LATEST NEWS
Marshfield Community Christmas Kicks Off 46th Year
Roger Osborne, a Board Member with Marshfield Community Christmas, speaks with WATD's Christine James about their upcoming auction and request for donations. https://youtu.be/X1X9dal0eeE Marshfield Community Christmas Meschino Provides Legislative Update
South Shore Veterans Day Observances
The South Shore will be joining the state and nation in observing Veterans Day with ceremonies and parades. Observances begin Sunday where the towns of Whitman, Abington, Rockland, and Hanson are holding a joint celebration from noon to 3 p.m. at the Whitman VFW on...
A Look At Sheriff Budgets
Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald speaks with WATD's Christine James about how his office gets its budget. https://youtu.be/OuIEg1fvUyI Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Warns Of Jury Scam
New Director At Plymouth’s Center For Active Living
In Plymouth, Cheryl Jones is not new to Plymouth but she is new to the job of Director of CAL or the Center for Active Living, and as such she serves over ten thousand seniors who are CAL members. And it seems a natural transition from her work in town as a coach and...
Sheriff Warns Of Jury Scam
Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott speaks with WATD's Christine James about a phone scam where victims are told they need to pay a fine for missed jury duty. https://youtu.be/P2OaMzPENVY Call of Jury Duty Scam DA Discusses Drug Takeback, Domestic Violence...
Marshfield To Hold Veterans’ Day Parade
Marshfield Director of Veterans' Services Carin Paulette and Assistant Director of Veterans' Services Lisa Potts speak with WATD's Dan McCready about the town's Veterans' Day Parade. https://youtu.be/_lKoubg3oEI Chief Historian Peter Drummey Gets Ready To...
Mayor-Elect Moises Rodrigues Pledges To Make Brockton A City For Everyone
Brockton Mayor-Elect Moises Rodrigues speaks with WATD's Christine James following his win on Tuesday and discusses what he hopes to accomplish in his upcoming term. https://youtu.be/WURkNYihzpY City of Brockton Brockton Elects New Mayor
Crews Respond To Two Fires In Randolph
Crews responded to a two-alarm fire at a Randolph apartment complex. Fire officials say that at around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday firefighters were called to 20 Liberty Place for a report of a fire in the building. Upon arrival crews saw heavy smoke coming from a second-floor...
Brockton Elects New Mayor
History was made in Tuesday's Brockton election where voters elected the city’s first mayor of color. Moises Rodrigues defeated challenger Jean Bradley Derenoncourt by 260 votes. Rodriques received 6,680 votes and Derenoncourt garnered 6,420 ballots. Rodriques, a...
Voters Oust Four Incumbent Quincy Councilors
Four Quincy city council incumbents lost to challengers in Tuesday's election. Ward one councilor David McCarthy, Ward 4 councilor James Devine, Ward 5 councilor Daniel Minton and Ward 6 councilor William Harris were ousted. David Jacobs took the Ward one seat,...
Weymouth Elects New Mayor-Incumbent Councilor Ousted
Weymouth voters elected the town’s fourth mayor in Tuesday's election. Longtime town councilor Michael Molisse ran unopposed receiving 6,699 votes. Molisse has been serving as interim mayor after Bob Hedlund stepped down in July. In a surprise upset, District One...
Braintree Election Results
Braintree incumbent councilor-at-large David Ringius was reelected in Tuesday's election. He will be joined by newcomers Julia Flaherty and Ryan Sterling. In two contested races, newcomer James Daiute (Di u tee) defeated Robert Cuddyer in district one. District 5...
Randolph and Milton Election Results
Two Randolph incumbent town councilors retained their seats in yesterday’s Tuesday's election. Kevin O’Connell defeated challengers Abdi Ibrahim and Andrea Nixon in District one. District 2 incumbent Brandon Thompson bested Ida Gordon. District 3 incumbent Katrina...
2 South Shore Men Arrested In The Weekend Explosion At Harvard Medical School
Two South Shore men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, authorities said. Logan David Patterson and Dominick Frank Cardoza face charges of conspiracy to damage by means of fire or an explosive, according to the...
Meschino Provides Legislative Update
State Representative Joan Meschino stopped by the WATD Studios on Tuesday to give Christine James a legislative update. https://youtu.be/bgbU_sdx0zw Representative Joan Meschino Democrat - 3rd Plymouth Several South Shore Towns Head to the Polls
Scituate Wraps Up Special Town Meeting
Scituate Town Administrator Jim Boudreau gives WATD's Dan McCready a recap of Monday night's Special Town Meeting. https://youtu.be/Z1qResTLQeU Town of Scituate Cohasset TM Announces They Are Stepping Down
Dick Cheney, One Of The Most Powerful And Polarizing Vice Presidents In US History, Dies At 84
Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac...
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