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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…

Anti-ICE Protesters Chase Off Far-Right Activist Jake Lang in Plymouth

Anti-ICE protesters confronted and chased off far-right activist Jake Lang during a pro-ICE rally in Plymouth over the weekend. The confrontation, in which a group of women pushed Lang — who wears a court-ordered ankle monitor — out of the area, drew widespread social-media reaction, ac…

Coffee shop opens as bar, longtime diner close in Brockton

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…

Developer Appeals Delayed Allerton Condo Zoning Ruling, Alleges 'Witch Hunt'

A developer has appealed a delayed Allerton condo zoning ruling, alleging opponents are waging a "witch hunt," Hull Times reports. The 20-page appeal, posted this week to the town's Zoning Board of Appeals page, argues that neighbors opposed to the project have deliberately worked to bl…

Norwell Library Awarded Over $35,000 in State Technology Grant

Norwell Public Library has been awarded more than $35,000 in state funding to upgrade its technology offerings this week. The library announced the technology grant through its website without naming the awarding state agency or the specific equipment it will fund, but it follows a stre…

Suspect identified in library-lot shooting tied to littering dispute

A suspect has been identified in Thursday's road-rage shooting near the Hingham Public Library, with new details emerging on how the confrontation began. Multiple outlets, including CBS News and Local 12, report the dispute allegedly started over littering on Route 228 before a driver i…

Judge Impounds 911 Call, Autopsy Photos in Clancy Trial

A judge has impounded the 911 call and autopsy photos central to the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. NBC Boston reports the ruling restricts public access to evidence tied to the Duxbury mother accused of strangling her three children in January 2023. Separately, guest curator Stephen O'Ne…

Equal Protection Group Presses Plymouth to Drop Tribal Commission Seats

A legal advocacy group is challenging Plymouth's practice of reserving Historical Commission seats for tribal members as unconstitutional. The Equal Protection Project argues the ancestry-based seat requirement violates equal-protection law, according to a Legal Insurrection report publ…

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