The Hull Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to adopt a single tax rate, with no exemptions for residential or commercial. Town Accountant Mike Buckley says there’s a very small commercial base in town – 95.6 percent of the tax base is residential. “As far as the tax...
In Rockland, Special Town Meeting voters approved budget restorations and a fire department response time study. The budget restorations total $890,000 for the FY 21 budget due to higher state aid numbers than expected. The line items are funded at amounts before the...
State legislators and local officials gathered at the Hingham Shipyard to voice opposition to the MBTA’s plan to eliminate the Hingham/Hull ferry service, the 714 bus, and reduce Commuter Rail service. Facing a $580 million dollar deficit, the MBTA is in the process...
The Cohasset Middle and High School will switch to fully-remote learning for two weeks, after police responded to a party at a home on Jerusalem Road. Police Chief William Quigley says Friday night around 11 p.m., police responded after multiple reports of the large...
Budget restorations and a fire department response time study are on the warrant for Rockland’s Special Town Meeting, which meets tonight (11/16). Town Administrator Doug Lapp says state aid returned in higher numbers than initially expected, so $890,000 will be added...
There are 16 articles on the warrant for the Scituate Special Town Meeting, which takes place tonight (11/16) at the High School gymnasium. Articles on the warrant include the sale or lease of the Council on Aging building and the former Minot Fire Station. A zoning...
An Abington man is facing drunk-driving charges after police say he drove the wrong way on Route 3 and crashed into a construction detail. The State Police say around 5 a.m. Sunday morning, a cruiser and a contractor’s truck were hit by an impaired driver on Route 3...
Taking place today in Marshfield, the Daniel Webster VFW Post will be holding a drive-thru poppy drive. Post Commander Kevin Feyler says people can stop by the post at 655 Main Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Route 3A in Marshfield. “We usually do this on Memorial...
Three people were transported to the hospital after a crash involving an ambulance in Brockton. Police Spokesman Darren Duarte says firefighters extricated two EMT’s from a Brewster Ambulance after the crash around 2:43 p.m. at 1,005 Belmont Street. A van driven by an...
The Marshfield Zoning Board of Appeals approved a site plan and a special permit for a second recreational marijuana dispensary in town. After more than a year of hearings, the ZBA approved Health Circle’s Request for the dispensary to be located at 120 Enterprise...
