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Weymouth Gas Compressor Station Gets Approval To Start Service After Recent Shutdown
September 24, 2020
STATE HOUSE, WEYMOUTH, SEPT. 24, 2020…(State House News Service) – Federal regulators gave energy giant Enbridge the green light on Thursday to start service at the Weymouth natural gas compressor station, removing the final hurdle...
Read More ShareCritics Call For Shutdown, Safety Review Of Weymouth Compressor After Emergency Shutdown
September 16, 2020
By Barbara Moran & Miriam Wasser Elected officials are calling on state and federal authorities to suspend construction and operations at a still-unfinished natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, after a gas leak and emergency...
Read More ShareWeymouth’s Great Pond dam construction ‘on schedule ’
July 31, 2020
By Ed [email protected] WEYMOUTH- A considerable amount of flooding has occurred over the years on Randolph Street and Relda Road, but these annoyances should be reduced after a new dam is built at Great...
Read More ShareWeymouth to receive $250,000 from state for full-day kindergarten
July 12, 2020
By Jessica TrufantThe Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH — The district will receive money from the state to help launch its universal full-day kindergarten program this fall. The state Senate recently passed a $1.1 billion COVID-19...
Read More ShareBills aid in rural cell service, small biz funds
July 03, 2020
By Danny Jin, The Berkshire Eagle Funding for rural cell service and Berkshire businesses would be made available through bills passed by the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday.
Read More ShareGroundbreaking for new Chapman Middle School in Weymouth ‘tinged with nostalgia’
July 02, 2020
By Ed [email protected] WEYMOUTH – Mayor Robert Hedlund said the groundbreaking for a new $164.2 million Maria Weston Chapman Middle School is “tinged with sadness and nostalgia” for those who attended classes at the...
Read More ShareWeymouth 100-year-old Army veteran lives ‘day to day’
July 01, 2020
By Ed [email protected] WEYMOUTH_ Pellegrino “Pelly” Tulimieri celebrated his 100th birthday June 28, and becoming a centenarian does not seem any different to him from when he reached age 70.
Read More ShareSocial distancing, heat don’t deter Scituate Town Meeting
June 27, 2020
By Ruth [email protected] Approximately 275 people braved the sun and the heat to attend Scituate Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, June 27 which lasted just under two and a half hours at the turf...
Read More ShareSenate unanimously passes Comprehensive Elections Bill
June 24, 2020
The Massachusetts State Senate recently unanimously passed legislation to expand voter access and address safety for all remaining 2020 elections, including the Sept. 1 state primary and Nov. 3 general election, in light of...
Read More ShareProposed law would expand early voting in Weymouth
June 18, 2020
By Ed [email protected] The vote-by-mail legislation would permit voters to cast ballots at Town Hall during an extended early voting provision or vote at the polls during the election or state primary. Voters could choose...
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