Plymouth County News

Transparent, respectable government still eludes Wareham, as a questionable hiring process for the town administrator follows on the heels of one selectman's suggestion that he would try to reverse Town Meeting in a spring ballot referendum.

Radio Talk Show Host Michele McPhee, a Herald contributor, is a radio talk show host on WTKK and an author.

Thomas Garnett might not have known it was the police kicking in his door Thursday morning at 21 Shawmut Ave., family members said.

A new Edward Jones office has opened at 1436 Iyannough Road in Hyannis. Financial adviser Lee W. Hill has extensive financial experience and has worked at UBS and Bank of America.

Town officials in Tyngsboro are standing behind newly hired Chief Assessor Joseph Gibbons, despite his involvement in two controversial incidents and the seizure of his work computer by Rockland officials that preceded his resignation there in August.

The state police bomb squad was called to an East Bridgewater bank Tuesday after a suspicious package was left at the counter.

The state police bomb squad was called to an East Bridgewater bank Tuesday after a suspicious package was found.

DATELINE: PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND AVON; EASTON AND STOUGHTON, MAa Old Colony Elder Services of Brockton, one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts explained that the waiting list was imposed on September 8th and forty one days later, more than 1,000 people are waiting.

Hammers can resume swinging on two long-stalled housing projects in Plymouth and Wareham, now that the developers are assured of receiving federal stimulus money being distributed by the state Department of Housing and Community Development.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz today announced that Marvin Taitt of Brockton has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Steven Saint Louis which occurred on 09/05/09 in the City of Brockton.

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that prosecutors improperly obtained the tape-recorded jail conversations of a teenager charged with killing a 15-year-old at a suburban Boston high school.

The case against Darren Caswell, 44, who retired on Jan. 28 from the Department of Correction after 20 years, is the culmination of a six-year probe into the death of Matthew S. Cote, 26, whose charred remains were found in his pick-up truck on Aug.

Middleboro man is set to go before a judge this morning on charges he murdered a Kingston man and then charred his remains in 2003.

Stepping into the whelping box at feeding time inside the Barnstable County Sheriff's Department kennel is akin to wading into a school of baby sharks.

BUZZARDS BAY, MA, October 2, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Connie W. Crosbie, Attorney at Law, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in legal services.

Keith Luke, who is charged with two counts of murder as well as rape and assault for the Jan.

The life and times of Dr. Sterling Mc Lean will be the main focus of an open house Sunday at the Veterans' Services office from 1 to 3 p.m. The office is located on the third floor of the town office building at 20 Centre St.

Watch out for mosquitoes! Wear long sleeves! Use insect repellent! Check your window screens! Health officials in communities south of Boston are urging people to take these common-sense precautions because mosquito samples from Southeastern Massachusetts have tested positive for West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis in recent weeks.

Rochester Selectmen's Meeting - September 21, 2009 - Categories: Rochester - @ 12:24:22 am A Meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen was called to order on Monday, September 21, 2009, at 6:51 pm by Chairman Richard Nunes.

A former US inmate has pleaded guilty to hacking into the prison's computer system to obtain the personal data on more than 1,100 prison service workers.