East Bridgewater

A custodian at a Rockland middle school accused of trying to meet up with a teenage girl for sex spoke with NBC10 Boston Tuesday.

A custodian at a middle school Rockland, Massachusetts, is on leave after he was arrested on child enticement charges in East Bridgewater, the district superintendent confirmed Tuesday. Peter Tolan, 58, was arrested by East Bridgewater Police this week. Police allege that Tolan was sending sexually explicit messages to someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl on social media. Tolan agreed…

A man was arrested on child sex trafficking charges Wednesday, police said, after investigators discovered he’d allegedly extorted sexual material from two children from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Nicholas Cristoforo, a 26-year-old from Wellesley, was arrested Wednesday night by East Bridgewater police on three counts of trafficking a children, three counts of enticing a child for trafficking and a charge...

A man died Friday afternoon after the car was driving left the roadway, crashed into multiple objects and rolled over on Route 18 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, police said. Police and fire responded to the crash around 3 p.m. in the area of 698 Bedford Street. The driver was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The…

Massachusetts homeowners are often stunned to learn they are on the hook for thousands of dollars in cleanup costs for heating oil spills because they are not covered by standard insurance policies. An inexpensive rider is available, but consumers have to know to ask for it.

Massachusetts homeowners are often stunned to learn they are on the hook for thousands of dollars in cleanup costs for heating oil spills because they are not covered by standard insurance policies.

The NBC10 Boston Investigators have learned the top public health employee in the town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is retiring after a report found “multiple failures” in how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the town’s investigation faulted Robert Philbrick for a variety of decisions, including his oversight of the East Bridgewater Commercial Club — the facility that was…

The NBC10 Boston Investigators have learned Robert Philbrick, the top public health employee in the town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is retiring after a report found “multiple failures” in how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NBC10 Boston Investigators have learned the top public health employee in the town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is facing possible discipline after a report found “multiple failures” in how he’s handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Town health agent Robert Philbrick will now have a private hearing to determine his job status. As the NBC10 Boston Investigators first told you...

The top public health employee in East Bridgewater is facing possible discipline after a report found “repeated failures” in how he’s handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

The town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has released its investigation into an outbreak of COVID-19 at the private East Bridgewater Commercial Club after residents voiced concerns about the way it was handled by the local Board of Health last year.

The town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has released its investigation into an outbreak of COVID-19 at the private East Bridgewater Commercial Club after residents voiced concerns about the way it was handled by the local Board of Health last year. The NBC10 Boston Investigators first reported concerns about how the town handled the outbreak because all three elected health officials…

A Massachusetts man is charged with killing his father after a situation the whole family tried to avoid.

A man has been accused of murdering his father Monday night. The suspect’s sister tells NBC10 Boston that her brother’s “mental illness got ahold of him.”

A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a man was found dead in East Bridgewater, according to authorities.

A Massachusetts man accused of beating his father to death was ordered held without bail Tuesday after pleading not guilty. Stephen Walcott Jr., 42, of Brockton, is charged with murdering Stephen Walcott Sr., 70, in his East Bridgewater home on Monday. Police went to the father’s home on Cedar Street around 6:30 p.m. Monday for a well-being check and discovered…

A raging fire consumed a house in East Bridgewater and sent a homeowner to the hospital with non-life-threatening burns Saturday night, according to authorities. Firefighters received word of the blaze at 15 Chestnut St. around 4:50 p.m. Saturday. As they arrived, they found thick flames engulfing each window on the first two floors of the house. The 69-year-old homeowner was…

Selectmen in East Bridgewater will investigate how the town handled an outbreak of COVID-19 at a private club, saying some residents have voiced concerns about oversight by the Board of Health. Members of the health board also ceded their authority to investigate the outbreak to the state, accepting a recommendation Monday from the town’s lawyer to recuse themselves from...

Selectmen in East Bridgewater will investigate how the town handled an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Commercial Club of East Bridgewater, saying some residents have voiced concerns about oversight by the Board of Health at the private club.

The Commercial Club of East Bridgewater is temporarily closed after a cluster of coronavirus cases.