With chants of Black Lives Matter, hundreds of people gathered at the Boys and Girls Club in Marshfield for the vigil for George Floyd. In addition, the vigil was held to bring people together against systemic racism. Sabrina Holland, 19, from Marshfield came up with...
Two contested races were decided in the Scituate Annual Town Election. In a close race for Selectmen, Andrew Goodrich won a seat with 867 votes. Robert Dwyer, II had 758 votes. Goodrich says he decided to run after the brown water issue in town. With the financial...
Dozens of people stood in support of Black Lives Matter along Five Corners in Braintree. Caren O’Connell of Braintree held a sign in support with her 10-year-old daughter, Georgia. “It’s very sad to see that Black lives aren’t treated with the kind of respect that...
The Kingston Annual Town Meeting, which was scheduled to take place Saturday, has been postponed to July. In a notice posted on the town’s website, Town Moderator Janet Wallace says the further postponement is due to health concerns over COVID-19. “I can not in good...
The Copeland Auto Group created a paid internship program aimed at helping minority and recent graduates from Brockton High School. Mayor Robert Sullivan joined President Todd Copeland for the announcement of the new program. “I’ve been blessed with a lot of fortune...
In Norwell, Town Administrator Peter Morin presented more than $720,000 in reductions for the FY 2021 budget. “That lines up with the 15 percent cut on the state aid and a 15 percent cut in local receipts,” said Morin. “That totals to about $1,429,000, estimated.”...
Hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil in Hanover Center, organized with the goal of mourning black lives lost to racism. The vigil was the idea of six graduates from Hanover High School. “We really felt like this was an event that Hanover needed. This is a...
The state Civil Service Commission has overturned the termination of a Rockland firefighter, but the town disagrees with the decision and is appealing. Lieutenant Craig Erickson had his employment terminated with the town in 2017. He was hired as a full-time...
Three contested races were decided in Carver’s Annual Town Election. For the Select Board, unofficial results have write-in candidate Jim Hoffman earning the most votes with 516. Hoffman says he disagreed with the process on the hiring of the new Town Administrator...
Two contested races were decided in the East Bridgewater Annual Town Election. With unofficial results, Peter Spagone, Jr. won a seat on the Board of Selectmen with 803 votes. Former incumbent William Dowling, Jr. lost with 649 votes. For School Committee, Ellen...
