An accident on Route 18 has caused power outages at some schools in Abington. School officials say they have lost power at Abington Middle/High School, the Early Education Program, and the Woodsdale School. However, officials say students are in classes and they are continuing with a regularly scheduled day. They say it’s hoped power will […]
Abington Town Moderator Shawn Reilly gives WATD’s a preview of Monday Night’s Special and Annual Town Meeting. Special Town Meeting kicks off at 7 p.m., with the Annual Special Town Meeting scheduled to begin at 7:10 p.m. at Abington High School. Photo Credit: Town of Abington
The high school hoops season is underway, and despite a few COVID-related hiccups, most teams have gotten at least a few games under their belt. It’s certainly been enough time to establish early contenders, between the mainstays like Scituate and Whitman-Hanson, and the surprises like Pembroke and Plymouth South. We’ve also seen enough ball to […]
Seven South Shore teams will descend upon Gillette Stadium for Super Bowl games next week It’s official! After the South Shore shined this weekend, seven area schools are set to return to Gillette Stadium for Super Bowl games during the first week of December. Three separate games will be contested between league opponents; the first […]
A bomb threat caused a school evacuation in Abington. School Superintendent Peter Schafer says the bomb threat was discovered for the Abington Pre-Kindergarten/Middle/High School just as students were arriving to school Monday morning. Abington Police were notified and a decision was made to evacuate the building. High School students and staff were sent to the […]
A school evacuation took place Monday morning in Abington. School officials issued the following statement on the incident. “Regarding today’s evacuation, we are currently waiting for the all clear to return students to AHS/AMS/PreK. More information will come as soon as we hear. Thank you.” We are continuing to follow this story and will provide […]
Abington Police are asking people to avoid the area near 500 Chestnut St. They say there is a police-related event taking place in the area but say “there is no public safety concern.” However, people are being asked to “avoid this area for the time being.” Photo Credit: Abington Police Facebook Page
Abington Police say a road closure is in effect for the southbound lane of Plymouth St. from Centre Ave. to Summer St. Police say the temporarily closure was caused by a vehicular accident involving a utility pole.Â