A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate a new home for veterans in Randolph. Father Bill’s & MainSpring partnered with Envision Bank for the home at 26 Moulton Street, which will provide apartments and support for 10 formerly homeless veterans. Bill...
Dozens of people gathered at the Hingham Shipyard to protest cuts planned for the MBTA’s Hingham/Hull Ferry service. The MBTA is facing a $580 million deficit, and General Manager Steve Poftak says fare revenue remains at “unprecedently low levels” due to the COVID-19...
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak says the T is facing a $580 million-dollar budget gap and cuts to service will be considered to reduce that deficit. Those cuts include elimination of the Hingham/Hull ferry service as soon as March of 2021. The T hopes to save at...
In what was described as a busy day for the Plymouth Fire Department, a 59-year-old man was medflighted after a motorcycle crash. Fire Chief Ed Bradley says they responded to the crash at Route 3 Southbound, near Exit 2 at Herring Pond Road. On arrival, firefighters...
An update to a story we reported earlier regarding a man being sought after approaching a girl at a bus stop. Hingham Police say they received a report on Thursday that a man spoke with the 12-year-old after she got off the school bus shortly after noon on French St....
Some people may have felt shaking or tremors in their homes around the South Shore and even Boston. The United States Geological Survey is reporting a 3.6 magnitude earthquake that was 11 k/m Southeast of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts, in Buzzards Bay. Initially, it was...
Police say a Plymouth man, who was a suspect in a fentanyl trafficking case, rammed a police cruiser while fleeing from investigators. Antonio Berardi, 43, was located and arrested Friday morning in Kingston without further incident. Kingston Police say the charges...
Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. Biden vanquished his Republican foe after a campaign as bitter and divisive as Trump’s own presidential term. Victories in “blue wall” northern industrial states...
The Cohasset Safe Harbor Coalition hosted a forum on social media and healthy relationships. Program Director Nicole Balaschi says 16% of students at the high school reported that social media was a significant form of stress. Guest speakers Katie Tyler and Brittany...
In the race for State Representative in the 5th Plymouth District, Republican incumbent Dave DeCoste won re-election over his Democratic challenger, Emmanuel Dockter. “I’d like to thank everybody who worked on the campaign, I’m very grateful,” said DeCoste. “It’s a...
