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Pamela Denholm, executive director of the Weymouth Food Pantry,  said the agency would launch a South Shore Food Bank to help the Greater Boston Food Bank distribute fresh produce and frozen groceries to food...

Sep. 26—BOSTON — Rising seas and damaging storms fueled by climate change threaten coastal communities, and lawmakers are seeking protections to harden the shoreline.

COHASSET – The state has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to South Shore food producers to help with food security in the region. The grants were given to South Shore businesses and organizations as...

State-subsidized wood-burning power plants would be allowed in five South Shore towns if proposed state regulations are adopted.  Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield, Duxbury and Kingston are among 35 Massachusetts communities that could be affected by...

MONTHS AFTER THE Baker administration pulled the plug on plans for a controversial new biomass plant in Springfield, state environmental officials proposed new regulations that would drastically limit where biomass plants can be located.

Last week Governor Baker signed the 2022 state budget, which included $150,000 in funding for workforce development and career technical education initiatives within the recreational boating industry. This funding will continue the progress the...

Following the emotional roller coaster of COVID-19, students' emotional wellbeing has become an even greater priority for educators. To address this increased need, the state is sending $100,000 to Marshfield school to design and implement additional mental health...

WEYMOUTH — While there was no formal ceremony or gathering Wednesday, residents, officials and community groups took to social media to observes the three-year anniversary of the fatal shootings of Weymouth police Sgt. Michael Chesna and...

MARSHFIELD — Marshfield's Green Harbor received $2.7 million in federal money for dredging that officials say is desperately needed, both in the inner harbor, and in the channel.

The Massachusetts Senate approved a budget amendment offered by state Sen. Patrick O’Connor, R-Weymouth, that will provide a total of $20,000 to local efforts to boost tourism and the regional economy.