WATD held a political forum on Tuesday night focusing on the race for Marshfield Select Board with incumbent James Kilcoyne and challenger Eric Kelley. Moderator and WATD News Anchor Christine James, was joined by Jonathan Grabowski from Marshfield Community Media.
In Plymouth, there will be a single candidate, David Golden, running for the one 3 year term on the Select Board. The deadline to return nomination papers was Friday, March 29th. WATD’s Bobbi Clark has more… According to nomination papers Town Clerk Kelly McElreath received by the 5Pm deadline last Friday, these are the candidates, […]
The Marshfield Select Board has decided not to renew the contract of Fire Chief Jeff Simpson. WATD’s Charles Mathewson reports.
In Plymouth the Select Board, at their meeting on the 22nd, addressed the matter of whether or not to support a ban on the single serving liquor containers called nips. Selectmen Chair Dick Quintal and Selectman John Mahoney were not present. With Selectmen Kevin Canty serving as chair, Charlie Bletzer and Harry Helm conducted the […]
The Cohasset Select Board is responding to a recent ruling by the Attorney General’s Office regarding a law that would impact Scituate’s waterways. The board’s chair Jean Healey Dippold says they are looking at their next steps. Scituate officials however, welcomed the ruling saying it was an attempt to control what people can put […]
Milton Select Board member Erin Bradley issued an apology at their last meeting for comments she had previously made. However, fellow Board Member Richard Wells said that her behavior was unacceptable and she needs to resign. Board Member Roxanne Musto didn’t name Bradley specifically but did criticize the behavior. However, Board Member […]
There were seven contested races for Hull’s Annual Election on Monday. Unofficial results show Joseph McCann and Jerry Taverna as the top voters for two seats on the Select Board with McCann getting 1,207 votes and Taverna getting 844 with both winning a 3-year term. David Gibbons got 578 votes, Incumbent Donna Pursel had 502 […]
There will be three contested races on the ballot when Milton holds its Annual Town Election on Tuesday. The race for Select Board will see incumbent Richard Welles facing off against George Ashur, Cindy Christiansen, Philip Johenning, and Benjamin Zoll for two seats on the board. Four candidates Mark Loring, Daniel O’Neil, Bao Qui, and […]
In Plymouth, the Select Board issued a new policy last November that when the warrant closes the second week of December—all language and supporting documents must be presented in the lead up to spring Annual Town Meeting. The Community Preservation Committee, or CPC, presented those materials on the 22nd—one day late. Community Chairman Bill Keohan […]
Cohasset’s Select Board Chair is praising the town’s Police Department for their handling of the investigation into the disappearance of 39-year-old Ana Walshe. Jack Creighton tells WATD News he has gotten an up-close look at how the case has been handled in the midst of national and international media scrutiny. Ana Walshe was […]