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Nero’s Law Signed at Training Facility Built in Honor of Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon
Governor Charlie Baker and state officials packed a new training facility in Yarmouth for the ceremonial signing of Nero’s Law, which allows for the treatment and humane care of police K9’s injured in the line of duty. In 2018, Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon was...
Carver Town Meeting Will Go Another Night
Carver’s Annual Town Meeting will go another night as they still have several more articles to get though. Select Board Vice-Chair Sarah Hewins tells WATD News that the budget vote involved changing the status of some jobs in town. Hewins says an article...
Scituate Town Meeting Wraps Up
Scituate’s Annual Town Meeting went for a second night Tuesday night but won’t be going for a third. Town Administrator Jim Boudreau tells WATD News that the much discussed marijuana articles ultimately didn’t succeed. However, they did generate some...
Plymouth Select Board Approves Non-Binding Ballot Question on Horse Racing at County Wood Lot
The Plymouth Select Board voted unanimously to place a non-binding question on the ballot for the town election. The question will ask residents if they support a project that includes thoroughbred horse racing on the County Wood Lot. Boston South Real Estate and...
Scituate Annual Town Meeting Continues Tonight
Scituate Town Administrator Jim Boudreau tells WATD's Dan McCready that Scituate Special Town Meeting got through 17 of the 28 articles on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant. Town Meeting will reconvene tonight at 7 p.m. at the Scituate High School. Photo Credit:...
Crash Leaves Brockton Police Officer, Two Others, Injured
Three people, including a Brockton Police officer, were injured following a crash on Monday night. Brockton Police say that shortly after 8:30 p.m. that officer was driving to a ShotSpotter call and travelling on Montello St. when a pickup truck driving on Lawrence...
Pembroke Firefighters Rescue Injured Hiker, Extinguish Two-Alarm House Fire on Monday
The Pembroke Fire Department says there are no injuries after a two-alarm fire on High Ave. this afternoon. Deputy Chief Mark Gassiraro says they responded to a home around 2 p.m. A second alarm was struck for mutual aid to the fire. Halifax, Kingston, and...
State Delegation Tours Pembroke Council on Aging, Joins Jazz Dancing Class
Marylou Sudders, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen recently toured the Pembroke Council on Aging. The state delegation was in Pembroke to recognize the Council on Aging for their service to the community. This...
Sports Exchange: 2022 Masters Recap
Feeling the post-Masters Monday blues? It's okay; we are, too. In fact, there may only be one person who's happy golf's greatest tournament is over, and that's your new Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. The 25-year old World Number 1 staved off minimal Sunday...
Weymouth Mayor Provides Update On Various Projects
Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund gives WATD's Christine James an update about some projects going on in town. Photo Credit: Dan McCready
Mayflower II Begins Return Voyage On Monday
Tom Begley, Director of Collections & Special Projects, at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about the Mayflower's return voyage from Mystic, Conn. Photo Credit: Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Scituate To Hold Special And Annual Town Meeting Monday Night
Scituate Town Administrator Jim Boudreau gives WATD's Dan McCready a preview of the Special and Annual Town Meeting. Special Town Meeting and Annual Town Meeting kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. at Scituate High School.
Kearney Discusses State Budget, Russia
Legislators on Beacon Hill are still working on the state budget and State Representative Patrick Kearney gave WATD News his thoughts on the process so far. Kearney also said he’s glad to see that the supplemental budget includes a complete divestment of the...
Say hello to your new best friend: Sage!
****UPDATE: Monday, April 11 -- got word tonight Sage has been adopted! Good luck, Sage!!! Say hello to Sage! She is a 1-year-old Pit Bull mix who was surrendered to the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Mass in Brockton because her owner wasn't allowed to keep...
Plymouth’s Location a Challenging Factor in Attracting Businesses to Town
PLYMOUTH'S LOCATION A CHALLENGING FACTOR IN ATTRACTING BUSINESSES TO TOWN. In Plymouth, supporting economic development is an idea that is often put forth by politicians as the way to achieve lower taxes for residents. And this concept is often raised at meetings of...
‘Save the Bay’ Protest Held in Plymouth Amid Concerns of Potential Dumping of Radioactive Waste into Cape Cod Bay
A 'Save the Bay' protest was held in Plymouth amid concerns of potential dumping of radioactive waste into Cape Cod Bay. When Paul Souza captains a boat on Cape Cod Bay, he sees the water and whales, he knows what’s beneath the hull: the fish, lobster, and ocean...
Rockland Election Results
In Rockland, voters chose two new Selectmen, a Board of Health member, and re-elected candidates for School Committee and Park Commissioner. With unofficial results, Donna Shortall was elected to the Board of Selectmen with 853 votes. Lori Childs was elected to the...
Marshfield Man Charged With 3rd OUI Following Cohasset Crash
A Marshfield man is being charged with a third OUI following a crash in Cohasset on Thursday afternoon. Police Chief William Quigley says shortly before 4 p.m. officers responded to the area of 739 Chief Justice Cushing Highway for a report of a motor vehicle crash....
Plymouth Police Searching For Missing Teen
Plymouth Police are looking for a missing teen girl. Police say 13-year-old Angelina Plouffe was reported missing on March 21, 2022. It is believed that she fled Massachusetts and could be in New Hampshire. Anyone with information as to Angelina’s whereabouts is being...
Four Contested Races on the Ballot for Saturday’s Rockland Town Election
There are four contested races on the ballot for Rockland’s Annual Town Election, which will take place Saturday. This includes School Committee, Park Commissioner, Board of Health, and Selectmen. WATD interviewed the four candidates for Selectmen. Lori Childs is a...
Girls’ Unity Basketball League Tips Off in Brockton, Named in Honor of Trooper Tamar Bucci
The Trooper Tamar Bucci Unity Basketball League tipped off it’s first game in Brockton. The girls’ only league includes teams from Brockton, West Bridgewater, and Foxboro. Trooper Bucci was recently killed in the line of duty while trying to help a stranded motorist...
Pembroke Herring Commissioners Join WATD to Preview 2022 Fisheries Festival
Christine James speaks with Teresa Harling, a Commissioner with the Pembroke Herring Fisheries Commission, and Bill Boulter, Superintendent of the Pembroke Herring Fisheries Commission, about the upcoming Fisheries Festival. Photo Credit: Lenny Rowe
Two People Plead Guilty in Connection to Three-Alarm Arson Fire at JJ’s Pub in Hanson
Two people pleaded guilty for their role in an arson fire that destroyed JJ’s Pub in Hanson. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz says 63-year-old Patricia Harrison and 52-year-old Wayne Cummings pleaded guilty in Plymouth Superior Court. Both are from Buzzards...
Food Drive for Marshfield Food Pantry
TIC or the Talking information Center is holding a food drive to help collect items for the Marshfield Food Pantry, right now through April 22nd. Operations Assistant Liz Vandenberg says bring in non-perishable food items, personal hygiene items and pet food to...
Update on Town Paving Plan in Hull
An update on a roadway paving plan for the town of Hull was on the agenda for the Board of Selectmen Wednesday night (3/30). Jennifer Constable is the Chair of the Hull board she tells Christine James they also heard a presentation from the director of the wastewater...
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