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Meet our Pet of the Week, Devlin
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (278+ words) Meet Devlin, a most handsome 3-year old boy. He is friendly and outgoing and is looking for a great forever home! Devlin has not been with Friends of the Plymouth Pound long, but is getting more playful as he is…...
Norwell Election Results
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (111+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News The Norwell school committee has a new member. Jana Mc Carthy won the three-way race for a seat in Saturday's election. She received 1, 014 votes, fending off challengers Elizabeth Bersell who had 963 and Kara Vautour who…...
Whitman Voters Reject Overrides
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (96+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News Whitman voters rejected two overrides in Saturday's election. The town's share of funding the construction cost of the South Shore Technical School building was defeated, 711 to 618. Voters also turned down the proposed operating budget override,…...
Plymouth Reelects Selectboard Incumbents
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (134+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News Plymouth selectboard incumbents Kevin Canty and Richard Quintal Jr. were reelected in Saturday's election. Canty led the four-way race with 4, 149 votes and Quintal received 4, 092. They fended off challengers, former select board member Betty Cavacco who…...
East Bridgewater Election Results
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (98+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News There were two contested races in the East Bridgewater election on Saturday. Crystal Hudson and Ellen Pennington were elected to fill two seats on the school committee, besting challenger Dennis Jones Junior. Hudson received 497 votes…...
Hanover Approves Vo Tech Funding
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (99+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News Hanover voters approved a debt exclusion and reelected two incumbent school committee members. The debt exclusion funds the town's share of the cost of the new South Shore Regional Technical School. There were 814 votes in…...
Plympton and Hanson Election Results
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (137+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News In the Plympton selectmen race, Daniel Cadogen, won the three-year term, defeating challenger Jacquelynn Norrie, 234 to 122, Arthur Bloomquist defeated challenger Kyle Lambert 230 to 137 for the board of health. In the planning board race, James Cohen…...
Halifax Rejects All Ballot Questions
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (140+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News Halifax voters rejected all four ballot questions at Saturday's election. The proposed one-point-five-million-dollar operating budget override was defeated by 867 to 714. Also rejected were proposals to change the town clerk position from elected to appointed, making…...
Kingston Election Results
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (107+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News Joseph Cunningham Junior and Sheila Vaughn were elected to the Kingston selectboard by voters on Saturday. Cunnigham topped the four-way race with 498 votes. Vaughn was second with 416 votes. They defeated challengers Paul Dahlen who received…...
Person Killed by Train in East Bridgewater
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (210+ words) by Tom Gorman | May 13, 2026 | News A person was struck and killed by a commuter train in East Bridgewater Wednesday morning. The incident happened on West Street, Route 106, near the East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater line just before noon. East Bridgewater Police…...