Marshfield

A 20-year-old man was arrested on several firearm and drugs charges Friday evening after allegedly attempting to shoplift from a store in Marshfield, authorities said. A local business owner alerted police around 6:12 p.m. that he had confronted a man he believed to be shoplifting from his store. The man pointed a gun at the owner, an attached laser pointing…

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another Massachusetts tradition. The 2020 Marshfield Fair scheduled for late August has been canceled for the first time in its 153-year history, The Patriot Ledger of Quincy reported. “We’re extremely disappointed that this decision had to be made, but we made it taking into consideration the pandemic and the additional cautions that would be required,”…

A former Massachusetts attorney convicted in the 2015 gruesome robbery and murder of a Marshfield man received his sentence on Wednesday. It was a raw and emotional end to a more than four-year-long quest for justice Wednesday in Plymouth Superior Court in the murder of 45-year-old Robert McKenna. Former Quincy attorney Michael Moscaritolo was found guilty of first-degree murder and…

An apparent standoff between a car and a garbage truck caught on camera in Marshfield on Thursday comes amid a tense trash strike in the town. The video, shot from a nearby house, seems to show a Republic Services trash truck forcing a sedan to reverse down Lynn Street, a narrow, dead-end road.

The possible road rage in Marshfield comes amid a 64-day strike of trash collectors from Republic Services.

After residing in a public park for a decade, a Virgin Mary statue in Marshfield, Massachusetts, has been removed due to a complaint from a resident. The statue was removed last week from Veterans Memorial Park after someone complained about the religious statue, town officials said.

A religious statue meant to be a memorial for a mother and father has been removed from a public park in Marshfield, Massachusetts, after a complaint from a resident.

Picketing garbage collectors who entering the eighth day of their strike in Marshfield, Massachusetts, are getting support from town residents, who are taking out the trash on their own.

Trash collection workers have been on strike in Marshfield, Massachusetts, for a week, forcing residents to take matters into their own hands.

A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized Tuesday after he was pulled from the water in Marshfield, Massachusetts, according to police. A neighbor said she saw the boy floating face down in the water at Green Harbor Beach off Bay Avenue and quickly brought him to shore.

A man wanted for the murder of his father in Philadelphia was captured Tuesday in Cambridge.

Monday evening: Hot, humid, pop up showers dissipate. Temps still around 90. Monday night: Warm, humid. Lows in the 70s. Tuesday: Continued heat and humidity. Highs in the 90s.

Sunday Night: Rain with thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Monday: Rain ending. Breaks of sun. Another shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon. Highs around 70. Tuesday: Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the low 60s.

Wildlife experts have issued a warning after a seal encounter was caught on camera in Marshfield, Massachusetts. The warning comes after a dog and a seal eyeballed each other on Burkes Beach before the dog made contact with the seal’s rear flippers. These encounters can be stressful for the seals, and dangerous for them, as well as for beachgoers and...

Massachusetts authorities said no one was found in an icy bog following a two-hour search of the water after they received a report of a person who fell through the ice. Two dozen divers were unable to find anyone in the water of the Marshfield bog after receiving an initial report of a hockey player on the ice with a...

Tuesday: Busy breeze, brisk & bright. Highs in the 30s, wind chill 20s. Tuesday night: Clear and cold. Lows around 20. Wednesday: Winter chill, mostly sunny. Highs in the 30s.

Inside a studio in Marshfield, Massachusetts, there is a radio station with a mission. The Talking Information Center, or TIC, has long been a lifeline for those who are visually impaired, but one of the network’s newest hosts is also the youngest. Faith Murray, 11, of Weymouth, is completely blind. Through a partnership with the South Shore Educational Collaborative, Murray...

Sunday Night: Dense fog. Spotty mist. Cool, but not cold. 40s. Monday: Morning clearing. Partly sunny & mild. Mid 50s! Tuesday: Colder. Sunny, breezy. Upper 30s.

Tuesday: Heavy morning rain tapers to mist/drizzle by early afternoon. Upper 40s to low 50s. Gusty southeast winds turn west. Tuesday night: Clearing sky. Cold. Breezy. Temps in the 20s and 30s. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, windy & cold. Low to mid 30s. Wind chills in the 20s. Thursday: Clouds thicken. Snow/mix/rain arrive at night. Mid 30s.

Authorities in Marshfield, Massachusetts are urging residents in one neighborhood to stay away from the area due to police activity. Police are on Webster Street and Garden Gate.