The South Shore is awash with basketball talent this season. As of the latest MIAA Power Rankings, there are 25 boys and 25 girls teams inside the top 40 of their division, and in a prime playoff position. Five South Shore/Metro South teams are in the top five on the boys side (Mansfield, Archbishop Williams, […]
Hanson Town Administrator Lisa Green gives WATD’s Dan McCready a preview of Special Town Meeting. Hanson Special Town Meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hanson Middle School.
Crews in Hanson are on the scene of a water main break. Hanson Fire says the break is in the area of 78 State St. The water department is on scene, and traffic is currently down to one lane in that area. Officials say residents in that area will have no water until repairs are […]
**UPDATE: The MBTA says that Kingston Line Train 058 is now operating approximately 2 hours 25 minutes behind schedule between Hanson and South Station. The train will be making flag stops so riders are being told to be visible on the platform.** Crews were called to a fire on a Commuter Rail train. Hanson Fire […]
A man is facing charges following a series of thefts in Hanson. Hanson Police say that two separate incidents were reported on Friday. The first were a series of break-ins to Motor Vehicles, and the second was a report of a stolen dump truck and trailer. Police say that while the incidents appeared to be […]
Hanson Police are investigating a series of thefts from vehicles. Police say the incidents took place on Friday in the Pleasant St. and Woodbine areas. A link to a video with a potential suspect can be found here. Anyone who recognized the individual in the video is being asked to contact the Hanson Police Department […]
Two Selectmen races will be on the ballot for Hanson’s Town Election on Saturday. The first race will see Edwin Carter Heal, Donald Howard, and Kelly Woerdeman competing for a three year term. The second race is being held to fill an unexpired term of two years and features Marc Mitchell Benjamino, Arlene Dias, Denis […]
Hanson Police are investigation reports that a suspicious man approached children and asked them to get inside his vehicle. Chief Michael Miksch says officers were dispatched to the area of 500 Whitman St., shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday, where a caller said that his son and friend, both under the age of 12, were approached […]
The high school hoops season is underway, and despite a few COVID-related hiccups, most teams have gotten at least a few games under their belt. It’s certainly been enough time to establish early contenders, between the mainstays like Scituate and Whitman-Hanson, and the surprises like Pembroke and Plymouth South. We’ve also seen enough ball to […]
A car was pulled from a Hanson pool Sunday night. Fire Chief Jerome Thompson says the motor vehicle crash took place at the corner of E. Washington St. and Winter St. shortly before midnight. Crews arrived on scene to find the car had left the roadway, crashed through the fence of an East Washington St. […]