by Dan McCready | Aug 5, 2020 | News
Weymouth High School won’t be holding an in-person graduation ceremony this year. Superintendent Jennifer Curtis-Whipple and High School Principal Alan Strauss announced Tuesday that that the graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to...
by Site Admin | Aug 5, 2020 | News
Photo Credit: Mass.gov COVID-19 cases ticking up; RI visitors face quarantine order. BOSTON (AP) — The number of new COVID-19 cases has ticked up in Massachusetts. On Tuesday, the state reported more than 540 new confirmed and probable cases. Rhode Island has been...
by Lenny Rowe | Aug 5, 2020 | News
In Rockland, initial plans for a 40-home development were presented to the Zoning Board of Appeals. The ZBA heard conceptual plans for the Concord Meadows development, which includes 40 single-family homes off 365 Concord Street. The total property is 21.3 acres, with...
by Site Admin | Aug 4, 2020 | News
Travelers face restrictions; 3 nursing homes get warnings. BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of travelers to Massachusetts have begun filling out forms required to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. On Saturday, the state began requiring visitors to comply with a new...
by David Cedrone | Aug 4, 2020 | News
Photo Credit: Lenny Rowe/WATD Officials in Duxbury were surprised to see a large turnout to their Annual and Special Town Meeting due to one particular article that got most of the attention. WATDs David Cedrone has more: Duxbury passed all their Annual...
by Lenny Rowe | Aug 4, 2020 | News
The Halifax Special and Annual Town Meetings have been continued to August 29th, though one more recess may be issued. Town Administrator Charlie Seelig says they’ve gotten information on state aid for the new fiscal year. “Their expectation is that they will be able...
by Site Admin | Aug 4, 2020 | News
Teachers union calls for continued remote learning in fall. BOSTON (AP) — Another major teachers union in Massachusetts is calling for remote-only lessons to continue at least for the first few weeks of the new school year because of the rising levels of COVID-19...
by Dan McCready | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Photo Credit: Phelanforsheriff.com Former Quincy Mayor Bill Phelan discusses his campaign for Norfolk County Sheriff with WATD’s Dan McCready.
by Bobbi Clark | Aug 3, 2020 | News
In Plymouth, with sunny skies and lazy days at the beach here, not many are thinking about the flu season, but the Board of Health is and in particular about the combination of the flu and COVID-19, potentially a very dangerous situation. Bobbi Clark has more: ...
by Site Admin | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case. An appeals court ruling overturning the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has raised familiar questions about whether he can receive fair trial in a city that remains traumatized by...
