Crews were called to the scene of dump truck crash in Weymouth. Massachusetts State Police say that at 9:40 a.m. Thursday the Norwell Barracks responded to reports of a dump truck rolled over onto its side on Route 3 North. The crash caused a large amount of debris to scatter across all lanes of the […]
An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside her Weymouth home on Monday. Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey and Weymouth Chief of Police Richard Fuller identified the victim as 56-year old Christine Ruth Mello, of 34 Lake Street. An autopsy at the office of the Chief Medical Examiner was conducted Tuesday morning and […]
Verdicts were rendered on Friday in Norfolk Superior Court in the trial of Emanuel Lopes who was charged in the death of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and 77-year-old Vera Adams. Lopes was charged with first degree murder for Chesna’s death. He was charged with second-degree murder for the death of Adams. Lopes […]
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection held a Waterways Hearing on Wednesday to discuss a Chapter 91 Waterways permit that was granted to Enbridge for construction of a compressor station in Weymouth which a Superior Court Justice vacated and sent back to the department. DEP Attorney David Bragg told the presiding officer that the site […]
Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund spoke with WATD’s Christine James about what he hopes to accomplish in his second term.
The natural gas pipeline company Enbridge has built a compressor station, a pipeline booster, next to the Fore River Bridge in Weymouth. A citizens group, FRRACS, opposed the station when it was proposed and opposes its continual operation. FRRACS organized a rally next to the site last week and WATD’s Charles Mathewson spoke with the […]
The Weymouth Senior Center has been shut down and converted to a temporary Red Cross Shelter after a Tuesday night fire at a housing complex. Fire Chief Keith Stark tells WATD News that the incident caused an estimated $20,000 in damage and cleanup crews were called. No injuries were reported. Stark estimates it […]
A tornado has touched down in Weymouth. The National Weather Service says their survey team has confirmed a tornado in Weymouth Friday morning. They say further details regarding “path length and EF (Enhanced Fujita Scale) rating will be forthcoming after the survey has been completed.”
A tornado has touched down in Weymouth. The National Weather Service says their survey team has confirmed a tornado in Weymouth Friday morning. They say further details regarding “path length and EF (Enhanced Fujita Scale) rating will be forthcoming after the survey has been completed.”
A new trial date has been set in the Emanuel Lopes Trial. Lopes is accused of killing Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna and 77-year-old Vera Adams on July 15, 2018. He allegedly struck Chesna with a rock while being arrested for driving erratically and vandalizing a home, then taking Chesna’s gun and shooting him eight […]