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Police in Plymouth continue their attempts to capture a loose beefalo, who they have named Buddy, after the animal escaped a meat processing facility several weeks ago. The search for Buddy became a public safety concern when he began wandering out of the woods and was seen near a major thoroughfare in the area of Route 72 and Judd Road….

Police in Plymouth are searching for a beefalo that’s on the loose after escaping from a meat processing facility around two weeks ago. The animal was seen somewhere in the area of Route 72 and Judd Road in the Terryville section of Plymouth. Police said the beefalo, a cross between bison and domestic cattle, came from a farm in Becket,…

The Mayflower II sailed back home Monday, and a lot of people came out to celebrate safely.

The replica of the original Mayflower ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620 returned to the coastal town after undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation in Connecticut over the last three years.

Amid great fanfare, the Mayflower II finally returned to Plymouth after a three-year, multimillion-dollar restoration.

There have been a number of shark sightings in recent days, including in Plymouth, Eastham, and Chatham.

Four Massachusetts communities have received a total of more than $500,000 in state grants to improve city streets to make them safer and more business friendly, authorities say. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation grants for the Shared Streets & Spaces Program help cities conceive, design, and implement changes to curbs, streets, on-street parking spaces and off-street parking lots in support…

A 23-year-old Massachusetts man drowned Friday night at the Ellis Haven Campground in Plymouth, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced. Plymouth firefighters responded to a 911 call for a possible drowning at the campground in the area of Federal Furnace Road around 7:30 p.m. At 7:55 p.m., firefighters and a Plymouth police officer recovered the man’s body about 100…

Twenty-three-year-old Jacob Peabody of Taunton, Massachusetts, drowned Friday night at the Ellis Haven Campground in Plymouth, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced.

The Plymouth Fire Department responded to a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Friday for a possible drowning at the Ellis Haven Campground.

‘Of Plimouth Plantation’ by William Bradford is widely considered the most important existing first-hand account of the Mayflower story. A newly annotated edition of the book was just published by American Ancestors and the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. This edition is important for many reasons, one of which is it’s the first to directly address issues of conflict between the...

A shark was sighted in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Sunday morning.  The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy confirmed the shark sighting. The shark was seen circling a boat and then swam away.  Elsewhere, police said Duxbury Beach was closed for an hour shortly before noon due to possible shark sightings. Shark sightings in Massachusetts closed beaches multiple times last summer. In...

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy confirmed the shark sighting. The shark was seen circling a boat and then swam away.

The replica of the original Mayflower ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620 is preparing to embark from Connecticut after three years’ and $11.2 million worth of renovations — and several months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The beloved vessel is scheduled to be towed from the preservation shipyard at the Mystic Seaport Museum to…

A restored replica of the ship that pilgrims sailed to Plymouth in 1620 was launched at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut on Saturday.

Gov. Charlie Baker addresses steps to mosquito control in Mass. to prevent spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Swimmers were ordered out of the water Sunday in Plymouth and at a Cape Cod beach after sharks were detected, as the number of shark sightings continues to climb as the summer progresses.

A shark was seen in the area of White Horse Beach Saturday afternoon in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  The Plymouth Harbormaster says crews went over to check the area after the shark sighting was confirmed.  Lifeguards ordered people out of the water. Red flags will fly at all town beaches. 

Shark Tales is back again this year to bring you more shark news, updates and behind-the-scenes interviews with Cape Cod shark researchers, even while we’re all social distancing.

Maynard Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who was reported missing since Saturday afternoon.  Betty Thorndike recently moved to Maynard from Plymouth. Police encountered her at 3:45 p.m. Saturday when she asked an officer for directions to an address in Plymouth. Thorndike suffers from memory impairment.  Police issued a Silver Alert yesterday in efforts...