Another high school season is in the books, and with it, our second season of the WATD High School Football Fantasy Draft. In each of the season’s 13 weeks, the hosts of the Sports Exchange, Quinn Kelly, Johnny Rorke, and Brendan Connolly, selected players from some of our local teams who they expected to have […]
Three people were rescued after their boat ran aground in Plymouth. Fire Chief Neil Foley says that at around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, there was a 911 call reporting a sailboat that appeared to be in distress and in danger of running aground in the area of 92 Center Hill Rd. Before firefighters arrived, neighbors in […]
Tom Begley, Deputy Director of Collections, Research & Public Engagement at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the Mayflower II’s departure for maintenance work at Mystic Seaport Museum.
A local State Senator will not be seeking another term. WATD’s Bobbi Clark has more. In Plymouth, folks who showed up this Wednesday, the 29th, at the Waterfront Bar and Grill for a fund raiser to re-elect State Senator Susan Moran were told the event was cancelled—and there’s a reason for that.  In a […]
In Plymouth the Charter Review Committee has been meeting since July to evaluate the Charter with an eye toward updates or changes. This group is appointed by the Town Moderator, one member of the Select Board and a member of the Committee of Precinct Chairs. This occurs every five years, as required by the Town […]
In Plymouth, to ban the sale of nips or not…that question goes to the ballot in January. Such a ban was approved by Town Meeting last month on a 72 to 67 vote to go into effect on July 1st. But liquor store retailers did not settle for the Town Meeting vote and gathered the […]
A Plymouth family has finally been able to make it out of Gaza after numerous attempts. Hanai Shafai tells WATD News his brother Hazem, his sister-in-law Sanaa, and the couple’s three children, Seera, Yumna and Jasser have some medical issues to address. He also expressed gratitude to the family’s hometown for their support […]
In Plymouth, to ban or not to ban the sale of nips—that will be the question on the ballot in a special election to be held soon. This…the result of the effort of the town’s liquor store retailers, who collected the required signatures for the special election, even though Town Meeting recently approved the ban […]
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian, for the Massachusetts Historical Society speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about Halloween’s origins and a local story.
In Plymouth, a win is a win, but perhaps not—if your side loses. In a majority vote on Article 15, a ban on the sale of single serving liquor containers or nips, was approved by Town Meeting on October 21st in a 72-67 vote—to go into effect July 1st.  But Peter Balboni, owner of Pioppi’s […]