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Carjacking Suspect Crashes Into Randolph Home
A teen carjacking suspect is in custody after crashing into a Randolph home. Massachusetts State Police say the alleged carjacking took place around 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Walmart in Avon with police saying a silver handgun was shown. The vehicle, a 2012 Acura TL...
Brockton Mayor Highlights Progress Towards School Reopening
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan gives WATD's Dan McCready the city's latest COVID Numbers and new regarding the reopening of schools. Photo Credit: City of Brockton
Traffic Stop Leads To Gun Charges Against Brockton Man
A Brockton man and a teenage passenger are facing charges following a traffic stop. Massachusetts State Police say that at around 2:15 a.m. Monday a trooper observed a gray Kia SUV driving roughly 100 miles per hour on Route 24 South in Bridgewater. She followed the...
Marshfield Organizes Surprise Parade for 100-year-old WWII Veteran
The town of Marshfield came together to surprise a Marine veteran on her 100th birthday. Josephine Desmond woke up to the sound of a parade of dozens of vehicles and police cars driving down her street. Director of Veterans' Services, Carin Paulette helped organize...
Swan Duo Reunited in Halifax
Halifax Animal Control responds to two separate lakes to rescue two swans. WATD's Amy Leonard has more: On February 13th Halifax Police received several calls about a swan in distress. After some investigations, it turned out to be two separate swans at each of...
Twelve Norwell Seats Up for Grabs in May Elections
Another member of Norwell’s Select Board calls it quits. WATD's David Cedrone has the story. Norwell selectman Joe Rull announced he will not seek re-election after serving one 3-year term and now select woman Alison DeMong says after 16 years of being involved...
Article Fifteen Proposing New Brewery in Rockland
A Weymouth brewery is planning to move it’s operations to the former Kathy Corrigan’s Gymnastics building in Rockland. Article Fifteen Founder Leo Reardon is applying for a special permit to open a brewery/taproom at 406 VFW Drive. He presented initial plans to the...
New Hampshire Man Accused of Striking Man, Fleeing Scene in Braintree
A New Hampshire man is facing charges after police say he struck a man with his vehicle and fled the scene. Braintree Police Chief Mark Dubois says 36-year-old Matthew Simonson is facing charges that include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and leaving the...
Duxbury Residents Along Shoreline Facing Betterments for New Sea Wall
The town of Duxbury is still waiting for roughly 2.7 million dollars in FEMA reimbursement funds for the sea wall replacement project finished in October 2020. The replacement of the 950-feet section of wall along Ocean Road North was destroyed by the March 2018...
Three Men Face Charges Following Disturbance At Plympton Store
Two men are facing charges following an incident at a Plympton store Sunday afternoon. Carver Police say that at around 3:30 p.m. Plympton Police officers responded to Tractor Supply at 401 Main St. over a report that several customers were causing a disturbance and...
Plymouth: Officials Vote Tonight, Will 40% of Vote of Planning Board be Controlled by Husband and Wife Team?
In Plymouth, tonight, the Select and Planning Boards meet in joint session to vote to replace a member of the Planning Board who recently resigned. Two people have applied for the position and one of them has a close relationship to a sitting member of the Planning...
Quincy Police Investigating Two Robberies
Quincy Police are investigating two robberies that took place last Thursday. The first incident took place around 4:45 a.m. outside of 95 West Squantum St. when a 69-year-old Asian man was attacked while walking towards the North Quincy train station and had his lunch...
Plymouth: 26th Annual Rotary Auction Targeting Aid to Restaurant Community
In Plymouth, the 26th annual Rotary Club Auction will soon be in full swing, but this year with a different pandemic-propelled twist. Bobbi Clark has more: Dr. Gary Maestas, is Vice Chair of the Rotary Club, and a familiar face in town, having spent the past...
Daisy & Bean: Two Kitty Sisters
Meet Daisy & Bean! These two sisters were born to an outdoor cat and taken in at a very young age, so they are completely domesticated. They are about 2 ½ years old and very easy going. Our friends at the Quincy Animal Shelter tell us they tolerated the previous...
The Morning Show: Monday, February 22, 2021
Welcome to Monday. It's the third week of February and today at 7:45 it's time for More Comfort Monday’s with Diane Jordan from Natural Body Works in Kingston. Then at 9:22 it’s our “Pet of the Week” segment sponsored by Family Pet and Garden Center in...
The Morning Show: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Welcome to Tuesday. Here we go! At 8:10 it's time for Tech Talk with David Snell from ACTSmart I.T. in Pembroke. Peter Forman from the South Shore Chamber of Commerce join us at 8:40 to talk about the state of local business around the South Shore. And at 9:22 it’s...
The Morning Show: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Wednesday is here. It's February 24th already. At 7:10 it's Hats off the Arts with Peg Page from the Plymouth Center for the Arts. Amy Naples from the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce checks in at 7:40. At 8:40 Terry and Ann Marshall join us to talk about their new...
The Morning Show: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Behold! It's Thursday and we've got a busy morning planned for you: 7:40 am – Tim Cahill from the Quincy Chamber of Commerce joins us 8:10 am – Bob Terravecchia from Coastal Heritage Bank calls in for his weekly Growing Together segment 8:40 am – Goldie Bounce Golf...
The Morning Show: Friday, February 26, 2021
It's time for Name that Tune with Steven Karidoyanes from the Plymouth Philharmonic at 7:10! Will you be the first to guess the name of the song? And at 9:10 it's another Feel Good Friday with attorney Mark Stiles of Stiles Law on Rt. 139 in Marshfield. Have you...
Braintree Mayor Kokoros Unhappy With State Vaccination Plans
Braintree Mayor Charles Kokoros is not happy about the state’s recent policies when it comes to COVID-19 Vaccine distributions. Kokoros tells WATD News these challenges come as they are still working to address challenges with schools reopening. ...
Randolph Man Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges Following Brockton Traffic Stop
A Randolph man is facing gun and drug charges following a traffic stop in Brockton. Massachusetts State Police say that shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday troopers were travelling on Westgate Dr. where they saw the driver of a white Nissan SUV looking down at a cell...
Veterans’ Vaccination Event In Plymouth Postponed
A planned COVID-19 Vaccination event for veterans, that was scheduled to take place in Plymouth this weekend, has been postponed. While this is a walk-in event, VA Boston Spokesman Kyle Toto tells WATD News they are asking participants to bring some...
Possibility of Husband and Wife Team on Plymouth Planning Board Raises Questions
In Plymouth, the question is this: it’s legal, but is it right? This concerns the filling of a vacancy on the Planning Board. Bobbi Clark has the details: Selectman Chair Ken Tavares says there will be a joint meeting with the Planning Board next Tuesday: “As...
South Shore First Responders, Health Boards want COVID-19 Vaccines for Town Clinics
Abington Fire Chief John Nuttall. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe. Due to limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, the state is focusing distribution to high-capacity venues such as retail pharmacies and mass-vaccination sites. Towns in Plymouth County established local...
Massachusetts’ COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Website Crashes
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ coronavirus vaccine appointment portal crashed Thursday as more than one million additional state residents became eligible to schedule a shot. Many residents who went to vaxfinder.mass.gov received the message “This application crashed”...
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