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Heat advisory for 4 Massachusetts counties for Monday and Tuesday
A heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 3:39 p.m. valid from Monday noon until Tuesday 8 p.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties. The weather service states, "Heat index values up to 97 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and...
Weather alert for fog in 6 Massachusetts counties until early Monday morning
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 4:27 p.m. for fog until Monday at 5 a.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. "The very humid conditions continue overnight, and will lead to more areas of fog. Patchy...
Massachusetts DoH confirms first case of positive EEE mosquito sample from recent test in Carver
“BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in the town of Carver in Plymouth County. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.
Grand jury indicts 2 Brockton brothers in death of third brother. What we know
BROCKTON — A grand jury has handed down indictments in the murder of Brockton's Sederick Abreu, allegedly by at the hands of his own brother and with help from another brother plus a family friend. Sederick Abreu was 27 when he was fatally shot in the chest at a...
Kingston receives ARPA funds
The Kingston Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, June 18. Plymouth County Treasurer Thomas O’Brien appeared before the Board to present an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) check for Silver Lake High School HVAC improvements to the cafeteria. Selectmen Chair Eric Crone said that the current rooftop unit has outlived its life expectancy at 20 years old.
Eastern equine encephalitis detected in Mass. mosquitoes for 1st time this year, officials say
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that Eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in Massachusetts mosquitoes for the first time this year. West Nile virus detected in Massachusetts for 1st time this year, health officials say So far, no human or animal cases have been reported. The presence of EEE was confirmed in samples collected from Carver in Plymouth County.
Carver Has First Massachusetts Mosquito Cases of EEE Detected for 2024
BOSTON (WBSM) — The first positive mosquito samples for Eastern equine encephalitis of the 2024 season have been detected in Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in Carver, which is in Plymouth County. MassDPH said no...
Eastern equine encephalitis found in Mass. mosquitoes for first time in 2024
CARVER, Mass. — Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time in 2024, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in Carver in Plymouth County, DPH said. No human or animal...
Brockton man indicted in murder of brother; two others also indicted in connection to fatal shooting
BROCKTON – A grand jury has indicted three men in connection with a March shooting in Brockton that left one man dead, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. Tuesday, a Plymouth County grand jury returned indictments charging 20-year-old Jeremiah Abreu with one count each of Murder, Assault...
Plymouth's 911 Communications Center Celebrates 1st Anniversary with Reduced Emergency Response Times
Marking its first anniversary, the coordinated 911 Communications Center for Plymouth, housed within the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, has been hailed for dramatically reducing emergency response times for 911 medical calls. The center, which is a collaborative effort to streamline emergency responses, has cut the average wait time from a matter of 2 minutes and 20 seconds down to just 68 seconds, as shared in a recent post that celebrated this significant improvement that undeniably is crucial because every second can be the difference between life and death when it comes to medical emergencies.
EEE Virus Detected In Mosquitoes Collected In Carver
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced July 3rd that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in the town of Carver in Plymouth County. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.
Ex-Massachusetts Pediatrician Dr. Richard Kauff Indicted for Child Rape and Assault
A former pediatrician in Massachusetts stands accused of sexually assaulting 15 patients, with charges including nine counts of rape of a child with force and eight counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Dr. Richard Kauff, 68, of Norwell, was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury, details Boston 25 News. The accusations span over two decades of Kauff's career as a pediatrician at South Shore Medical Center.
Haitian migrant accused of raping teen girl in Boston freed on $500 bail
A Haitian migrant accused of raping a 15-year-old at a Massachusetts shelter has been released on bail — despite a request from federal immigration officials to keep him in jail. Cory Alvarez, who had been held without bail since his March arrest, was freed on a measly $500 bail on Tuesday after the Plymouth County Superior Court ignored a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep the suspect in custody, the Boston Herald reported. Alvarez was released following a dangerousness hearing, a spokesperson with the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office told The Post Friday. “We then requested that Alvarez be held on...
State public health officials announce season’s first EEE-positive mosquito samples
Boston — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in the town of Carver in Plymouth County. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.
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