Budget: $65M revenue loss from pandemic; police funding cut. BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s mayor has revised his proposed budget to take into account revenue losses from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as well as his plans to trim the police budget in the wake of nationwide...

In Marshfield, the town is in the process of adjusting to a new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Selectmen adopted a plan to re-open facilities and Town Hall. Town Administrator Michael Maresco says effective June 22nd, employees will start returning back to...

Be sure to join WATD tonight (6/15/20) at 6:30 for a political forum, in the race for Plymouth Select Board. Incumbents Betty Cavacco, John Mahoney, Alan Costello, Kevin Lynch, Everett Malaguti, Frank Mand and Dicky Quintal will let the voters know where they stand on...

Mass Gathering Attendees Urged to Get COVID-19 Tests People who have participated in any of the hundreds of large demonstrations, marches and protests of the last few weeks, or any other large gathering, should get tested for COVID-19 at one of 50 pop-up testing sites...

WATD's Dan McCready speaks with Vanessa O'Connor about her campaign for Hanover Selectman.     To learn more about O'Connor visit www.votevanessaoconnor.com/

Norwell has rescheduled their town meeting. Town officials say that due to concerns regarding COVID-19, the Special and Annual Town Meeting originally scheduled for Monday has been postponed to July 7. At this time, the time and location are still to be determined but...

Popular food show on hiatus after host mocks police protests. BOSTON (AP) — A long running New England television show spotlighting local restaurants and food has been taken off air after its CEO mocked the nationwide protests against police brutality on social media....

Mayor: Racism public health crisis, proposes police reforms. BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s mayor has declared racism a public health crisis and outlined a series of police reforms in response to the nationwide reckoning sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in...

With chants of Black Lives Matter, hundreds of people gathered at the Boys and Girls Club in Marshfield for the vigil for George Floyd. In addition, the vigil was held to bring people together against systemic racism. Sabrina Holland, 19, from Marshfield came up with...

Two contested races were decided in the Scituate Annual Town Election. In a close race for Selectmen, Andrew Goodrich won a seat with 867 votes. Robert Dwyer, II had 758 votes. Goodrich says he decided to run after the brown water issue in town. With the financial...

Dozens of people stood in support of Black Lives Matter along Five Corners in Braintree. Caren O’Connell of Braintree held a sign in support with her 10-year-old daughter, Georgia. “It’s very sad to see that Black lives aren’t treated with the kind of respect that...

The Kingston Annual Town Meeting, which was scheduled to take place Saturday, has been postponed to July.   In a notice posted on the town’s website, Town Moderator Janet Wallace says the further postponement is due to health concerns over COVID-19. “I can not in good...

In Plymouth, the Board of Health takes up the matter of social distancing on the town’s beaches. Board Chairman Birgitta Kuehn calling attention to signs posted on the beaches that remind beach goers of  Covid-19 related safety guidelines. Chairman Kuehn talked about...

The Town of Marshfield received a roughly $1.125 Million check in CARES Act Funds that are being distributed through Plymouth County. The check was presented during a ceremony at Marshfield Town Hall on Thursday where Tom O’Brien, Treasurer for Plymouth County,...

The Copeland Auto Group created a paid internship program aimed at helping minority and recent graduates from Brockton High School. Mayor Robert Sullivan joined President Todd Copeland for the announcement of the new program. “I’ve been blessed with a lot of fortune...

The House of Representatives passes a COVID-19 elections bill. State Representative for the 3rd Plymouth District Joan Meschino says the bill allows the Secretary of State’s office to send out an application to every registered voter so that they can fill it out, mail...