosis sessions, how this client is doing now, and how you can take advantage of hypnosis in your life with Natural Body Works.

The South Shore's Morning News Week in Review -- Friday, February 21st, 2025

Welcome to another edition of "The South Shore's Morning News: Week in Review". In this episode we first talk with former Astronaut and NFL player Leland Melvin about his new graphic novel for middle school kids called: "Space Chasers". Then we check in with our tech guy, David Snell, from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham about Google's AI Chrome Security. Later we meet the new executive director of the Scituate Animal Shelter, Connie Merigo. And finally, we discuss the newest Wendy's Frosty Flavor - Thin Mints. 

Friday Love Bites with Francesca Luca of The Francesca Luca Show

We had Francesca Luca back in studio today for another segment of Love Bites: Love, Sex, & Everything in Between. Francesca is host of the Francesca Luca Show which is on Wednesday nights at 8pm on 95.9 WATD. 
Francesca joined us on Valentine's Day to talk about finding your perfect match, and you can listen back to that segment here. Francesca is a former professional matchmaker and one of her previous clients reached out to her to ask for her help:
I have been dating my boyfriend for 2 years. During that time we broke up for 2 months and he went back to his old girlfriend. They split again and we got back together. This was 6 months ago. She calls him alot and most recently we were out to dinner and she called twice. I feel like I am in a triangle. Is this a red flag to be concerned about?Concerned Listener
Listen in as Francesca gives her best professional advice and Rob and Beth ponder what they would do:

Tools to Consider for Your Health...Living and Practicing by Design with Dr. John Hayes

Time for Rob and Beth's weekly check-up with the Dr.! Dr. John Hayes that is! You can visit his website by clicking here as he is taking on new patients and is conveniently located on the South Shore in Marshfield. 
We continued our discussion of diabetes this week as it is such a pressing matter on a global level and Dr. Hayes gave some helpful insight on devices you can easily access to help you stay in line with your health goals. Listen to our interview and let us know your thoughts! You can always text the text line: 781-837-4900.

My Husband Claims I Ruined the Super Bowl - Ask the Hingham Housewife, Author Alexandra Slater

Hingham Housewife, Author Alexandra Slater, stops by every Wednesday morning at 9:10 to help listeners with their life problems/dilemmas! Since this past Sunday was the Super Bowl, there seemed to be some discord in a certain household:
Dear Hingham Housewife:
 
      I have been giving my husband the cold shoulder since Sunday because we had a disagreement while watching the Super Bowl. My husband is originally from Pennsylvania so he was rooting for the eagles. Since the eagles were doing so well, I asked if he could just walk the dog very quickly, as I am currently getting over a cold and wasn't feeling up for it. My husband rudely said no and suggested "I get some exercise". I went into the bedroom instead to go to bed. I feel like he was insensitive to my condition and also the dog needed a walk. He refuses to apologize and claims "I ruined the night". Can you please help me reach a resolution or tell my husband he's wrong and apologize since he is a big WATD listener, especially in the mornings. Thanks!
Rob, Beth, and Alexandra all agreed it was never a good idea to tell your spouse to "get some exercise" but valid points were made from all sides, listen to the segment here.
 

Paws N' Claws: Meeting Connie Merigo, the NEW Executive Director of Scituate Animal Shelter

It was a pleasure welcoming into the studio this morning the new executive director, Connie Merigo, of such an IMPORTANT organization, Scituate Animal Shelter. 
Connie has a long career in animal care and preservation and she is very excited to lend her expertise to such a South Shore community asset. There are so many ways Scituate Animal Shelter serves the local area, but their most important mission is to keep pets in their homes. Listen to our interview with Connie and find out how you can make a difference. 

Google Chrome Protecting Us with AI...Tech Talk with David Snell of Act Smart I.T. in Wareham

It's Tuesday, so that means it's time for Rob and Beth to have their I.T. update with David Snell of ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham. This week's Tech Talk was all about Google Chrome's update to security measures...and just like everyone else, they're utilizing A.I. technology. 
David Snell gave his professional opinion on this latest update and Rob and Beth pondered if AI is actually just some random guy named "AL" watching over everything. What do you think!? Listen and learn below. You can also read David's full blog post by clicking here.