Brockton

Brockton Public Library is launching a new beginner-friendly crochet club for adults, giving residents a fresh way to build skills and connections in the community. The program, reported by writer Dianna Carney on NewsBreak, invites newcomers to pick up the craft alongside neighbors in …

Brockton's Accounts Committee heard a stark fiscal warning and scrutinized $10.9 million in vendor payments at its July 30 session. Chief Financial Officer Dr.

Massachusetts officials are reexamining e-bike safety rules as crashes and injuries climb statewide, a trend flagged in a report from Brockton Patch. Police, doctors and state regulators are working to keep pace with the vehicles' fast-growing popularity, per the outlet's July 31 report…

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 …

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.

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…

A well-known coffee shop opened in Brockton this week as a longtime bar and diner announced closings, Patch reports. According to a Brockton Patch food-week roundup published Monday, a popular coffee chain debuted a new storefront in the city, while a well-liked neighborhood bar and a b…

Ten Brockton property transfers were recorded at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds between June 26 and July 25. Of the seven sales with a disclosed price, values ranged from $460 to $750, with a median of $550. The month's top transaction was 197 Market St, which sold for $750 to bu…

A stray bullet pierced the wall of the Catholic Charities office in Brockton, leaving employees shaken and prompting an active investigation, according to CBS News and Patch. The incident, reported July 22, drew coverage from multiple outlets including Catholic Culture's news wire, whic…

Brockton Finance Committee recommended seven new Advisory Council on Health members and advanced a long-stalled Boys and Girls Club easement while tabling two home rule petitions at its July 20 meeting. All seven nominees — including Dr.