by Dan McCready | Oct 23, 2024 | News
A man has been convicted in connection with a deadly shooting at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office says that a jury convicted Julius Hammond-Desir, of first-degree murder for killing 26-year-old Dijoun Beasley on...
by Dan McCready | Oct 23, 2024 | Election News, News
The Hanson Select Board has said they will leave measures in place to prevent a political sign from being projected onto the town’s water tower. The board made the announcement following a meeting that was held in Executive Session Tuesday night. A cease and...
by Dan McCready | Oct 22, 2024 | News
Crews are dealing with a fire in the Blue Hills. The Department of Conservation and Recreation says that the wildfire is located east of the Skyline Trail (North) and north of the Raccoon Hollow Path, near the summit of Wolcott Hill in Milton. The fire began Sunday...
by Dan McCready | Oct 21, 2024 | News
Plymouth Town Moderator Steven Triffletti gives WATD’s Dan McCready a recap of Saturday’s Fall Annual Town Meeting.
by Dan McCready | Oct 18, 2024 | News
A sentence was handed down on Thursday for a Brockton man who unlawfully possessed a gun. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that in June 43-year-old Michael Whitfield pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The charges stem...
by Dan McCready | Oct 18, 2024 | News
Parole has been denied for a Brockton man who was convicted of killing both of his parents and his sister. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says that on October 9, 1993, then 15 year-old Gerard McCra, now known as Kuluwn Asar, argued with both of his...
by Dan McCready | Oct 18, 2024 | News
Town Moderator Steven Triffletti gives WATD’s Dan McCready a preview of Plymouth’s Fall Annual Town Meeting. Fall Annual Town Meeting convenes at 8 a.m. at Plymouth North High School at 41 Obery St.
by Dan McCready | Oct 15, 2024 | News
Sirens will be heard near the Milton Academy Campus on Wednesday. The school’s Safety Department advises that they will be conducting a Fall emergency lockdown drill at approximately 8:55 a.m. During the drill the school will be activating their emergency...
by Dan McCready | Oct 15, 2024 | News
A car has been found after it was taken from a Norwell driveway. Norwell Police say that shortly after 8 a.m. Monday morning they were dispatched to a home where a resident reported their motor vehicle was stolen from their driveway during the overnight hours. The...
by Dan McCready | Oct 14, 2024 | News
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian for the Massachusetts Historical Society, gives WATD’s Dan McCready a look behind the histories of the Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day holidays.
