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Georgetown Water Department Notifies Residents of Upcoming Service Interruption Due to Water Main Maintenance
GEORGETOWN – The Georgetown Water Department will need to create a service interruption next week due to necessary water main maintenance in Town. From Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, crews from J.P. Cardillo & Son Inc. will be in Town prepping for maintenance on the water mains at Central, Andover and West Main streets.
Town goes dot-gov with cybersecurity grant
If you’re looking for information on the Town of Wareham website — from safety alerts to bill payments — right now, you need to type in the address, “wareham.ma.us.”. That will be changing in the coming months, as the town moves over to a “.gov” domain.
100 vendors set up shop for Harbor days’ weekend
MATTAPOISETT — In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, approximately 100 vendors turned a usually spacious, green Shipyard park into a maze of colorful art, jewelry and snacks for the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s annual Harbor Days festival. According to Helene Rose, scholarship chair of the Mattapoisett...
For $5.95m, a seaside Rockport property is our Luxury Home of the Week
The home was significantly renovated in 2019. If summer has you dreaming of a coastal getaway, look no further than our luxury home of the week pick, an oceanside respite in Rockport. 183 South St. is set on 5.08 acres, with views looking out on Pebble Beach, Milk Island, and the Atlantic Ocean.
You May Be Breaking Some of These Massachusetts Laws Without Knowing It
Massachusetts seems to have a law for everything and while it makes sense for some things others are just strange. As we all know the 4th of July recently passed and Massachusetts is the only state that has a law against consumer fireworks including buying, selling, and using. Some folks agree with this law while others think it's complete nonsense. In addition, this law doesn't seem to be enforced in Massachusetts at least not in my area. So, why even have the law if it's not being enforced? Either way, the law is the law.
Patriots reportedly made moves with two rookie players on Friday
The New England Patriots made a couple of roster moves on Friday with two undrafted rookies. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the team has reportedly placed running back Terrell Jennings on the active/physically unable to perform list and linebacker Jontrey Hunter on the active/non-football injury list ahead of training camp.
Georgia woman 23rd person sentenced for role in large Massachusetts drug trafficking conspiracy
BOSTON – A Georgia woman was sentenced in federal court in Boston for her involvement in trafficking cocaine and cocaine base as part of a larger drug trafficking conspiracy. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 39-year-old Tatiana Morrissey of Atlanta, Ga. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
Kamala Harris to appear at Cape fundraiser as talks continue about Biden's future
BOSTON - The Republican National Convention is over and voters are now looking to Chicago, where Democrats are preparing to nominate their presidential candidate. But who will it be?Galvin: Unite behind Biden or risk chaos"Chaos is not a formula for victory, it is not," said Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who is among several Massachusetts delegates prepared to nominate President Joe Biden on the convention floor. But the rest of the party isn't as certain, questioning Biden's ability to lead. "At this point you're talking about changing the candidate field at a very late point."Democrats nationwide, including here in...
DCR awards nearly $90,000 in funding to rural and volunteer fire departments
RUTLAND, Mass. — Nearly 40 communities will receive federal funding to help with volunteer fire assistance. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation announced the nearly $90,000 in funding at the Rutland Fire Department Friday. The grant money was given to municipalities with nonprofit rural, call or volunteer fire...
Mass. RMV Bans Mini Japanese Cars, Leaving Owners In Bind
HUDSON, N.H. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Cars in the United States have been growing by the year, while it seems like Boston's roads shrink by the day. For a time, a handful of Massachusetts drivers had an outside-the-box solution: importing tiny Japanese cars that sip gas and can squeeze into the smallest imaginable parking space. But the state's Registry of Motor Vehicles has put the kibosh on that.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Introduces Bill To Protect Prison Workers And Inmates From Environmental Hazards
A new bill from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) targets environmental hazards that are harming prison workers and inmates. The Environmental Health in Prisons Act would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to implement an independent advisory board responsible for conducting research on environmental threats, including information on air, water quality as well as mold presence, contagious diseases or dangerously low or high temperatures.
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