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Meet our Pet of the Week, Luna

Meet our Pet of the Week, Luna

Meet Luna – Your One-in-a-Million Sidekick. She is available for foster or adoption from "Buddy and Friends" in Pembroke. Let's learn more about Luna: She is: Female | Pit Mix • 4 Years Old • 60 lbs There’s a reason her name is Luna — she’s steady, glowing, and full...

Plymouth: Sand & Gravel Bylaw Committee Appointed

Plymouth: Sand & Gravel Bylaw Committee Appointed

In Plymouth, concerned with the way earth removal occurs in town, the Plymouth Stewardship Alliance has been working with the Planning Board to form a bylaw review committee to look at strengthening laws to limit sand mining that can occur during earth removal. ...

Veterans Voice Collecting Gifts For Brockton VA

Veterans Voice Collecting Gifts For Brockton VA

Veterans Voice Co-Host Craig Wolfe and the Goon Squad will once again be collecting holiday gifts for residents at the Brockton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. https://youtu.be/SSYepCxaPZc?si=LaMy4FrmSO0GPz-T Veterans Voice Network Goon Squad Holds Pre-Thanksgiving...

Marshfield Vets Agents Discuss the Holidays

Marshfield Vets Agents Discuss the Holidays

Marshfield Veterans Services Director Carin Paulette and Assistant Director Lisa Potts speak with WATD's Christine James about how their office helps veterans during the holidays. https://youtu.be/rYWLTTNTaT4 Marshfield Veterans Services Agents Discuss Veterans...

Plymouth Recreation Department Has Something For Everyone

Plymouth Recreation Department Has Something For Everyone

In Plymouth, babies, toddlers, teenagers and seniors are included in the programs offered by the town’s recreation department—this according to Recreation Director Anne Slusser.  All these programs are listed in the recreation guide recently sent to all residents....

Meschino Provides Legislative Update

Meschino Provides Legislative Update

State Rep. Joan Meschino speaks with WATD's Christine James about a wide array of topics on Beacon Hill including a Climate Bank and Housing. https://youtu.be/6kRTaAJ1zgg Meschino Provides Legislative Update State Representative Joan Meschino

Rep. Sweezey Speaks About Service Dogs

Rep. Sweezey Speaks About Service Dogs

State. Representative Ken Sweezey speaks with WATD's Christine James about service dogs. https://youtu.be/Ua9VErZEYlg New Director at Plymouth Center For Active Living Historian Peter Drummey is Set to Retire

Nursing Home Fire Forces Evacuation of Over 100 Patients

Nursing Home Fire Forces Evacuation of Over 100 Patients

Over 100 patients were evacuated when a fire broke out in a Rockland nursing home. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. Saturday in a common area on the third floor of the Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on Webster Street near Rockland Center....

Fire Damages Duxbury Home

Fire Damages Duxbury Home

Several people were displace in a three-alarm fire in Duxbury. The fire was reported at about 1:30 Monday afternoon at 50 Bay Farm Road. Duxbury Fire Captain Keith Nette tells WATD news that a call was received for smoke coming from the large, three-unit residential...

Meet our Pet of the Week, Tyson

Meet our Pet of the Week, Tyson

We want you to meet Tyson – Your Next Adventure Buddy! 🐾You have to check him out. Tyson is an 9-month-old Husky with a big personality and an even bigger heart. He’s already neutered, up to date on all his vaccines, and ready to find the right home—a home that truly...

One Day, Two Perspectives On Thanksgiving

One Day, Two Perspectives On Thanksgiving

Two events were held in Plymouth on Thursday that have radically different perspectives on the Thanksgiving Holiday as WATD’s Dan McCready explains. https://youtu.be/Qp1ifR1i2SI United American Indians of New England The Mayflower Society Rainy Weather Doesn’t Dampen...

Man Arrested in Weymouth Bank Robbery

Man Arrested in Weymouth Bank Robbery

A Quincy man was nabbed after he allegedly tried to rob a Weymouth bank. Forty-one-year-old Thomas Bois Junior is charged with attempted unarmed robbery and larceny under twelve hundred dollars. He also had a default warrant from Boston District Court. Police say that...

Brockton Recount to Resume on Dec. 6

Brockton Recount to Resume on Dec. 6

There are no results yet in the recount for mayor and several other seats in the Brockton election recount on Saturday. Officials only completed the recount in wards one, three, and five. No results were released. The recount will resume on Saturday, December 6th....

DA Discusses Comfort Dogs Program

DA Discusses Comfort Dogs Program

Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz speaks with WATD's Christine James about their comfort dog program. https://youtu.be/jvqPhLEG-6c Cruz Promotes Expansion Of Comfort Dogs Program Plymouth County District Attorney's Office

South Shore Thanksgiving Day Events

South Shore Thanksgiving Day Events

The South Shore will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day with various events. The 11th annual Marshfield Boys and Girls Club Turkey Trot kicks off at 7:30 a.m. at the South River School. In Plymouth, the annual Pilgrim Progress, the reenactment of the Pilgrims' Sabbath...

Norwell Govt. Comm. Seeking Feedback From Residents

Norwell Govt. Comm. Seeking Feedback From Residents

Mary Beth Shea, Chair of the Norwell Government Study Commission, speaks with WATD's Christine James about their efforts to gather information from residents on town government. https://youtu.be/qZEpbfXsnPU Town of Norwell Committee To Be Appointed To Write Sand And...

Thanksgiving Travel Season Underway

Thanksgiving Travel Season Underway

The Thanksgiving Travel Season is already underway across the United States. WATD's Dan McCready explains. https://youtu.be/HdPwsLrTdWc AAA Northeast Plymouth Holds Thanksgiving Parade

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