Flash flood watch prompts heavy rain warning for Brockton area

A flash flood watch threatens the Brockton area with a potentially life-threatening flood event this week. Forecasters warned that tropical downpours could bring over seven inches of rain to parts of Massachusetts, with a flash flood watch in effect, according to a report from Brockton …

Whitman Select Board Eyes January Debt Exclusion Vote for Vocational School Debt

Whitman Select Board moves toward a January debt exclusion vote for the South Shore Vocational Technical School project.

Abington Conservation Commission votes to fine unresponsive wetlands violator $50 weekly

Abington Conservation Commission votes to fine the owner of 225 Brockton Avenue as a two-year wetland enforcement standoff escalates.

Wareham posts State Primary Election voting information

Wareham posted State Primary Election voting information Tuesday as the town's packed summer calendar rolled on. The News Flash feed pointed residents to primary voting details ahead of the fall ballot, while the Wareham Free Library hosted a Wareham Historical Society talk, "Wareham In…

Duxbury Child-Killing Trial Draws National Coverage From Plymouth Courthouse

National media attention centered on Plymouth's courthouse this week as testimony continued in the trial of a Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children. Jurors heard dueling accounts Monday, and the children's father testified about the hours before their deaths, according to…

Norwell Town Clerk's Office To Close August 6

Norwell's Town Clerk's Office will close on August 6, 2026, town officials announced, as the Advisory Board application deadline looms July 31. The Norwell Public Library rolled out a new Device Lending Program offering four Dell Pro 14 laptops for in-library use and seven Dell Latitude…

Brockton City Council Bans Kratom, Tables Needle Exchange Ordinance on Constitutional Grounds

Brockton City Council voted 9-0 to ban kratom and other synthetic drugs citywide and tabled a needle exchange ordinance over constitutional concerns at its July 27 regular meeting.

Plympton Police Chief Accounts for $118,000 Fiscal Year Budget Overage

Plympton's Select Board confronted a $118,000 police department budget overage and set the town's fall election calendar at its July 27 meeting.

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

This week's obituary column for Hanson, Massachusetts includes one notice: Ryan, Margaret "Peggy," age 82, who died July 23, 2026. Her arrangements are under the care of Sullivan Funeral Home, as listed on Echovita. No further biographical or service details were available in the source…

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

Five Brockton-resident obituaries were published this week: Dillon, James (83); Matulsky, Jeanne (91); Moura, Antonio M. (66); Smith, Ann L. (DiNunno) (90); and Tillgren, Gloria E. (Pilla) (100). Notices were posted by Waitt Funeral Home, Farley Funeral Home, and Stanetsky Memorial Chap…