Ward 3 Councillor Renaldo Agostino joins Pat Papadeas, Don Merrifield, and Doug Sartori for this Election 2026 edition of Rose City Politics.

We're opening talking about recycling - specifically about recycling gas cylinders. Nearly a year ago, Connecticut began partnering with the Cylinder Collective, and we're going to fill you in about how this stewardship program  makes it easy to support recycling these cylinders easily and efficiently, thereby reducing our impact on the environment. Then we'll bring back the founder of Connecticut's own Women's Business Development Council. For 29 years, the WBDC has been the leader in

Meet a couple of representatives from Bridges Healthcare, a regional mental health authority for Milford, Orange, West Haven, Stratford and greater New Haven. We'll discuss how Bridges is supporting Suicide Prevention Awareness Month activities and invite you to walk or wheel your way to their upcoming 35th Annual Folks on Spokes & Step Forward event.

We're in the thick of back to school season and Labor Day is approaching, so we're connecting with our partners at the CT Dept. of Transportation to review some important safety reminders, and let you in on their upcoming Drive Sober Campaign. We'll also cover a number of other projects our state DOT is heading up.