Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local food pantries and organizations have had significant disruption to food supplies. On Thursday in Rockland, a donation arrived from Utah with 20 tons of food to benefit Interfaith Social Services. This will provide about 42,000 meals...
Close to a thousand people gathered for a peaceful protest at the West Middle School in Brockton. The overall message was one of justice, unity, and community. After the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis Police custody and incidents around the country, some...
Protests turned violent Tuesday night in Brockton, which led to SWAT teams and a National Guard response to the city. Earlier in the evening, nearly a thousand people gathered for a peaceful protest at the West Middle School. But separate groups instigated violence...
The 153rd Marshfield Fair has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but organizers are hoping to set up a drive-in theater on the grounds with safety precautions in place. “We’re trying to put up a drive-in movie for the townspeople so we can give some sort of...
As the state begins to reopen, local hospitals are preparing to expand patient care. Dr. David Drinkwater, the President of the Signature Medical Group, says extra precautions are in place as their clinics and hospitals reopen. “We’ve changed our patient flow, so...
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says courts in Massachusetts will remain closed to the public. Cruz says that criminal bench trials have been postponed to at least July 1. Criminal jury trials are postponed to September 8 at the earliest. The courts are...
Despite COVID-19, the town of Rockland came together to support graduates from the high school class of 2020. About a hundred seniors decorated their vehicles and went on a parade through town. Lizzie McGaffigan says it’s a tight-knight community, and she’s hopeful...
With uncertainty on public gatherings, the town of Norwell is pushing back the date of the Special and Annual Town Meeting. Town Moderator Bill Coffey met with town officials to discuss the logistics of the meeting, and if it could be held with social distancing...
Though parades and gatherings were cancelled, the message during the Randolph Memorial Day ceremony remained the same. Six feet apart, and with masks on, about 30 people gathered at Town Hall. James Laskey, a Vietnam Veteran and Past National Commandant of the Marine...
Marshfield Town Moderator Don Gibson says extra precautions will be taken for the Special and Annual Town Meeting, set for June 22. There are 20 articles on the Annual and 12 on the Special Town Meeting warrant. The auditorium, adjacent bathrooms, entrance way, and...
