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Public safetyRockland
Rockland police said two men were arguing inside a School Street home when a gun went off and hit a 49-year-old woman, WCVB and Boston 25 News reported; police radio earlier said a suspect was in custody after a search that reached into Weymouth.
NewsSouth Shore
Saturday's late scores: Brockton, Plymouth, Weymouth and Hanson players help the Bears into the NCAA tournament, Norwell reaches the Division 3 semifinals and Holbrook's run ends by a goal.
NewsBridgewater
The Bears beat rival Massachusetts Maritime 21-14 at Mazzaferro Field and will play in the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 2016.
GovernmentBraintree
The council also takes up a pension bill for a police officer shot on duty in 2017 and starts this year's tax classification, after a 175% shift last year.
CommunityStoughton
The open house runs 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at 30 Freeman St., the downtown firehouse the town turned into offices under a $7.05 million construction contract.
GovernmentWeymouth
The assessors want to keep last year's 146% shift, which the town estimates would put the average single-family tax bill at about $6,378, up $169.
NewsSouth Shore
East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson and Hull have their new rates, and the other 22 South Shore communities are still to come, including Abington and Duxbury, where voters approved overrides this spring.
NewsDuxbury
The top-seeded, defending state champion Dragons are 17-0-5 and have not allowed a goal in three tournament games.
NewsSouth Shore
Oliver Ames meets Masconomet at Danvers for a shot at top-seeded Duxbury, and Rockland visits Sandwich in Division 4.
Public safetyAvon
State Police and Avon police weighed 150 commercial vehicles in one day and found unlicensed drivers, unregistered trucks and a vehicle missing brakes, police said.
NewsSouth Shore
Bridgewater-Raynham, Marshfield, Scituate, Norwell, Abington and Rockland are all one win from a state final, and Norwell and Abington could meet for the Division 6 title.
Public safetyStoughton
A federal jury convicted Matthew Farwell on both counts, which carry at least life in prison, and he returns to court for sentencing Feb. 3, 2027.
GovernmentHolbrook
The Nov. 18 special Town Meeting also decides about $520,800 in PFAS settlement money for the joint water board and $152,000 in spending from this year's taxes.
Public safetyWeymouth
An automated license plate reader flagged a vehicle tied to the endangered man Thursday evening, and officers got him medical help and notified his family, police said.
Public safetyRockland
Rockland police thanked the passersby who stopped to help the driver Saturday morning before crews arrived.
NewsScituate
The top-seeded Sailors are 10-0 and one win from a return trip to the state final, with No. 5 Walpole up next.
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