Sharman Sacchetti
@sharmantv.bsky.social
Political Reporter at WCVB-TV, Boston. Auntie. Send tips to Sharman.sacchetti@hearst.com.
Only on 5: Disgraced Boston City Councilor appears to clears out office weeks before telling the public she’s pleading guilty to federal corruption charges and will be stepping down. She has not yet resigned. @wcvb5.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Only on 5: Disgraced Boston City Councilor appears to clears out office weeks before telling the public she’s pleading guilty to federal corruption charges and will be stepping down. She has not yet resigned. @wcvb5.bsky.social
House Ways & Means Chair Rep Aaron Michlewitz is our OTR guest. Budgeting for uncertainty when it comes to federal funding. The one thing he says the House won’t do that could help your wallet. Plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray on all the news. Join us at 11am on @WCVB
April 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
House Ways & Means Chair Rep Aaron Michlewitz is our OTR guest. Budgeting for uncertainty when it comes to federal funding. The one thing he says the House won’t do that could help your wallet. Plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray on all the news. Join us at 11am on @WCVB
Check out OTR on @wcvb5.bsky.social! @massgovernor.bsky.social is our guest. The arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk, the reason Healey asked to meet w Trump’s Border Czar & her thoughts on changing the state law that gives cover to sanctuary cities. Don’t miss @maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Lizzy Guyton at 11!
March 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Check out OTR on @wcvb5.bsky.social! @massgovernor.bsky.social is our guest. The arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk, the reason Healey asked to meet w Trump’s Border Czar & her thoughts on changing the state law that gives cover to sanctuary cities. Don’t miss @maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Lizzy Guyton at 11!
Breaking: Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts and an advocate for those suffering from addiction has sadly passed away at the age of 88. wcvb.com/article/kitt... @wcvb5.bsky.social
Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, has died at age 88
Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts and wife of 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, has died at age 88, her family confirmed.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Breaking: Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts and an advocate for those suffering from addiction has sadly passed away at the age of 88. wcvb.com/article/kitt... @wcvb5.bsky.social
On OTR, welcoming BPD Commissioner Michael Cox. We talk federal partnerships, DEI initiatives and the focus on so called “quality of life” crimes. Plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray on @mayorwu.boston.gov decision to scrap a bus lane & federal job cuts. At 11 on @wcvb5.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On OTR, welcoming BPD Commissioner Michael Cox. We talk federal partnerships, DEI initiatives and the focus on so called “quality of life” crimes. Plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray on @mayorwu.boston.gov decision to scrap a bus lane & federal job cuts. At 11 on @wcvb5.bsky.social
Boston Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft says he’ll pause “haphazard” bike lanes, recuse himself from Everett soccer stadium talks, pause the White Stadium project and does not support Trump’s mass deportations. He does support Boston’s Trust Act: t.co/FyHXlFiqs7 @wcvb5.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Boston Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft says he’ll pause “haphazard” bike lanes, recuse himself from Everett soccer stadium talks, pause the White Stadium project and does not support Trump’s mass deportations. He does support Boston’s Trust Act: t.co/FyHXlFiqs7 @wcvb5.bsky.social
Economic Development Sec Yvonne Hao is our guest on OTR! Artificial intelligence, climate tech & DEI initiates all on the table. Don’t miss Rob Gray & @maryannemarsh.bsky.social on Trump’s Executive Orders, democrats’ response & the Boston Mayor’s race. Join Ben & me at 11am on @wcvb5.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Economic Development Sec Yvonne Hao is our guest on OTR! Artificial intelligence, climate tech & DEI initiates all on the table. Don’t miss Rob Gray & @maryannemarsh.bsky.social on Trump’s Executive Orders, democrats’ response & the Boston Mayor’s race. Join Ben & me at 11am on @wcvb5.bsky.social
On OTR Senator Bruce Tarr joins us! We take on the emergency shelter crisis, the Governor’s budget proposal & auditing the legislature. Plus Rob Gray & @maryannemarsh.bsky.social discuss President Trump’s 1st week, immigration and the race for Boston Mayor @wcvb5.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On OTR Senator Bruce Tarr joins us! We take on the emergency shelter crisis, the Governor’s budget proposal & auditing the legislature. Plus Rob Gray & @maryannemarsh.bsky.social discuss President Trump’s 1st week, immigration and the race for Boston Mayor @wcvb5.bsky.social
Right now on OTR, Housing Secretary Ed Augustus is our guest. The effort to build more housing, the strain of the emergency shelter crisis and more. Plus don’t miss @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray! Right now on @wcvb5.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Right now on OTR, Housing Secretary Ed Augustus is our guest. The effort to build more housing, the strain of the emergency shelter crisis and more. Plus don’t miss @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray! Right now on @wcvb5.bsky.social
OTR: Scroll down and check out who had the best week and who had the worst, per our OTR Roundtable experts!
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray
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@maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray
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Phil Eng goes 'On The Record' about MBTA milestone, workforce, deficit
While celebrating a major milestone for the MBTA, General Manager Phil Eng also spoke about plans for the future including working with a new Trump administration.
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December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
OTR: Scroll down and check out who had the best week and who had the worst, per our OTR Roundtable experts!
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray
wcvb.com/article/mbta... @wcvb5.bsky.social
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray
wcvb.com/article/mbta... @wcvb5.bsky.social
Scroll down and watch OTR Roundtable experts
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray! They debate @mbta.bsky.social progress, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson staying put & facing federal charges &
@mayorwu.boston.gov tax bill dying in the Senate: wcvb.com/article/mbta... @wcvb5.bsky.social
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray! They debate @mbta.bsky.social progress, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson staying put & facing federal charges &
@mayorwu.boston.gov tax bill dying in the Senate: wcvb.com/article/mbta... @wcvb5.bsky.social
Phil Eng goes 'On The Record' about MBTA milestone, workforce, deficit
While celebrating a major milestone for the MBTA, General Manager Phil Eng also spoke about plans for the future including working with a new Trump administration.
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December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Scroll down and watch OTR Roundtable experts
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray! They debate @mbta.bsky.social progress, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson staying put & facing federal charges &
@mayorwu.boston.gov tax bill dying in the Senate: wcvb.com/article/mbta... @wcvb5.bsky.social
@maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray! They debate @mbta.bsky.social progress, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson staying put & facing federal charges &
@mayorwu.boston.gov tax bill dying in the Senate: wcvb.com/article/mbta... @wcvb5.bsky.social
OTR: @mbta.bsky.social General Manager Phil Eng shares when the last speed restriction will be lifted. For the first time in more than two decades, he says slow zones are going away: wcvb.com/article/mbta...
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MBTA on brink of eliminating last remaining slow zones
"The system will be restriction-free for the first time in over 22 years," Eng told OTR. "That's as far back as our records go."
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December 15, 2024 at 7:46 PM
OTR: @mbta.bsky.social General Manager Phil Eng shares when the last speed restriction will be lifted. For the first time in more than two decades, he says slow zones are going away: wcvb.com/article/mbta...
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OTR: @mbta.bsky.social General Manager Phil Eng tells us two more employees have been fired in connection with an investigation involving allegations of employees working on private cars at a T maintenance facility in Dorchester: wcvb.com/article/2-mo...
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2 more employees fired in connection with MBTA investigation
A total of eight employees have now been fired in the investigation into work being done on private vehicles inside the MBTA maintenance facility.
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December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
OTR: @mbta.bsky.social General Manager Phil Eng tells us two more employees have been fired in connection with an investigation involving allegations of employees working on private cars at a T maintenance facility in Dorchester: wcvb.com/article/2-mo...
@wcvb5.bsky.social
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Phil Eng is our guest on OTR. Getting rid of speed restrictions on the T, the push for more funding & an update as more fired in the Cabot Yard investigation. Don’t miss @maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray! Every week calling them like they see them. Watch Ben and me at 11 on @wcvb5.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Phil Eng is our guest on OTR. Getting rid of speed restrictions on the T, the push for more funding & an update as more fired in the Cabot Yard investigation. Don’t miss @maryannemarsh.bsky.social & Rob Gray! Every week calling them like they see them. Watch Ben and me at 11 on @wcvb5.bsky.social
I asked Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson if she maintains her innocence in the wake of federal corruption charges. Hear her answer: wcvb.com/article/ethi...
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Embattled city councilor involved in testy exchange as group debates ethics commission
The Boston City Council is discussing some potential changes to how it keeps staff and councilors accountable.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I asked Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson if she maintains her innocence in the wake of federal corruption charges. Hear her answer: wcvb.com/article/ethi...
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I asked Boston City councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson if she had plans to resign after her arrest on federal corruption charges. She responded, “no, I do not.” More: www.wcvb.com/article/ethi... @wcvb5.bsky.social
Embattled city councilor involved in testy exchange as group debates ethics commission
The Boston City Council is discussing some potential changes to how it keeps staff and councilors accountable.
www.wcvb.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I asked Boston City councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson if she had plans to resign after her arrest on federal corruption charges. She responded, “no, I do not.” More: www.wcvb.com/article/ethi... @wcvb5.bsky.social
Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson greets people at a Boston City Council mtg days after she was arrested on federal corruption charges. She says she will not resign but when I asked if she maintains her innocence, she could not answer. Adds she’s going thru the legal process. @wcvb5.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson greets people at a Boston City Council mtg days after she was arrested on federal corruption charges. She says she will not resign but when I asked if she maintains her innocence, she could not answer. Adds she’s going thru the legal process. @wcvb5.bsky.social
On OTR, @SenWarren is our guest! We ask her about blanket pardons, federal funding for Mass in the Trump administration and the migrant crisis. Plus @maryannemarsh and @GrayMediaGroup with analysis. Join Ben Simmoneau and me @ 11 on @wcvb5.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 2:03 PM
On OTR, @SenWarren is our guest! We ask her about blanket pardons, federal funding for Mass in the Trump administration and the migrant crisis. Plus @maryannemarsh and @GrayMediaGroup with analysis. Join Ben Simmoneau and me @ 11 on @wcvb5.bsky.social
State Veterans Sec Jon Santiago is our guest on OTR. The turnaround he says is happening, the work that still needs to be done plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray with analysis. Join us! OTR at 11am on @wcvb5.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 1:56 PM
State Veterans Sec Jon Santiago is our guest on OTR. The turnaround he says is happening, the work that still needs to be done plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray with analysis. Join us! OTR at 11am on @wcvb5.bsky.social
The migrant crisis, limits on shelter stays, Steward’s collapse & her answer on private equity in health care. HHS Sec Kate Walsh is going On the Record! Plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray on President-elect Trump’s plans for mass deportations. Tune in at 11am on WCVB Channel 5
November 24, 2024 at 2:14 PM
The migrant crisis, limits on shelter stays, Steward’s collapse & her answer on private equity in health care. HHS Sec Kate Walsh is going On the Record! Plus @maryannemarsh.bsky.social and Rob Gray on President-elect Trump’s plans for mass deportations. Tune in at 11am on WCVB Channel 5
“They can say whatever they want about me…Boston is the safest major city in America.” Mayor Wu pushes back on criticism from Trump’s new border czar after telling us on OTR Boston won’t cooperate with his mass deportations www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
'They can say whatever they want'; Wu reacts to warning from Trump's border czar
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's recent comments about leading a so-called sanctuary city drew a warning from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
“They can say whatever they want about me…Boston is the safest major city in America.” Mayor Wu pushes back on criticism from Trump’s new border czar after telling us on OTR Boston won’t cooperate with his mass deportations www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
“We do not need the federal government's help stepping in to cause mass fear in the name of mass deportations,” @mayorwu.bsky.social tells us. On OTR she said Boston is not cooperating with Trump’s mass deportations. She adds Boston is the “safest major city in America” www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
'They can say whatever they want'; Wu reacts to warning from Trump's border czar
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's recent comments about leading a so-called sanctuary city drew a warning from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:25 AM
“We do not need the federal government's help stepping in to cause mass fear in the name of mass deportations,” @mayorwu.bsky.social tells us. On OTR she said Boston is not cooperating with Trump’s mass deportations. She adds Boston is the “safest major city in America” www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
Boston Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social tells us on OTR the city won’t go along with Trump’s plan for mass deportations, saying Boston is not "cooperating with those efforts that actually threaten the safety of everyone by causing widespread fear and having a large-scale economic impact." #wcvb
November 20, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Boston Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social tells us on OTR the city won’t go along with Trump’s plan for mass deportations, saying Boston is not "cooperating with those efforts that actually threaten the safety of everyone by causing widespread fear and having a large-scale economic impact." #wcvb
“I am running. It will be a busy year for me next year." Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov tells us on OTR she's running for re-election, noting "this is a consequential time." She’s also expecting a baby in January. www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu tells OTR she'll run again in 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to WCVB's "On The Record" about her plans to run for reelection next year after the birth of her third child.
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November 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
“I am running. It will be a busy year for me next year." Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov tells us on OTR she's running for re-election, noting "this is a consequential time." She’s also expecting a baby in January. www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
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