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Norwell Delays Trash Collection for Friday, July 24

Norwell delayed Friday, July 24 trash collection, the town announced, a day after officials said the town had been awarded $7,053 in state safety equipment funding. The town's News Flash feed, the primary channel for municipal updates, posted the collection delay notice Friday without s…

Patrick Clancy Remarries Ahead of Trial Testimony, Globe Reports

Patrick Clancy, father of the three Duxbury children killed in 2023, has remarried ahead of his trial testimony, the Boston Globe reports. According to the Globe, the remarriage surfaced as attorneys continue to argue, per NewsNation, over whether 911 call audio and photos of the three …

Wareham imposes outdoor watering restrictions amid beach closures

Wareham has imposed outdoor watering restrictions alongside beach closures as the town navigates peak summer demand, the town website announced July 23. The town also launched a new Wareham Silver Alert Program to help locate missing seniors, and flagged an August 1 Household Hazardous …

C-SPAN Classroom Spotlights Alden House Archaeology Dig

Duxbury's Alden House archaeology gets a national spotlight through a new C-SPAN Classroom video resource. Guest curator Stephen O'Neill discusses the site's 1960 excavation, tying the Mayflower-era property's dig history to its current exhibits for visitors and students. Meanwhile, cov…

Bullet pierces wall at Brockton Catholic Charities office

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…

Norwell Board of Health Issues Cyclospora Health Advisory

Norwell's Board of Health posted a new cyclospora health advisory Wednesday, as the town library's new device lending program went live. The News Flash notice, dated July 22, directs residents to guidance on the parasitic illness but does not specify whether it stems from a local case. …

Jury Selection Begins in Plymouth Court for Lindsay Clancy Trial

Jury selection began this week in Plymouth Superior Court for Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother charged with killing her three children. The high-profile case, which stems from the 2023 deaths of her three young children in Duxbury, moved into Plymouth's courthouse this week, with CBS …

Jury Selection Begins in Clancy Murder Trial, Five Seated

Jury selection began this week in the Plymouth Superior Court murder trial of Duxbury's Lindsay Clancy, with five jurors seated by day's end. The trial, covering the 2023 killings of Clancy's three children, drew national attention as proceedings opened Monday, per CBS News' "Trial of L…

Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Opens in Plymouth Court

Lindsay Clancy's murder trial opened Monday in Plymouth Superior Court, nearly three years after the Duxbury killings that drew national attention. CBS News reports "Trial of Lindsay Clancy, Duxbury mother charged with murders of her 3 children, begins Monday," with jury selection under…

Levitate Music Festival Draws Reuters Coverage to Marshfield

Marshfield's Levitate Music Festival drew national wire-service attention this weekend. Reuters Connect distributed a photograph Saturday, July 18, of musician Sammy Rae performing at the festival, a rare instance of the town's summer cultural calendar drawing coverage from a major inte…

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