Confirmed Tornado Touches Down in Stoughton, Mass
The people of Stoughton, MA got a bit of a surprise on Thursday as a funnel cloud touched down. The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was in fact a tornado. Read More|Comment Continue...
View ArticleStoughton Gears Up To Challenge Southcoast Rail
The town of Stoughton is putting its money where its mouth is. A special Town Meeting last week approved $150,000 to pay for a legal challenge of an Army Corps of Engineers report, naming the...
View ArticleCritics Hope That The South Coast Rail Talks End In 2016
As the project to expand rail service to the South Coast moves closer to 30 percent completion, critics hope that the South Coast Rail Project could come to an end in the 2016. This means that building...
View ArticleTwo Men From Taunton Arrested For Stealing Car Keys At Gym And Breaking Into...
Two men from Taunton are facing charges for stealing car keys at gyms and breaking into vehicles in the parking lot. Continue reading…
View ArticleLang Encouraged by Potential Southcoast Rail Route Change
A Southcoast Rail Task Force meeting is being set aside until after a MassDOT Board of Directors meeting on Monday. That's when several sources tell WBSM News the Board will abandon plans for the $2+...
View ArticleRising Cost of South Coast Rail Prompts Second Look at Middleboro Route
A press briefing puts a new pricetag on the South Coast Rail project. Project officials and MassDOT told the public today that the South Coast Rail project, as it stands, would cost the state $3......
View ArticleLocal Leaders Give Thoughts On Middleboro Route
Local leaders are reacting after state officials gave a presentation on Monday regarding the costs of a proposed Southcoast Rail route going through Stoughton. Continue reading…
View ArticleState Transportation Chair Sees the Light with Southcoast Rail Middleboro Route
State Representative William Strauss says the Southcoast Rail alternative route seems like a viable option. Speaking with WBSM's Phil Paleologos, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation says...
View ArticlePublic Gets First Opportunity to Discuss South Coast Rail
The first of five meetings regarding plans for a future South Coast Rail project took place at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School Wednesday evening before a crowd of nearly 70 people. Continue...
View ArticleMiddleborough Final Stop for Public Comment on South Coast Rail
MassDOT and the MBTA held their final public meeting regarding future plans for South Coast Rail in Middleborough Thursday evening. Continue reading…
View ArticleMan Killed at Stop & Shop Distribution Center in Freetown
FREETOWN - A Stoughton man is dead after a workplace accident at the Stop & Shop distribution center in Freetown. Police Chief Carlton Abbott says shortly after 12:30 A.M. Tuesday 51-year-old...
View ArticleDetails Emerge on SouthCoast Rail Plan
There are now more details on the MassDOT's plan to create a SouthCoast Rail plan, but more questions remain as well. According to State House News Service, MassDOT wants to go with the diesel-based...
View ArticlePublic Meeting Thursday to Update Residents on SouthCoast Rail
DARTMOUTH - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting Thursday, updating area residents on the recent changes to the SouthCoast Rail Project. MassDOT filed a notice of...
View Article[RICHARD] The Debate Over Illegal Immigration Is About To Begin In MA
As the battle lines continue to form in the debate over making Massachusetts a sanctuary state a number of communities are quickly moving to become sanctuaries on their own. Newton and Salem join...
View ArticleTaunton Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Kidnapping
A Taunton man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston for the armed kidnapping of a Quincy man and two children. Continue reading…
View ArticleTransportation Secretary Details Plans For South Coast Rail
Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack presented an in-depth review of Phase I, expected to provide commuter service from the south coast to Boston by 2022. Continue reading…
View ArticleConfirmed Tornado Touches Down in Stoughton, Mass
The people of Stoughton, MA got a bit of a surprise on Thursday as a funnel cloud touched down. The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was in fact a tornado. Continue reading…
View ArticleStoughton Gears Up To Challenge Southcoast Rail
The town of Stoughton is putting its money where its mouth is. A special Town Meeting last week approved $150,000 to pay for a legal challenge of an Army Corps of Engineers report, naming the...
View ArticleCritics Hope That The South Coast Rail Talks End In 2016
As the project to expand rail service to the South Coast moves closer to 30 percent completion, critics hope that the South Coast Rail Project could come to an end in the 2016. This means that building...
View ArticleTwo Men From Taunton Arrested For Stealing Car Keys At Gym And Breaking Into...
Two men from Taunton are facing charges for stealing car keys at gyms and breaking into vehicles in the parking lot. Continue reading…
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