East Sandwich man arrested for 6th OUI on Route 25 in Bourne
BOURNE – State police arrested an East Sandwich man Wednesday night for his 6th OUI after pulling him over for speeding on Route 25.Troopers Russell Patenaude and Dustin Shaw, a recent graduate of the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Rochester, Wareham firefighters battle smoky blaze off Cranberry Highway
By Eric BoscoSouthCoast TodayROCHESTER — Crews from multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire at the Zero Waste facility Friday evening, according to police and fire reports.Details were...
View ArticleSmoky blaze at waste processing facility in Rochester Friday most likely...
ROCHESTER – The smoky Friday night fire at the Zero Waste Solutions facility appears to have started accidentally but it was still under investigation earlier in the week.Rochester Fire Dept. Chief...
View ArticleOnset firefighters knock down trailer home fire at Lakeside Mobile Home Park
Onset firefighters responded to a fire in a mobile home trailer at Lakeside Mobile Home Park at 3030 Cranberry Highway Tuesday night around 8:30 p.m. The trailer was heavily damaged in the fire. There...
View ArticleEast Wareham mobile home fire displaces three people, two pets
WAREHAM – The fire that destroyed a mobile home in the Lakeside Mobile Home Park Tuesday night displaced three people and their two pets.The fire is under investigation, said Onset Fire Chief Ray...
View ArticleSTATE POLICE: Plymouth County Sobriety Checkpoint Friday, May 27, into...
Colonel Richard D. McKeon, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, has announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the State Police on a public way in Plymouth County...
View ArticleOnset Fire Dept. officers complete program
WAREHAM – Two members of the Onset Fire Dept. recently graduated from the Fire Officer III Training Program offered by the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy at its headquarters in Stow.According to a...
View ArticleOnset, Bourne fire departments form productive alliance with Mass Maritime...
BOURNE – Two local fire departments are expanding their working staffs thanks to a beneficial collaboration with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy of Buzzards Bay.Ten cadets in MMA’s Emergency...
View Article5 arrested in Wareham for OUI over Memorial Day weekend, including an arrest...
WAREHAM - Wareham Police made five arrests for operating under the influence of liquor during the Memorial Day weekend, including one arrest that involved an accident that left a 24-year-old man in...
View ArticleMarion man sentenced on weapons charges
BOSTON – A Marion man was sentenced Tuesday in connection with illegally possessing a revolver, a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition.Jeffrey E. Tosca Jr., 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
View ArticleFire departments share training trailer that simulates firefighting hazards
BOURNE – A two-for-one deal is sweet any day of the year.The Stow-based Massachusetts Firefighting Academy lent one of its most valuable pieces of property – a large specially designed training trailer...
View ArticleOnset firefighters knock down mobile home fire in 'textbook' fashion
ONSET – In a “textbook operation,” Onset firefighters knocked down a fire in a mobile home Wednesday night before it could do serious damage to the residence.Chief Ray Goodwin said the call came in...
View ArticleWoman injured in Route 6 crash identified
MARION – Marion Police have released the name of the woman seriously injured Wednesday morning in a one-car accident at Route 6 between Abel’s Way and Sparrow Lane, as Stephanie Childers, 33, of...
View ArticleFall River man arraigned on assault to murder, animal cruelty, other charges
CARVER – A Fall River man was arraigned Friday in Wareham District Court on charges of assault to murder, assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping and animal cruelty...
View ArticleWareham police search nets fentanyl, amphetamines and one arrest
WAREHAM - The search of an East Wareham residence as part of a drug-distribution investigation netted Wareham detectives eight grams of suspected fentanyl, an opioid more potent than heroin, 19...
View ArticleFalmouth man charged with drug, motor vehicle offenses after fleeing Wareham...
WAREHAM - Police following up on a Cranberry Highway traffic accident ended up arresting the driver following a brief chase on various drug and motor vehicle charges.Police said patrol officers...
View ArticleWareham firefighters knock down pickup truck fire
WAREHAM - Firefighters were called to Main Street in West Wareham near West Wareham Academy for a pickup truck fire Friday afternoon.
View ArticleWAREHAM POLICE LOG: May 16-18
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Monday, May 16, through Wednesday, May 18. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleWAREHAM POLICE LOG: May 19-25
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Thursday, May 19, through Wednesday, May 25. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleWareham business owner sentenced for filing false tax returns
BOSTON – A Wareham business owner was sentenced Wednesday in connection with a multi-year scheme in which she under-reported her income by more than $1 million.Deborah Osgood, 54, was sentenced by U.S....
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