by Lenny Rowe | Nov 2, 2021 | News
There were no injuries after a fire on Adams Street in Abington. Deputy Fire Chief Jack Glynn says a homeowner called to report smoke coming from the garage around 5:48 p.m. Crews arrived on scene found heavy smoke coming from a detached two-car garage. The fire was...
by Lenny Rowe | Nov 2, 2021 | News
It’s been more than a year since the Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries closed shellfish beds along the North and South Rivers. Dozens of people gathered in Scituate to protest the closure, on what would have been the first day of the new season. WATDs’ Lenny Rowe has...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 30, 2021 | News
Peter Drummey, the Chief Historian with the Mass. Historical Society, joins WATD’s Christine James to discuss the origins of Halloween. Drummey said the holiday originates from Scottish and Irish immigrants during the Great Potato Famine in the 19th century. Listen to...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 29, 2021 | News
As part of the Eversource power restoration process, the Kingston Collection is one of four staging areas on the South Shore and Cape Cod. But next door in the town of Plympton, the town remains at 98 percent of customers without power. Plympton Fire Chief Steve Silva...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 28, 2021 | News
Christine Milligan, a spokesperson for National Grid, says there has been power restoration to more than 300,000 customers in New England as of the latest update. Milligan says the majority of customers can expect their power to be restored on Saturday morning. She...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 23, 2021 | News
Investigators from New Hampshire and Massachusetts say they located the body of five-year-old Elijah “Eli” Lewis off Chestnut Street in Abington. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Chris Mason, Susan Morrell, a Senior...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 22, 2021 | News
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says based on information from New Hampshire police, they’re investigating a wooded area along Chestnut Street in Abington. Cruz says this is related to the search of five-year-old Elijah Lewis. “Investigators and...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 21, 2021 | News
The Abington Fire Department and surrounding towns responded to a fire at Union Point, the old South Weymouth Naval Air Station. Abington Deputy Fire Chief Jack Glynn says crews were dispatched around 7:57 p.m. “We initially dispatched, we weren’t sure what type of...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 21, 2021 | News
Bridgewater Police Chief Christopher Delmonte says a 20-year-old pedestrian was struck and seriously injured last night. Around 9 Tuesday night, a 9-1-1 call reported that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the Bedford Street and Grove Street intersection. On...
by Lenny Rowe | Oct 21, 2021 | South Shore Events
The Action Team, a Carver-based organization, is hosting its third sock drive to collect new socks for homeless people across the country. WATD’s Lenny Rowe files this report: Special Plympton Police Officer Laicey Ieronimo is organizing the drive, and has...
