News across Plymouth County

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest Guatemalan national with 28 adult arraignments in Brockton
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that they have arrested a man in Massachusetts with over two dozen arraignments. ICE Boston arrested Santos Porfillo Peres Rodrigues, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, during targeted operations in Brockton.…

Brockton man on supervised release pleads guilty to role in shootout that left Fall River woman shot
BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his participation in a shootout that left a female victim from Fall River with a gunshot wound to her chest. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 35–year-old Natalio Miranda pleaded guilty to…

Lakeville Fire Department responds after stone wall destroyed in crash
A collision on Saturday morning resulted in severe damage to town property. According to the Lakeville Fire Department, at approximately 7:10 a.m., Lakeville first responders responded to a motor vehicle accident on Highland Road, just before Bedford Street. There were no…

Edward James O’Connor, 91, married 68 years
Edward James O’Connor, Jr., of Plymouth, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Sept. 30. He was 91. Born Dec. 9, 1934, in Boston to the late Edward James O’Connor and Agnes (MacNeil) Crealese, he grew up in Brockton and was a 1954 graduate of Brockton High…

Airport commissioners criticize published report
Some Plymouth Municipal Airport commissioners on Thursday spent the first 15 minutes of their monthly meeting criticizing a published report about their personal interests at the facility they regulate. It was their first meeting since the Plymouth Independent published an…

Southeastern Massachusetts men avoid prison time after causing explosion at college campus
BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring to damage a building on Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) campus using a large commercial firework. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Logan David Patterson, 19, of…

Fairhaven man indicted in murder of Mattapoisett’s James Rizza
BROCKTON – A Fairhaven man has been indicted on charges that he shot and killed another man, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. Today, a Plymouth County grand jury indicted Nicholas Botella, 33, on one count of Murder, two counts of Carrying a Firearm…

An Indigenous history ‘not in the books’
About 600 middle schoolers got out of classes Wednesday to learn about traditional Wampanoag dance and culture – along with the tragic history of abuse for thousands of kids their age – at an hour-long assembly in the gym at Plymouth Community Intermediate School. The assembly…

YOUR VIEW: In response to letter about The Drew
Birgitta Kuehn brings up an excellent point regarding Rick Vayo’s new hotel. While she does not seem to know anything about where the residents of the former Chilton House Rest Home actually relocated to, and whether they are happy in their new lodgings – and so is happy to imply…

Plymouth County mother indicted after authorities say 2-month-old injured so severely that she may never walk, speak, feed or care for herself
BROCKTON – A grand jury has indicted a woman charged with physically abusing her two-month-old child, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. Today, a Plymouth County grand jury indicted Jillian Timmons, 34, on two counts of Assault and Battery on a Child…

1929 Main Street Unit #1
1929 Main Street Unit #1 Development Marshfield Habitat Home Anonymous Thu, 10/01/2026 - 1:40pm Occupancy Type Own Income Eligibility AMI Threshold 80% AMI Rent or Sale Price $290,000.00 Minimum Income Threshold $98781.00 Minimum annual income Number of Bedrooms 3Bedrooms Number…

Marshfield Habitat Home
Marshfield Habitat Home Anonymous Thu, 10/01/2026 - 1:40pm