by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News
Canty, Quintal Top 5-Way Race Plymouth selectboard incumbents Kevin Canty and Richard Quintal Jr. were reelected in Saturday’s election. Canty led the four-way race with 4,149 votes and Quintal received 4,092. They fended off challengers, former select board...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
School Committee and Planning Board Only Contested Races There were two contested races in the East Bridgewater election on Saturday. Crystal Hudson and Ellen Pennington were elected to fill two seats on the school committee, besting challenger Dennis Jones Junior....
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
South Shore VoTech Funding Approved Hanover voters approved a debt exclusion and reelected two incumbent school committee members. The debt exclusion funds the town’s share of the cost of the new South Shore Regional Technical School. There were 814 votes in...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Town Hall Budget Override Fails Abington voters on Saturday approved six of seven town department funding overrides at the special election. Voters supported providing additional funding for the schools, fire, police, public works, council on aging, and library...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Two New Members Join Selectboard Joseph Cunningham Junior and Sheila Vaughn were elected to the Kingston selectboard by voters on Saturday. Cunnigham topped the four-way race with 498 votes. Vaughn was second with 416 votes. They defeated challengers Paul Dahlen who...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Hanson Voters Reject New Library In the Plympton selectmen race, Daniel Cadogen, won the three-year term, defeating challenger Jacquelynn Norrie, 234 to 122, Arthur Bloomquist defeated challenger Kyle Lambert 230 to 137 for the board of health. In the planning board...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Former Selectboard Member Returns A Pembroke selectboard incumbent was reelected and a former board member is returning while voters rejected joining the South Shore Technical School district. Incumbent Tracy Marino topped the four-way race for two selectboard seats...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Selectboard Incumbent Unseated Whitman voters rejected two overrides in Saturday’s election. The town’s share of funding the construction cost of the South Shore Technical School building was defeated, 711 to 618. Voters also turned down the proposed operating...
by Dan McCready | May 15, 2026 | News
The rain held off on Thursday morning long enough for the Goon Squad to hand out 15,000 pounds of food at the Veterans Food Drive Thru. WATD’s Dan McCready files this report. Congressional Recognition At Vets Drive Thru Veterans Voice...
by Tom Gorman | May 13, 2026 | News
Investigation Underway A person was struck and killed by a commuter train in East Bridgewater Wednesday morning. The incident happened on West Street, Route 106, near the East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater line just before noon. East Bridgewater Police Chief...
