The South Shore is awash with basketball talent this season. As of the latest MIAA Power Rankings, there are 25 boys and 25 girls teams inside the top 40 of their division, and in a prime playoff position. Five South Shore/Metro South teams are in the top five on the boys side (Mansfield, Archbishop Williams, […]
Carver Middle/High School was evacuated after a threatening note was found. School officials tell WATD News that shortly after noon on Friday a student found the note in the girls’ bathroom. The school was evacuated and a search was conducted by Carver Fire and Carver Police and the threat was deemed to be not credible. […]
Edaville Railroad will keep chugging along. The announcement was made Wednesday morning on the Edaville Family Theme Park Facebook page which named the new owners of the Carver business as Shervin B. Hawley, Managing Partner of Sudbury, Mass., and Brian Fanslau, Operations Partner of Alna, Maine. They say they are “committed to the long-term success […]
An investigation is underway after a Department of Conservation and Recreation worker was assaulted at the Myles Standish State Forest. Massachusetts State Police say the incident took place shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday at Barrett’s Pond in Carver. The 63-year-old worker told a Massachusetts State Trooper and Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer he was slashed in […]
One person has died after a pickup truck went into the water in Carver Saturday night. Police say that shortly before 8 p.m. they received two 911 calls reporting that a vehicle had gone into the water in the cranberry bog behind 7 Holmes St. Upon arrival crews found a 2002 GMC Sierra pickup truck […]
Carver held their town election on Saturday with two contested races on the ballot. The race for Select Board saw John Cotter win the one open seat with 428 votes, Robert Belbin got 286 votes. Two seats were up for grabs in the race for school committee with Kelly Niemi as the top vote getter […]
There will be two contested races on the ballot when Carver holds their Annual Town Election on Saturday. The race for Select Board will see incumbent Robert Belbin facing challenger John Cotter for one seat on the board. Three candidates will be competing for two seats on the School Committee with Jackie Lake, Kelley Niemi, […]
Carver was able to wrap up Town Meeting Tuesday night after being able to meet all their Quorum requirements. Sarah Hewins, Vice-Chair of the Select Board, spoke about the meeting with WATD as a private citizen, and not on behalf of the board. She says an Article 28, involving a Town Administrator Bylaw Change, […]
Carver’s Annual Town Meeting will go another night as they still have several more articles to get though. Select Board Vice-Chair Sarah Hewins tells WATD News that the budget vote involved changing the status of some jobs in town. Hewins says an article involving Lithium Battery Storage was moved up. She says […]
A Plymouth man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop in Carver. Massachusetts State Police say that shortly after 11 p.m. on December 22, a Trooper on patrol on Tremont St. saw a black Chrysler 300 traveling at 70 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. The Trooper caught up to […]