Boston mayor creating 'inclusion Cabinet' to fight injustice. BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he’s creating an equity inclusion Cabinet charged with helping the city fight racial injustice. The Cabinet will aim to dismantle what Walsh described as barriers...

School reopening plan unveiled and 25 COVID-19 deaths reported. BOSTON (AP) — Face masks and physical distancing are some of the changes Massachusetts students will find when they return to the classroom in September under a plan unveiled Thursday. State education...

It was a welcome surprise for more than 200 seniors in Hanover. An anonymous donor paid for lunches to three senior communities in town. The South Shore YMCA and The Chef’s Table in Marshfield teamed up to deliver the meals to the residents on Thursday. Sheila...

Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about the progress his city is making during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The state parole board hearing a request this week from a man who was convicted decades ago in the beating and strangulation death of a 79-year-old local man. Christine James spoke with Plymouth County District Attorney, Tim Cruz, about Jeffrey Roberio's request....

A Plymouth man plead guilty to drug charges following his arrest in Middleboro. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says that 30-year-old Lyle Dorgan was arrested in August of 2019 following an investigation into a drug operation out of his Plymouth home....

US virus cases continue to rise at near-record rate. NEW YORK (AP) — The daily U.S. count of new coronavirus cases stood near an all-time high Thursday. It's hovering close to the late-April peak that marked some of the darkest and deadliest days of the crisis so far....

In Plymouth, Sarah Cloud, Director of  Social Work at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital told Moderator Steven Triffletti, during his COVID 19 PACTV broadcast, that the ongoing pandemic has caused people to find ways to cope and some of those coping skills can be risky....

Norwell Fire Chief Andy Reardon says he will be retiring in July, after four decades with the Fire Department. The Selectmen met to discuss a new Fire Chief, and unanimously voted to hire Deputy Chief Jeff Simpson as the new Chief. Town Administrator Peter Morin told...

Unofficial results are in from Hull’s Annual Town Election on Tuesday. In the race for two seats on the board of selectmen, Challenger Donna Pursel was the top vote getter, winning a seat on the board with 832 votes, Incumbent and chairman Domenico Sestito kept his...

Effort to give officers bonuses for training stirs anger. Massachusetts’ Republican governor is pushing a plan to give bonuses up to $5,000 to officers who complete “advanced” training in such areas as de-escalation and bias-free policing. Gov. Charlie Baker's...

Report: Leadership failed to control outbreak at vets home An independent investigative report says the leadership of a home for aging veterans in Massachusetts where nearly 80 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died made “substantial errors and failures” as...

With no budget currently in place for the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District, School Superintendent Jeff Szymaniak discussed a temporary budget with the Hanson Selectmen. Szymaniak says until the towns agree to a budget for FY 21, it would be set by state...

Rhonda Nyman - Photo Credit: Nyman Campaign  WATD's Dan McCready speaks with a Hanover Selectman Candidate about her campaign.  

Marshfield wrapped up both their Annual and Special Town Meetings in just four hours passing all warrant articles. WATD's David Cedrone files this report:  

In Rockland, voters at Town Meeting approved emergency fund transfers, Town Charter changes, and a $65 million operating budget. Temperature checks were conducted at the door, and seating was spread out in the High School auditorium. All articles on the Special...

In Plymouth, Dick Quintal, who served for 12 years as a Selectman, some of that time as Chairman, returns to the Select Board tonight after a long hiatus. Bobbi Clark talked with him about some of the questions folks have raised during his recent run for office. A...

Town Moderator Shawn Reilly says there are 25 articles on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.    There will only be three articles on the warrant when Abington holds its Special Town Meeting tonight.      Reilly tells WATD News they hope to get this...

Marshfield Town Administrator Michael Maresco gives WATD's Dan McCready a preview of Monday night's Special and Annual Town Meeting.

A man is facing charges after allegedly shooting another man in the face with a BB gun. Wareham Police say that shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday officers were sent to Swifts Beach Rd. where they received information that the suspect had fled the scene in a dark colored...

Restaurants offer indoor dining and MBTA cranks up service. BOSTON (AP) — Restaurants can start offering indoor dining again, and so-called close-contact businesses including nail salons, tattoo parlors and personal trainers can reopen under the latest phase of...

Boston might divert nonviolent 911 calls from police. BOSTON (AP) — Three members of the Boston City Council want to start diverting nonviolent 911 calls away from police. The Boston Globe reports that councilors have filed an ordinance that calls for “an alternative...

Plymouth’s Annual Town Election had a tight race for the second of two seats on the select board. Incumbent Betty Cavacco easily won the most votes in a field of seven candidates. But former board member Dick Quintal received 328 more votes than incumbent John...