Plympton Family Mourns Beloved Horse

Plympton Family Mourns Beloved Horse

A Plympton family is still reeling after a fire burned down a barn and left one of their beloved horses dead. Ruth Ahola tells WATD News that Cocoa was very special to them. Ahola says that efforts to save the horses were complicated by a lack of equipment. While...
Carver Wraps Up Town Meeting

Carver Wraps Up Town Meeting

Carver was able to wrap up Town Meeting Tuesday night after being able to meet all their Quorum requirements.   Sarah Hewins, Vice-Chair of the Select Board, spoke about the meeting with WATD as a private citizen, and not on behalf of the board. She says an...
Horse Killed In Plympton Barn Fire

Horse Killed In Plympton Barn Fire

Crews were called to scene of a barn fire in Plympton. Kingston Fire & Emergency Management says crews were called to the scene shortly before 5:15 a.m. Tuesday with Plymouth County Control reporting the address as 63 West St. Officials say 12 ponies were...
The History Behind Patriots Day

The History Behind Patriots Day

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the origins of the Patriots Day Holiday. Photo Credit: National Park Service  
Carver Wraps Up Town Meeting

Carver Town Meeting Will Go Another Night

Carver’s Annual Town Meeting will go another night as they still have several more articles to get though.   Select Board Vice-Chair Sarah Hewins tells WATD News that the budget vote involved changing the status of some jobs in town.   Hewins says an article...
Scituate Town Meeting Wraps Up

Scituate Town Meeting Wraps Up

Scituate’s Annual Town Meeting went for a second night Tuesday night but won’t be going for a third.   Town Administrator Jim Boudreau tells WATD News that the much discussed marijuana articles ultimately didn’t succeed.   However, they did generate some...
Scituate Annual Town Meeting Continues Tonight

Scituate Annual Town Meeting Continues Tonight

Scituate Town Administrator Jim Boudreau tells WATD’s Dan McCready that Scituate Special Town Meeting got through 17 of the 28 articles on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant. Town Meeting will reconvene tonight at 7 p.m. at the Scituate High School.   Photo...

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