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Car Crashes Into Abington Home

Car Crashes Into Abington Home

Crews were called to the scene after a car crashed into a home on High St. in Abington Thursday night shortly before midnight.   Police Chief John Bonney tells WATD News that the incident remains under investigation.    Bonnie says no residents of the home were...

Kingston Police Wrangle Escaped Donkeys

Kingston Police Wrangle Escaped Donkeys

Police were called in to wrangle some escaped donkeys. Kingston Police say the 3 mini-donkeys got away from a residence on Grove St. Thursday night. The animals were located and all 3 runaways were returned to their home. 

South Shore Voc Tech Students Deliver Toys To DCF

South Shore Voc Tech Students Deliver Toys To DCF

Students and Staff from South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School delivered a bus full of donated toys to the DCF office in Brockton for distribution to children ahead of the holiday season. Carpentry Instructor at South Shore Vo Tech Eddie Costa tells...

Duxbury Officials Propose Override

Duxbury Officials Propose Override

Duxbury officials will be looking at a tax override in the spring to bridge a budget gap they say would result in the layoff of nearly forty town employees. About seventy residents and officials gathered for the select board meeting last night (Monday) where town...

Norwell STM Approves MBTA Zoning

Norwell STM Approves MBTA Zoning

The Norwell Special Town Meeting Thursday night adopted the MBTA Adjacent Community Multifamily Housing Zoning bylaw. This allows the town to create a multifamily housing zone for a section of the Accord Park Dr. area. Town Administrator Darleen Sullivan explains....

Norwell STM To Be Held Thursday Night

Norwell STM To Be Held Thursday Night

Town Administrator Darleen Sullivan gives WATD's Dan McCready a preview of Norwell Special Town Meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mJ430nJB6s Norwell Special Town Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Norwell Middle School Gymnasium at 328 Main St.

Marshfield Community Christmas Wraps Up Auction

Marshfield Community Christmas Wraps Up Auction

Board Member Roger Osborne speaks with WATD's Dan McCready about their recent auction and their ongoing collection efforts to help local families this holiday season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLcnfF_ZeYc To learn more about Marshfield Community Christmas click...

Injured Turtles Depart From Marshfield Airport

Injured Turtles Depart From Marshfield Airport

A group of turtles boarded a flight from Marshfield on Friday that Ken Andrews, Vice-President of Turtles Fly Too, says will have many stops.   Kate Sampson, the Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Coordinator for NOAA, told WATD’s Beth Foster why there are...

Meet our Pet of the Week, Owen

Meet our Pet of the Week, Owen

We are looking for a bit of a Christmas miracle when it comes to finding Owen a forever home. Unfortunately, Owen's 6 year life has been filled with some hard and traumatic moments so his future owner needs to be extra special and patient. Understanding Owen's story...

Santa Coming To Marshfield

Santa Coming To Marshfield

Marshfield Harbormaster Mike DiMeo speaks with WATD's Christine James about Santa's visit to Marshfield Town Pier on Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0X7_j-YwvU

Light Up the Season! Plymouth’s Holiday Celebration

Light Up the Season! Plymouth’s Holiday Celebration

December is just flying by! Probably because of all the fun things to do. Add one more to your calendar with Plymouth's Annual Holiday Celebration: Light Up the Season event. Starting at 4:30pm on Friday, December 6th, you can enjoy music on the green from Plymouth...

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