Runners were at Braintree High School on Sunday for a run in memory of Kate Phalon McCarthy. One of Kate’s best friends Liv Riley explains. Her other best friend Kate Murphy tells WATD News how it all got started. For more information go to the Kate Phalon McCarthy Memorial Fund Facebook Page.
A Braintree man receives a prison sentence following his conviction on gun and drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that 32-year-old Martin Angomas and 23 others were charged in June 2020 as part of Operation Snowfall, a multi-year investigation into drug trafficking activities conducted by members of a Boston-based street gang members and their […]
Three people were injured following a stabbing incident at a Braintree hotel. Braintree Police say that at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday officers responded to the Residence Inn by Marriot on Forbes Rd. for a report of multiple stabbing victims. Upon arrival officers located one male victim in the lobby of the hotel, and two additional males […]
Red Line users will have to make use of shuttle buses beginning Monday night due to trackwork. MBTA officials say shuttle buses will be replacing Red Line service between JFK/UMass and Braintree stations from 8:45 p.m. until the end of service. This will be in effect through Thursday August 4 and will resume Monday August […]
Crews responded to a massive brush fire in the Blue Hills Sunday afternoon. Milton Fire officials say that at around 1 p.m. they received a report of a brush fire on top of Chickatawbut Hill. Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Randolph, and Boston all responded to the scene and additional requests were made for tankers and brush […]
A man has been hospitalized after being pinned under a bucket truck in Braintree. Fire officials tell WATD News that at around 3 p.m. Friday they were called to an address on Mayflower Rd. for a worker involved in an accident. Upon arrival crews found a man in his 30’s pinned under the truck. Officials […]
A Maynard man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office says 19-year-old Julius Hammond-Desir was arrested in Dorchester by members of the Braintree, Boston, and Massachusetts State Police. A murder arrest warrant was issued for Hammond-Desir for the shooting and […]
The Braintree Electric Light Department has sold its internet business to Comcast. General Manager Bill Bottiggi released a statement saying a study concluded the publicly owned power utility and broadband internet provider would need to make a “major, multi-million dollar investment in network infrastructure over the next few years to maintain quality of service.” Bottiggi […]
An investigation has determined that Braintree Police officers were justified in their use of force during a shootout that left a police K-9 and a Brockton man dead. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s Office announced they have completed his investigation into the June 4, 2021 fatal shooting of 34-year-old Andrew Homen, an incident that seriously […]
A child was hospitalized after being struck by a bus near a Braintree school. Braintree Police say that at approximately 2:40 p.m. Friday they received several 911 calls reporting a serious motor vehicle collision between a Braintree Public Schools bus and a child in the area of 46 Hillside Rd. near East Junior High School. […]