There will be more than 80 articles on the warrant for Monday night’s Annual Town Meeting in Rockland. Town Administrator Douglas Lapp tells WATD News one is likely to generate quite a bit of debate. There will also be two articles that involve removing police and fire from civil service. There are […]
There will be three contested races on the ballot when Rockland holds its Annual Town Election on Saturday. Incumbent John Davis will face challenger Sally Shakespeare for a seat on the Housing Authority. The race for School Committee will see incumbent Jaime Hennessy facing a challenge from Julie Minahan. There will also be two candidates, […]
Christine James speaks with the Rockland Recreation Department and their call for artists to decorate utility boxes.
It’s time for Week 2 of our Winter Winners list; a ranking of the top all-around athletic programs on the South Shore. Norwell sat as the area’s top school based on last week’s Power Rankings. Could the Clippers maintain their position in Week 2? Did new schools rise up the ranks this week? Find out […]
As we turn the calendar to February, the playoff push has begun across the state. The winter tournaments are just over three weeks away, and local teams are polishing their postseason resumes and chasing those final qualifying wins. With the advent of the new MIAA Power Ranking system, we are to believe that the state […]
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, […]
Crews were called to the scene of a fire in Hingham Tuesday night. Norfolk County Control says the fire took place at around 6 p.m. at 30 Chief Justice Cushing Highway. Hingham Firefighters Local 2398 says their members extinguished heavy fire in the rear of the home extending up and in. They say other members […]
Crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Pembroke. Fire officials tell WATD News they were dispatched to 15 Harvard St. at around 12:19 p.m. Sunday. The fire was knocked down in roughly 15 minutes but crews remained on scene for roughly an hour and a half. Duxbury, Rockland, and Kingston provided […]
It’s hard to believe we’re a month into the winter season, but despite postponements galore, most teams are thru the first third of their schedule. Even with sparse schedules, the first four weeks of the season have given us a great picture of who the contenders are, and which stars of the South Shore will […]
It had been 21 long years since the Rockland Bulldogs tasted a state championship on the gridiron. Getting to end that drought by defeating arch rival Abington? Well, that only made it that much sweeter. Relive Rockland’s 23-13 Super Bowl victory with Quinn Kelly and Bill Vose on WATD’s call from Gillette. After capturing […]