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  1. Tonight

    Low 35°

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  2. Sunday

    High 49°

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  3. Sunday Night

    Low 34°

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  4. Monday

    High 50°

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  5. Monday Night

    Low 34°

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  6. Tuesday

    High 54°

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Sunday, Nov. 15

  1. Rockland

    Developing: Woman killed in Rockland shooting, police questioning two men, WCVB and Boston 25 report

Saturday, Nov. 14

  1. South Shore

    Bridgewater State volleyball wins a third straight MASCAC title as Norwell boys soccer beats Greater New Bedford again

  2. Bridgewater

    Freshman Jayden Barber runs for 193 yards as Bridgewater State football wins the Cranberry Bowl, the MASCAC title and an NCAA bid

  3. Braintree

    Braintree council votes Tuesday on $1.2 million in grants for the Ivory Street landfill and Plain Street

  4. Stoughton

    Stoughton Fire Department opens its renovated 1920s Freeman Street headquarters to the public Dec. 10

  5. Weymouth

    Weymouth council takes up the fiscal 2027 tax split and a data center pause Monday

  6. South Shore

    Hanson's average single-family tax bill rises $427 as the first South Shore towns set fiscal 2027 rates

  7. Duxbury

    MacQuarrie and Coperine lead unbeaten Duxbury girls soccer past Whitman-Hanson 3-0 and into the Division 2 semifinals

  8. South Shore

    Hingham hosts Notre Dame Academy as four South Shore girls soccer teams play for state semifinal spots Sunday

  9. Avon

    Avon truck enforcement sweep finds 136 violations and takes 11 drivers off the road

  10. South Shore

    Six South Shore football teams reach state semifinals as Duxbury volleyball upsets No. 2 Reading

  11. Stoughton

    Former Stoughton officer convicted in Sandra Birchmore's death faces life at Feb. 3 sentencing

Every story, newest first

Community

More community stories, guides and history

Government

  1. Braintree

    Braintree council votes Tuesday on $1.2 million in grants for the Ivory Street landfill and Plain Street

  2. Weymouth

    Weymouth council takes up the fiscal 2027 tax split and a data center pause Monday

  3. Holbrook

    Holbrook Town Meeting votes Wednesday on a $4.95 million Sumner Field loan the Finance Committee opposed 6-0

Every council, board and commission story

This week's scores

  1. Volleyball Final

    Framingham State 0

    ,

    Bridgewater State 3

  2. Boys soccer Final

    Greater New Bedford 0

    ,

    Norwell 1

  3. Girls soccer Final

    David Prouty 3

    ,

    Holbrook 2

  4. Football Final

    Stonehill 3

    ,

    Robert Morris 14

  5. Football Final

    Mass. Maritime 14

    ,

    Bridgewater State 21

  6. Girls soccer Final

    Whitman-Hanson 0

    ,

    Duxbury 3

  7. Girls soccer Final

    Tewksbury Memorial 0

    ,

    Norwell 6

  8. Boys soccer Final

    Melrose 0

    ,

    Oliver Ames 2

  9. Girls volleyball Final

    Longmeadow 0

    ,

    Oliver Ames 3

  10. Boys soccer Final

    Marshfield 0

    ,

    Milford 3

  11. Boys soccer Final

    Abington 0

    ,

    Sutton 1

  12. Boys soccer Final

    Littleton 2

    ,

    West Bridgewater 0

  1. Field hockey Final

    Hingham 1

    ,

    Somerset Berkley 5

  2. Football Final

    Grafton 7

    ,

    Scituate 49

  3. Football Final

    Walpole 14

    ,

    Duxbury 13

  4. Football Final

    Westford Academy 14

    ,

    Bridgewater-Raynham 27

  5. Football Final

    North Attleborough 15

    ,

    Marshfield 32

  6. Football Final

    Lynnfield 6

    ,

    Norwell 35

  7. Football Final

    Rockland 36

    ,

    Tyngsborough 12

  8. Football Final

    West Bridgewater 34

    ,

    Hull 8

  9. Football Final

    Whitman-Hanson 20

    ,

    Plymouth South 30

  10. Girls volleyball Final

    Duxbury 3

    ,

    Reading Memorial 1

  11. Girls volleyball Final

    Barnstable 3

    ,

    Hingham 1

  12. Girls volleyball Final

    Hamilton-Wenham 0

    ,

    East Bridgewater 3

Every final through Nov. 14, by sport, with sources

On the calendar

Public meetings in the next two weeks, on each board's posted schedule

  1. Mon., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m.Weymouth Town CouncilTown Council
  2. Tues., Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m.Scituate Select BoardSelect Board Hearing Room, Town Hall · Select Board
  3. Tues., Nov. 17, 7 p.m.Rockland Select BoardH. Bernard Monahan Hearing Room, Town Hall, 242 Union St. · Select Board
  4. Tues., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.Braintree Town CouncilHorace T. Cahill Auditorium, 1 JFK Memorial Drive · Town Council
  5. Wed., Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m.West Bridgewater Board of SelectmenBoard of Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Hall, 65 North Main St. · Board of Selectmen
  6. Mon., Nov. 23, 4:30 p.m.Plympton School CommitteeDennett Elementary School, 80 Crescent St. · Plympton School Committee
  7. Mon., Nov. 23, 5 p.m.Abington Select BoardSelect Board
  8. Mon., Nov. 23, 6 p.m.East Bridgewater Select BoardTown Hall, first floor conference room · Select Board
  9. Mon., Nov. 23, 7 p.m.Brockton City CouncilCouncil Chambers, City Hall, 45 School St. · City Council
  10. Tues., Nov. 24, 6 p.m.Kingston Board of SelectmenRoom 200, Town House · Board of Selectmen
  11. Tues., Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m.Stoughton Select BoardGreat Hall, Town Hall, 10 Pearl St. · Select Board

Boards cancel and move meetings. Check the agenda page before you go.

From the public record

The newest official notices from Brockton and the South Shore

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16 stories since Nov. 14, grouped by the day each was last updated. Search every story

Today, Nov. 151 story

  1. Rockland

    Developing: Woman killed in Rockland shooting, police questioning two men, WCVB and Boston 25 report
Yesterday, Nov. 1415 stories

  1. South Shore

    Bridgewater State volleyball wins a third straight MASCAC title as Norwell boys soccer beats Greater New Bedford again

  2. Bridgewater

    Freshman Jayden Barber runs for 193 yards as Bridgewater State football wins the Cranberry Bowl, the MASCAC title and an NCAA bid

  3. Braintree

    Braintree council votes Tuesday on $1.2 million in grants for the Ivory Street landfill and Plain Street

  4. Stoughton

    Stoughton Fire Department opens its renovated 1920s Freeman Street headquarters to the public Dec. 10

  5. Weymouth

    Weymouth council takes up the fiscal 2027 tax split and a data center pause Monday

  6. South Shore

    Hanson's average single-family tax bill rises $427 as the first South Shore towns set fiscal 2027 rates

  7. Duxbury

    MacQuarrie and Coperine lead unbeaten Duxbury girls soccer past Whitman-Hanson 3-0 and into the Division 2 semifinals

  8. South Shore

    Hingham hosts Notre Dame Academy as four South Shore girls soccer teams play for state semifinal spots Sunday

  9. Avon

    Avon truck enforcement sweep finds 136 violations and takes 11 drivers off the road

  10. South Shore

    Six South Shore football teams reach state semifinals as Duxbury volleyball upsets No. 2 Reading

  11. Stoughton

    Former Stoughton officer convicted in Sandra Birchmore's death faces life at Feb. 3 sentencing

  12. Holbrook

    Holbrook Town Meeting votes Wednesday on a $4.95 million Sumner Field loan the Finance Committee opposed 6-0

  13. Weymouth

    Weymouth police find missing Connecticut man with plate reader alert, the seventh such case

  14. Rockland

    Hanson woman, 75, seriously hurt in three-vehicle crash on Rockland's Beech Street

  15. Scituate

    Foley scores four times as unbeaten Scituate routs Grafton 49-7 to reach Division 4 semifinals
Waves rolling onto Nantasket Beach in Hull, with homes on the hill at the far end of the beach under a clear blue sky
Photo: Rizka, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Find your town

Brockton and 25 South Shore towns, each with our stories, the newest official notices and when its boards meet.

  • Aerial view of downtown Brockton, with brick mill and office buildings, Main Street and the neighborhoods beyond under a clear skyBrocktonWinter parking ban begins, Dec. 1, 2026,
  • The granite portico over Plymouth Rock on the Plymouth waterfront, framed by tall trees and rocks along the shore on a sunny dayPlymouthClimate Action Net Zero (CANZ) Committee Regular Meeting Agenda...,
  • Weymouth Town Hall, a brick building with a white cupola and clock, modeled on Boston's Old State House, under a deep blue skyWeymouthWeymouth council takes up the fiscal 2027 tax split and a data center...
  • Braintree Town Hall, a brick building with white columns behind a lawn and memorial walk, with a flag flying above itBraintreeBraintree council votes Tuesday on $1.2 million in grants for the...
  • The historic Stoughton railroad station, a granite depot with a tall clock tower and a slate roof, under a clear blue skyStoughtonStoughton Fire Department opens its renovated 1920s Freeman Street...
  • The Memorial Building in Bridgewater, a red brick and terra cotta building with an arched entrance, behind a walk and lawnBridgewaterFreshman Jayden Barber runs for 193 yards as Bridgewater State...
  • The North River winding through salt marsh in Marshfield, with a large bare tree on the bank under a blue skyMarshfieldNotices, agendas and meetings
  • Oakes Ames Memorial Hall in North Easton, a stone and brick building with arched porches, a round tower and a red roof, above a stone stairwayEastonNotices, agendas and meetings
  • Hingham Harbor covered in ice and snow in winter, with houses lining the far shore under a blue skyHinghamAdvisory Committee agenda,
  • Old Scituate Light, a white lighthouse at the end of a stone breakwater at Cedar Point, seen across blue waterScituateFoley scores four times as unbeaten Scituate routs Grafton 49-7 to...
  • The Pembroke Town Offices, a white building with columns and a front porch, behind a green lawn with a flag on a tall polePembrokeRecycling & Sustainability Committee Meeting agenda,
  • Historic houses along Union Street in Rockland, including a blue Victorian house with white trim, under bare trees on a sunny dayRocklandDeveloping: Woman killed in Rockland shooting, police questioning two...
  • The footbridge over Island Grove Pond leading to the white memorial arch at the entrance of Island Grove Park in AbingtonAbingtonSelect Board, Nov. 23
  • The long wooden Powder Point Bridge stretching across calm Duxbury Bay toward Duxbury Beach at duskDuxburyMacQuarrie and Coperine lead unbeaten Duxbury girls soccer past...
  • Whitman Town Hall, a red brick building with a green copper cupola, behind trees in autumn colorWhitmanBoard of Assessors- agenda, Nov. 17, 2026,
  • Hanover Town Hall, a large white colonial building with black shutters, a columned portico and a cupola, under a blue skyHanoverNotices, agendas and meetings
  • The white First Parish church with its tall steeple and clock in East Bridgewater, beside a maple tree in red and orange fall colorEast BridgewaterSelect Board, Nov. 23
  • The Kingston Town House, a white two-story building with a columned entrance and a small cupola, framed by treesKingstonBoard of Library Trustees Meeting agenda,
  • Holbrook Town Hall, a red brick building with a slate roof, beside a white church steeple, with an old cannon on a granite base on the town greenHolbrookHolbrook Town Meeting votes Wednesday on a $4.95 million Sumner Field...
  • The Jacobs Farmhouse in Norwell, a weathered shingled colonial farmhouse with a white doorway, behind shrubs and a large shade tree on a sunny dayNorwellWinter 2027 Recreation Registration Opens Wednesday, Dec. 2...,
  • Hanson Town Hall, a gray Victorian building with white trim, at the end of a curved drive with a flag flying out frontHansonNotices, agendas and meetings
  • Nantasket Beach in Hull at low tide, with wet sand, scattered rocks in the foreground and calm water under a clear skyHullPlanning Board agenda, Nov. 18, 2026,
  • West Monponsett Pond in Halifax, with a floating dock reaching into calm blue water and a tree line under white cloudsHalifaxFinance Committee Meeting Agenda (PDF) minutes,
  • West Bridgewater Town Hall, a white two-story clapboard building with a gabled front and ramps to the entranceWest BridgewaterBoard of Selectmen, Nov. 18
  • The Capt. Samuel Robbins House in Avon, a white two-story house from about 1820 with dark shutters and red doors, framed by shade treesAvonAvon truck enforcement sweep finds 136 violations and takes 11...
  • The Plympton Town Green in autumn, a long grassy common carpeted with fallen leaves and lined with trees in fall colorPlymptonSchool Committee, Nov. 23
  • Green salt marsh grass along the Bluefish River at Duxbury Harbor, with a wooden footbridge and boats moored in the distance under a glowing evening skySouth ShoreBridgewater State volleyball wins a third straight MASCAC title as...

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