by Lenny Rowe | Jun 30, 2021 | News
Marshfield Fire Chief Jeff Simpson, Marshfield Police Chief Phil Tavares, Scituate Fire Chief John Murphy, and Scituate Police Chief Mark Thompson joined WATD’s Managing Editor Christine James to discuss their preparation and plans for Independence Day and the holiday...
by Dan McCready | Jun 30, 2021 | News
Crews were called to the scene of a two alarm fire in Braintree. The fire took place around 1 a.m. Wednesday at 375 Granite St. across from the South Shore Plaza with Norfolk County Control reporting that Randolph, Weymouth, Quincy, Holbrook, and Boston provided...
by Lenny Rowe | Jun 29, 2021 | News
Scituate Town Administrator Jim Boudreau says a man died after he was pulled from the water off of Edward Foster Road. Boudreau says the man was working for Northern Oak Landscape. “At 2:30 this afternoon, Scituate Emergency Communications received numerous 9-1-1...
by Site Admin | Jun 29, 2021 | News
A 19-year-old Duxbury man is currently held without bail in connection with “a fatal water incident” in Duxbury. Jack Callahan pleaded not guilty today (Tuesday) in Plymouth District Court, to a murder charge in the death of his father 57-year-old Scott Callahan....
by Lenny Rowe | Jun 29, 2021 | News
The U.S. Coast Guard says a male has been located after he went missing in the water in Scituate. Around 2:45 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard received a call for a report of a missing man near the Edward Foster Road bridge. Rescue crews from the Coast Guard Station in...
by Dan McCready | Jun 29, 2021 | News
Plymouth Town Moderator Steven Trifletti speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about plans to conduct the upcoming Special Town Meeting in a Hybrid format.
by Dan McCready | Jun 29, 2021 | News
The Marshfield Senior Center has opened up as a cooling center. Carol Hamilton, Director of the Marshfield Council on Aging, tells WATD News that they are also providing ways for seniors to keep cool in their own homes. The Senior Center is open from 8:30...
by Bobbi Clark | Jun 28, 2021 | News
In Plymouth, well over 100 supporters turned out to kick-off the campaign of Vedna Heywood for Select Board. The event was held at the Plimoth Patuxet Museum last Thursday. Bobbi Clark files this report. Introduced by former Superintendent of Schools,...
by Lenny Rowe | Jun 28, 2021 | News
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fatal water incident in Duxbury. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says 19-year-old Jack Callahan, of Duxbury, will be arraigned at Plymouth District Court later today. Around 2 a.m. this morning, Duxbury...
by Lisa Azizian | Jun 27, 2021 | Pet of the Week
Say hello to Jasmine! Jasmine is a 1-year-old lab mix. She lived outside away from people for most of her life and this new life of living in a home with people is all new to her. Our friends at Buddy & Friends Animal Rescue in Pembroke tell us she is extremely...
