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The Morning Show: Tues., Oct. 12, 2021
Hello Tuesday! Let's get the show on the road! Today Rob's special guest co-host is Margo LaPoint from Seaview Learning. www.seaviewlearning.org Today at 8:10 we'll check in with David Snell from ACTSmart I.T. in Wareham for our weekly Tech Talk segment. David keeps...
The Morning Show: Wed., Oct. 13, 2021
Welcome to Wednesday! At 7:40 Rob checks in with Executive Director Amy Naples from the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce. https://plymouthchamber.com/ We check in with Evan Zalios from Abington Bank today at 8:10. Evan is a mortgage originator based in Abington...
The Morning Show: Thurs., Oct. 14, 2021
It's Thursday, and we have just a few weeks left in John Galluzzo's Walk of the Week season! Check in with John at 6:56 for the latest walk. Today at 7:40 we'll chat with Tim Cahill, President and Executive Director of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce....
The Morning Show: Fri., Oct. 15, 2021
Happy Friday! Today Rob's special guest co-host is Plymouth County Sheriff Joe McDonald. www.pcsdma.org Let's get the weekend started in song with Name That Tune, the classical edition, with Plymouth Phil conductor Steven Karidoyanes at 7:10! And at 9:10 it's Feel...
Home Sale Prices Continue To Rise In Plymouth County
Plymouth County Register of Deeds John Buckley speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about real estate activity last month and a historical document they will be putting on display. Photo Credit: City Of Albuquerque
Student Came To Brockton High School With Gun
A student at Brockton High School came to school with a gun. School officials tell WATD News that the student approached a staff member Friday morning and informed them they had a weapon. The gun was voluntarily turned over and the student was taken into custody. A...
Police Officer Shot, Two People Dead after Hours-Long Standoff in Brockton
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz identified a Brockton man who was accused of shooting a Brockton police officer before fatally shooting himself. The man was identified as 32-year-old Kevin Serpa, who resides at 62 Taber Avenue. Around 5:45 last night,...
Gunman Dead, Officer Shot in Standoff in Brockton
Gunman dead, officer shot in standoff in Brockton. BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A district attorney in Massachusetts says a gunman accused of shooting an officer has died. News outlets report officers arrived at a home in Brockton on Thursday after 911 calls about a man...
Life Jackets, Float Plan Important Parts Of Boat Safety
If you’re heading out on a boat, a life jacket is essential. Kevin Ritchie, a Division Commander with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, tells WATD News that it’s important to ensure you have enough. Ritchie says it’s also important to make sure you’re...
Milton Academy Residence Damaged In Fire
Crews were called to the scene of a fire at a Milton Academy residence. Milton Fire officials tell WATD News the fire was reported around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at 501 Randolph Ave. The fire apparently started in the basement and reached two alarms with mutual aid being...
Numerous Ambulances Respond to Kingston Elementary School after Staff Report Dizziness
Numerous ambulances responded to the Kingston Elementary School. School Superintendent Jill Proulx says some staff members felt dizzy and the Kingston Fire Department responded to the scene, they are currently assessing the situation. She believes they will be given...
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan joins WATD to Discuss Regional Vaccination Site, Nursing Program at High School
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan joins WATD’s Dan McCready to discuss COVID-19 numbers in the city, an update on a health clinic at Brockton High School, and the Shaw’s Center being selected as a state regional vaccination site. Listen to the interview here:
FBI Team Digging At Randolph Home
Law enforcement officials have been digging in the backyard of a Randolph home. An FBI Spokeswoman tells WATD News the FBI Evidence Response Team and Randolph Police are looking for specific evidence at 25 Mitchell St. They didn’t provide further comment but say there...
Plymouth To Hold Moderator Preview Meeting
Plymouth Town Moderator Steven Trifletti speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about the Preview Night that will be taking place Thursday night in preparation for the upcoming Town Meeting. Town Meeting Preview will take place at 6 p.m. on PACTV. Photo...
Marshfield Selectmen Appoint Interim Treasurer/Collector
After Marshfield’s Treasurer/Collector was placed on paid administrative leave, the Selectmen met to consider an appointment to an interim role. Marshfield Town Administrator Michael Maresco says Treasurer/Collector Patrick Dello Russo is on paid administrative leave...
Thousands of NIPS Cleaned Off Plymouth Streets, Select Board Blocks NIPS Ban Discussion at Town Meeting
In Plymouth, thousands of NIPS containers picked up in a couple of hours at the recent annual fall clean-up day, conducted by the Plymouth Network of Open Space Friends. The group has had a working relationship with the town for years, the DPW picks up the purple...
Two Facing Drug Charges Following Arrest Behind Plymouth Hotel
Two people are facing drug charges following their arrest behind a Plymouth hotel. Police Captain Kevin Manuel tells WATD News that shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday officers observed two people in a parked car in the back lot of the Hampton Inn & Suites on Plaza...
Two Men Charged In Connection With Brockton Stabbing
Two men are facing charges in connection with a fatal stabbing in Brockton. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz says that on Friday, a Plymouth County Grand Jury returned indictments charging 40-year-old Keith Disharoom and 25-year-old Mark Stroud, both of...
The Morning Show: Mon., Oct. 4, 2021
Welcome to the first week of October! Halloween decorations are starting to appear and the smell of peanut butter cups and candy corn is wafting through the air... Maybe that's just me. This morning at 7:11 Maria Wood, owner of Fearless Focus Program in Pembroke,...
The Morning Show: Tues., Oct. 5, 2021
Welcome to Tuesday! At 7:11 Rob talks with Margo LaPoint from Seaview Learning about their upcoming fundraiser on October 11-- a fun family event with a “Truck or Treat” trail through the woods of the campus. www.seaviewlearning.org Time for Tech Talk Tuesday with...
The Morning Show: Wed., Oct. 6, 2021
Welcome to Wednesday! Our chat with Amy Naples, Executive Director of the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, takes place at 7:40. We'll learn about upcoming events and ongoing efforts to help support the business community in and around Plymouth. ...
The Morning Show: Thurs., Oct. 7, 2021
Only 4 Walks of the Week left this season! Let's get out there! We'll lace up the sneakers and hear about this week's walk with John Galluzzo at 6:56 am! Tim Cahill, President and Executive Director of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce, joins us for our weekly chat at...
The Morning Show: Fri., Oct. 8, 2021
It's Feel Good Friday!! And we're feeling good about not one, but two things today: playing Name That Tune with Plymouth Phil conductor Steven Karidoyanes at 7:10 AND our weekly chat with attorney Mark Stiles of Stiles Law for his Feel Good Friday segment at 9:10....
Previte’s Marketplace Opens on Rt. 53 Hanover
A European style market place has opened on Rt.53 in Hanover. WATD’ s David Cedrone has more: Previte's Marketplace opened back in Quincy in 1963, back then it was small meat market, deli and grocery store and was run by Joe Previte Sr. His son Joe took the...
It’s Curry the Guinea Pig!
Meet Curry, a one and a half year old male Guinea Pig looking for his forever home! Our friends at the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MA say Curry would do best in a quiet home with no young kids where he can work on his social skills. He is a very nervous...
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