Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about how his city is being impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Southfield Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met to discuss refinancing the interest rate on a 2010-A Infrastructure Bond. The $12.5 million bond was issued in 2010 for roadways and other public infrastructure at Union Point, the site shared by Abington,...

During Teacher Appreciation week 800 teachers at work teaching 7,500 students remotely. It’s Teacher Appreciation week 2020, an extraordinary time for teachers who are not in their classrooms, but have had to quickly adapt to a remote teaching model.  Plymouth’s...

Gov. Charlie Baker is ready to let people tee off in Massachusetts again. The administration updated a COVID-19 essential services webpage Thursday morning and said that while golf courses are not considered essential businesses, "private operators of golf courses may...

May 19th Special Senate Election Could be Postponed, Plan to Vote by Mail Anyway Update to Story Below: "The election will occur on May 19th and the Town of Plymouth will participate.  I want to thank the Select Board for acting valiantly in trying to do what is right...

Rockland Town Administrator Douglas Lapp says the town is facing a $1.3 million shortfall for the FY 20 budget. A major part of that number is expected to be a $585,000 deficit on property taxes. Lapp and Town Accountant Elizabeth Zaleski presented options to the...

Courthouses in Massachusetts are still closed to the public except in some circumstances. Christine James spoke with Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz.

Hanson Woman Loses Life in Fatal House Fire Fire investigators say a Massachusetts woman died in a house fire that three other people escaped. Officials say 58-year-old Margaret O’Toole-Driscoll was one of four people who lived in the log cabin home in Hanson that...

Virus news: Mask Use Mandatory, COVID-19 Deaths Top 4,400 BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts residents are now required to wear masks in public to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. An order signed by Gov. Charlie Baker last week took effect Wednesday mandating the use...

Missing Women's Family Launches New Website Maura Murray of Hanson, disappeared over 16 years ago on a cold February night, after a motor vehicle accident in New Hampshire. Her family has never stopped looking for her. This past Monday marked her 38th birthday....

Another Walmart location on the South Shore has been closed. The company released a statement saying that they are temporarily closing their Abington store saying the “nature of this virus makes it nearly impossible to track the source of anyone’s infection” and that...

Mayor Hedlund Speaks Out Against School Committee Plan Regarding Full-Day Kindergarten. Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund is speaking against a School Committee plan to include free full-day kindergarten in the FY 21 budget. While he supports the concept, he says now is...

FRRACS Hold Mobile Protest at Compressor Station Site The Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station, FRRACS, staged a mobile protest, calling for the stoppage of construction during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Dozens of cars circled Town Hall and the compressor...

Baker says state making gains on virus; 2nd Walmart closes BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that Massachusetts is seeing coronavirus numbers heading in the right direction even as the state's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 70,000. In other...

Fishing Industry Facing Challenging Times In Plymouth, Dan McKiernan of the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries, or DMF, telling Moderator Steven Triffletti on Friday, during the COVID-Update, broadcast on PACTV, that this is a very challenging time for the DMF and...

Local hospitals want people to know that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, they can still get emergency care. Christopher Smalley is the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth. He says they have capacity there....

Being stuck at home during the quarantine has been tough for everyone, especially for those who have a regular work out schedule. Gyms and fitness centers have been closed for weeks, adding inches to waistlines, and leaving many frustrated they are not able to work...

A pre-trial detainee who was held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined. Sheriff Joe McDonald says the person arrived at the facility on April 24th and was housed in a special intake unit as part of the...

A teenaged girl was hospitalized after falling from a balcony. Cohasset Police say that shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday they responded to a home for a report of a teenaged female that had fallen approximately 20-feet from a balcony. Fire officials also arrived on...

After an independent investigation wraps up, the Hull School Superintendent is fired due to allegations of personal misconduct.   Back in February, the school committee voted to place Michael Devine on paid administrative leave indefinitely while an outside...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says Massachusetts is seeing hopeful data about efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. He points in part to a general decline in new hospitalizations for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Total COVID-19 deaths in...

A Gloucester man is facing charges following an incident at Sandy Beach Sunday afternoon. Cohasset Police say that shortly before 1 p.m. they received 9-1-1 calls reporting a male harassing families and children. An officer responded to the scene and was told the man...