It's our local news roundtable! This week: Selling the Bayside Exposition Center could help UMass Boston, but what will it do for the surrounding neighborhoods? A City of Brockton junior planner says he can no longer afford live in Brockton! And a longtime Springfield police office fails three drug tests – but he’s still on the force! It’s our local news roundtable! Guests: Gin Dumcius, of MassLive; Jennifer Smith, of the Dorchester Reporter; and Mike Deehan, of WGBH News. In this week's Lagniappe segment: Our local construction industry is booming. But where are the skilled workers? The Construction Mentor Program is working toward closing that gap by ushering in a new generation of young, diverse and experienced laborers into the Massachusetts construction industry. Guests: Nicole Richer, of the Compliance Mentor Group; Christopher Hanson, of Callahan Construction Managers; and Ardi Elshani, student at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. More UTR: news.wgbh.org/UTR Follow Callie on Twitter: @CallieCrossley Like UTR on Facebook: facebook.com/UnderTheRadarWGBH
