Massachusetts House votes to extend legislative session. BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House has made the rare move of passing an order to suspend the Legislature’s own rules and extend the the legislative session scheduled to end Friday through January. Wednesday's...

Photo credit: SABR/ Society for American Baseball Research BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox manager John McNamara has died. McNamara managed the Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse extended the team’s...

Hingham residents and dozens of people from surrounding towns stood in front of Town Hall after controversy around the “Thin Blue Line” flag.   After a resident complaint, the Hingham Fire Department was ordered by town officials to remove the thin blue line flags...

White Horse Beach in Plymouth has been closed due to a shark sighting.  Harbormaster Chad Hunter tells WATD News a roughly 10 foot shark was reported approximately 100 yards off shore between Manomet Point and White Horse Beach.  The beach will remain closed for 3...

Lawmakers OK bill reviewing controversial state seal, flag. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ Senate has unanimously approved creating a commission to review the state seal and motto, which includes a controversial depiction of a Native American man. The bill still needs...

In Pembroke, voters approved a $64 million dollar operating budget, capital projects, and community preservation projects. Town Moderator Steve Dodge says a lot of preparation went into the meeting at the High School. He said there were three times as many volunteers,...

Whitman Annual Town Meeting voters showed in fairly significant numbers Monday night.      Town Administrator Frank Lynam tells WATD News that two articles in particular generated a lot of discussion.      Lynam says that he’s happy with all they managed to...

Photo Credit: David Cedrone/WATD A four-alarm fire in Quincy Monday night destroyed a home on Hanna Street. WATD's David Cedrone was there and files this report:     Over ten fire engines and over 70 firefighters from Quincy Boston and Braintree filled Hanna...

The Braintree School Committee is working on a reopening plan for the Schools this fall. A draft includes a phased approach, with a preference towards in-person learning. School Superintendent Frank Hackett says they’re aiming for a September reopening for schools,...

Juneteenth recognized as state holiday in Massachusetts. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has recognized June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day, an annual state holiday commemorating the the emancipation of Black slaves in America. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the...

Parent who fell ill at graduation tests positive for virus. BOSTON (AP) — Officials say a parent who attended an outdoor high school graduation in Massachusetts over the weekend tested positive for the coronavirus after falling ill at the event. Quincy officials say...

In Plymouth, town meeting and how it will be conducted is a controversial subject. Town Moderator Steven Triffletti insists that town meeting, now scheduled for August 10th, must be a virtual one. But Selectman Betty Cavacco is hearing that some town meeting members...

In Norwell, roughly 250 voters gathered at the field outside the Middle School for the Special and Annual Town Meeting. Town officials took note of town meetings held in Hingham, Scituate, and other surrounding towns and worked out a plan to ensure social distancing....

Hundreds of people gathered along Route 139 in Marshfield for rallies in support of Back the Blue and Black Lives Matter. Roughly 500 people took part in the Back the Blue rally, which was organized by Marshfield resident Ashleigh MacKinnon. She wanted to hold the...

With some modifications due to COVID-19, the Annual Blessing of the Fleet took place at the Marshfield Town Pier. Father Mark Derrane from Our Lady of the Assumption Parish officiated the Blessing, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported it was Reverend...

A Special Election is coming up in Kingston on August first to fill an open seat on the board of selectmen, after Tammy Murray stepped down before the end of her term. Sheila Vaughn is one of two candidates, Peter Boncek is the other one. WATD's Christine James spoke...

2020 has been a year not many will forget especially high school students that are graduating. WATDs David Cedrone has the story:   Senior year for high school students is supposed to be a special time, parties, hanging out with friends you may not see for a long...