State Representative Dave DeCoste (R-5th Plymouth), a career Army veteran, joined WATD to discuss the importance of military service and Independence Day.
The Fourth of July was celebrated yesterday, but the official federal holiday is celebrated today, on July 5th. Peter Drummey, the Chief Historian and Librarian with the Massachusetts Historical Society, says Marshfield was once a loyalist stronghold before the...
Just in time for the Fourth of July Weekend, the Brockton Police Department will be equipping police vehicles with new lifesaving equipment. The Housing Authority and Police Department partnered to purchase life preservers and rope for more than 40 police cruisers....
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...
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...
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...
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...
In Pembroke, a debt exclusion override for a community center project and three contested races were on the ballot for the Annual Town Election. Voters approved a $19 million dollar community center project – with 1,136 “yes” votes and 850 “no” votes. The project was...
Braintree will hold its Independence Day parade and celebration on Saturday. Sean Powers, the Chair of the Braintree 4th of July Celebration Committee, says they’re planning one of the largest fireworks displays in the committee’s history. This year’s budget is...
The Marshfield Fire Department says a man was seriously injured after a boat fell on him at the Ridge Road launch ramp. Fire Chief Jeff Simpson says they responded to the scene around noon today. “Multiple people on scene along with Marshfield Fire and Police...
