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State Senator Su Moran Recaps 2022
State Senator Su Moran, who represents the Plymouth and Barnstable District, joined WATD to recap the year. A big topic of discussion has been the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant. Holtec is considering dumping radioactive waste into Cape Cod Bay. In...
Pembroke Fire Chief Provides End Of Year Recap
Pembroke Fire Chief Jason Viveiros provides WATD's Christine James with an end of year recap.
Life Sentence Handed Down For Brockton Woman Convicted In Sons’ Murders
A Brockton woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her two sons. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says that 48-year-old Latarsha Sanders received her sentence of two Mandatory Life Terms Without the Possibility of Parole following...
Storm Takes Down Whitman Town Hall Tree
The powerful wind storm that swept through the area last week has felled the old maple tree in front of Whitman Town Hall. Interim Town Administrator Frank Lynam tells WATD News the tree has been in that location for 114 years. Lynam says they are...
National Flood Insurance Program Extended to September 2023
The latest storm that hit this area on the Friday before Christmas, was not a usual nor'easter, the winds blew in from the south. Joe Rossi, head of the Massachusetts Coastal Coalition, says coincidentally, the storm tied into the National Flood Insurance Program,...
State Rep. Matt Muratore Recaps the 2022 Legislative Session for the 1st Plymouth District
State Representative Matt Muratore joined WATD to recap the year for the 1st Plymouth District. This includes improvements to the downtown Plymouth area, the town wharf, and $150,000 in funding for a feasibility study for a convention center in Plymouth. Mental health...
Noon Year’s Eve Party at the Plymouth Public Library
Ring in 2023 at the Plymouth Public Library! Their annual Noon Year’s Eve Party party is on Saturday, December 31st from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. No registration required. Intended for families with children ages 3 and up. #plymouthpubliclibrary
State Rep. Steven Xiarhos Discusses Nero’s Law, and Recent Cases with K-9s
State Representative Steven Xiarhos, of Barnstable, led the charge to get Nero’s Bill signed into law. The law allows for the immediate treatment and transport of police K-9’s injured in the line of duty. Xiarhos was a police officer for 40 years in Yarmouth and...
The Morning Show: Monday, December 26, 2022
Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have been enjoying this holiday season with your family and friends. Rob is doing just that today and he will be off Monday and Tuesday - Larry Nelson is filling in today and tomorrow from 5am-10am. And this...
The Morning Show: Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Rob is off for one more day and Larry Nelson is filling in from 5am-10am this Tuesday morning. Larry will check in with the South Shore Chamber of Commerce for the final update of 2022 at 8:41. And every Tuesday at 9:22 we focus on the pet and animal world. This week,...
The Morning Show: Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Welcome to Wednesday. At 7:40 this morning we'll get one more update for the year from Amy Naples, Executive Director of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce.
The Morning Show: Thursday, December 29, 2022
Good Thursday to you. Let's check in with Bob Terravecchia, CEO and Chairman of Coastal Heritage Bank. Bob joins the morning crew each Thursday at 8:10 for life lessons and observations and more!
The Morning Show: Friday, December 30, 2022
This is it. Time to welcome in the new year this weekend. But before we do that it's also time for Feel Good Friday at 9:10, our segment with attorney Mark Stiles from Stiles Law in Marshfield.
Meet Cafe, our Pet of the Week!
Say hello to Cafe! Cafe is a 3 year-old, 6 pound female Yorkie looking for her forever home! Our friends at Yorkie's Inc. tell us she’s been retired from her show home and is looking for a home with another playful dog her size. She is pee pad trained and will go...
Marshfield Community Christmas Volunteer Recaps Successful Season
Marshfield Town Administrator Michael Maresco spoke with WATD’s Christine James after another successful season for Marshfield Community Christmas. Maresco says while they don’t have exact numbers, they typically help more than 200 families and over 400 kids. They...
Santa Visits WATD
Jolly Old St. Nick paid a visit to WATD before his big journey on Christmas Eve. https://youtu.be/jMOMiNlD6dI
Marshfield Officials Discuss Storm Impact
Lt. Artie Shaw speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about Friday's storm.
No Injuries Reported after Three-Alarm Fire in Duxbury
The Duxbury Fire Department and surrounding towns had to battle high winds and water during a three-alarm fire on Pine Point Place. Fire Chief Rob Reardon says they responded around 11:46 this morning. Crews were already nearby on Gurnet Road to rescue a woman who was...
Drug Investigation Results In Eleven Arrests
Eleven people were arrested on charges of being involved in a major Brockton drug trafficking organization distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout towns in Plymouth, Norfolk and Bristol Counties. Attorney General Maura Healey announced that on Tuesday,...
Interim GM Named For MBTA
The MBTA has appointed an Interim General Manager. Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler announced on Thursday that MBTA Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville will assume the role, succeeding Steve Poftak, who served as General Manager since January 1, 2019. He...
What could have been: The 2023 Boston Red Sox
Earlier this month, Xander Bogaerts joined the ever-expanding list of homegrown Red Sox talent to flee for greener pastures, inking an 11 year, $280 million deal with the Padres. It was another instance of the Sox significantly undervaluing one of their own players,...
Cruz Discusses Grandparents Scams, Police Graduation
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz speaks with WATD's Christine James about the Grandparents Scam and the graduation ceremony for the Plymouth Police Academy.
South Shore Prepares For Major Storm
WATD Chief Meterologist Rob Gilman speaks with Christine James about a major storm expected to hit the area Thursday night into Friday.
Eversource Discusses Preparations For Storm
As the South Shore awaits a potentially massive storm, Eversource spokesman Chris McKinnon tells WATD News their preparations have already begun. McKinnon also advises people to have their cellphones and other devices fully charged. An Eversource Outage...
Brockton Mayor Discusses Storm, COVID, CORE Grant
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about the oncoming storm, the city's latest COVID numbers, and a recent grant for the high school.
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