Three contested races were decided in the Cohasset Annual Town Election. For Selectmen, Diane Kennedy was re-elected with 753 write-in votes. Corey Evans had 891 votes and was elected to the second open seat. Jean Healy-Dippold lost with 248 write-in votes. For...
Duxbury voters approved a ballot question to increase the number of Selectmen from three to five. At Annual Town Election unofficial results show voters approved the measure 545 to 177. Per State Rep. Josh Cutler, this measure goes into immediate effect after it was...
In Hanson, three candidates challenged for two Selectmen seats and a ballot question was decided at Annual Town Election. With unofficial results, Laura Fitzgerald-Kemmett won re-election to the Board of Selectmen with 1,254 votes. “It really means a lot, because this...
Two new members were elected to the Hanover Board of Selectmen in the Annual Town Election. Rhonda Nyman received the most votes in the race with 1,120. Nyman said she wanted to bring her experience as a businesswoman and former legislator to the Board. “It’s a very...
In Marshfield, a new Selectman was elected and two contested races were decided in the Annual Town Election. Unofficial results show Don Gibson winning re-election as Town Moderator, with 1,012 votes. Joe Pecevich had 439 votes. David Carriere was re-elected to the...
It was a welcome surprise for more than 200 seniors in Hanover. An anonymous donor paid for lunches to three senior communities in town. The South Shore YMCA and The Chef’s Table in Marshfield teamed up to deliver the meals to the residents on Thursday. Sheila...
Norwell Fire Chief Andy Reardon says he will be retiring in July, after four decades with the Fire Department. The Selectmen met to discuss a new Fire Chief, and unanimously voted to hire Deputy Chief Jeff Simpson as the new Chief. Town Administrator Peter Morin told...
With no budget currently in place for the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District, School Superintendent Jeff Szymaniak discussed a temporary budget with the Hanson Selectmen. Szymaniak says until the towns agree to a budget for FY 21, it would be set by state...
In Rockland, voters at Town Meeting approved emergency fund transfers, Town Charter changes, and a $65 million operating budget. Temperature checks were conducted at the door, and seating was spread out in the High School auditorium. All articles on the Special...
Police in Brockton are investigating after a 9-year-old Brockton boy fell from a 9th floor window. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says around 9:25 a.m. on Sunday, family members called 911 to report the fall from the Belair Tower. The boy was unresponsive...
