In Plymouth, County Commission Chairman Jared Valanzola is completing his first term, having won election in November of 2020, as a Commissioner from the town of Rockland. He has recently moved to Plymouth and is running for re-election as a resident of Plymouth. According to County residency requirements if elected, a person cannot reside in […]
Plymouth Police are continuing their search for Rodney Riviello. Capt. Jason Higgins tells WATD News they have expanded the search area. The search currently involves MetroLEC and the State Police Air wing with a search radius of five miles near the hospital. Anyone with information is being asked to contact Plymouth Police at 508-746-1212.
In Plymouth, a forum, on the 13th, about accessory dwelling units, or ADU’s was held by the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce. Town Meeting recently approved allowing ADU’s, as of right, meaning a homeowner can build a small house in the backyard or an addition to their house, without going to the Planning or Zoning […]
A Plymouth man has been identified as the driver of a car that crashed through the barrier of an intersection onto a highway ramp on I-93 in Boston. Massachusetts State Police say at around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Massachusetts Avenue Connector ramp to Frontage Road in South Boston. […]
Four girls were injured in what’s being called an unprovoked attack at a Braintree movie theater. Braintree Police say that at approximately 6 p.m. Saturday a male entered the AMC 10 Braintree on Grandview Ave., walked past the ticket counter and entered one of the theaters without paying. Once inside the theater he came upon […]
Lightning strikes likely caused fires in two South Shore towns on Thursday with the first being reported in Kingston. Deputy Fire Chief Adam Hatch tells WATD News that the home sustained water damage and isn’t habitable for the time being, but that things could have been far worse. No injuries were reported. Pembroke, […]
In Plymouth, it’s here—and that’s the long awaited completion of the relocation of the sewer interceptor pipe from under the harbor to beneath Water St. This is a project that began in December of 2022 but due to construction delays was put on hold in March of last year and did not resume until May […]
In Plymouth, the annual town election is Saturday, the 18th. Over nine thousand people requested vote-by-mail ballots and in person early voting took place this week at Town Hall and ended yesterday. Also, what looked like an uncontested race for Select Board has changed because of a grass-roots campaign for an additional candidate. WATD’s Bobbi […]
In Plymouth, “We’re All Plastic People Now” is a film that tells folks that every time a person cracks the cap of a plastic water bottle, micro plastics break off into the water and are consumed. Research is showing that human beings are consuming a phenomenal amount of plastic particles— resources say anywhere from thirty-nine […]
In Plymouth the Chair of the Plymouth Select Board, Dick Quintal, is out of town on a family matter. So he was not present at the Board meeting this week on April 30th. However, he chaired the meeting the week before on the 23rd,–in which it was reported by Town Manager Derek Brindisi that Article […]