by Dan McCready | May 31, 2020 | News
Brockton has been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 Pandemic, but Mayor Robert Sullivan was able to report some positive news on the economic front. Sullivan made the remarks during the Metro South Chamber of Commerce’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Update,...
by Dan McCready | May 31, 2020 | News
Although COVID-19 is still impacting the region, local healthcare workers say things seem to be improving. Kim Teves, Manager of Infection Prevention at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth tells WATD News that they also have learned more about the disease....
by Site Admin | May 31, 2020 | News
A statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, is set to take effect on Monday. Massachusetts became the first state to approve such a ban when Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill in November The law applies to the...
by Bobbi Clark | May 31, 2020 | News
In Plymouth, boating season is well underway and on board this year are state guidelines related to the corona virus pandemic. The town’s Marine and Environmental Affairs Director, David Gould, telling the Board of Health, during their meeting last week, about... by Site Admin | May 29, 2020 | News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday afternoon. Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said...
by Site Admin | May 29, 2020 | News
Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history. BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Organizers said Thursday that they instead will have a “virtual event” in which participants who verify that they...
by Site Admin | May 29, 2020 | News
COVID-19-related deaths top 6,600 and jobless claims still high. BOSTON (AP) — The overall number of confirmed COVID-19-related deaths in Massachusetts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic climbed to 6,640 on Thursday as another 93 deaths were reported. Nursing...
by Lenny Rowe | May 28, 2020 | News
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says courts in Massachusetts will remain closed to the public. Cruz says that criminal bench trials have been postponed to at least July 1. Criminal jury trials are postponed to September 8 at the earliest. The courts are...
by Site Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
COVID-19 deaths top 6,500 and drop in ridership speeds repairs. BOSTON (AP) — COVID-19-related deaths at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts topped 4,000 on Wednesday. The drop in public transit ridership due to COVID-19 concerns has given the MBTA a chance to...
by Lenny Rowe | May 28, 2020 | News
Despite COVID-19, the town of Rockland came together to support graduates from the high school class of 2020. About a hundred seniors decorated their vehicles and went on a parade through town. Lizzie McGaffigan says it’s a tight-knight community, and she’s hopeful...
