Scituate

The Massachusetts House continues to function in large part through remote operations, and one of its members, Rep. Patrick Kearney, is really remote. According to the Scituate Democrat’s office, Kearney, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, is currently assisting with joint military exercises in North Africa. Specifically, he is serving as a tactical advisor aboard the heavy lift...

A man has died after being rushed to the hospital from the waters off Scituate, Massachusetts, Tuesday. First responders had been searching by sea and air after a man jumped off the Edward Foster Bridge to cool off from the stifling temperatures. The man in the water was found about 3:45 p.m., about 37 minutes after 911 was called, just…

A missing swimmer’s body was pulled from the water Tuesday in Scituate, Massachusetts.

A person died after jumping into the water in Scituate, Massachusetts.

In tonight’s Daily Debrief, a look at how people are beating the heat after three straight days above 90 degrees. Plus, how the COVID vaccine might have played a role in a scary crash in Lynn and bear sightings have people on the South Shore talking!

Police in Scituate are issuing warnings to residents after reports of black bear sightings in the town. The most recent sighting occurred Monday morning in the area of Meetinghouse Lane, Stockbridge Road and Greenfield Lane, the Scituate police said in a Facebook post. In Scituate, residents know the bear as “Boo Boo,” the name police gave to the animal....

A bear was spotted running by a marsh on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

The same Rhode Island town that had to deal with a runaway steer earlier this year is now investigating reports of a donkey on the loose. The donkey was first spotted in Johnston at about 7 p.m. Sunday near the town line with Scituate. It was reported again at about 8:30 p.m., but when police arrived at the scene it…

A woman was found dead in the water Saturday night after the boat she was on capsized off Scituate, Massachusetts, authorities said. She was identified by local police Sunday as 78-year-old Barbara Warner, of Boulder, Colorado. The boat she was on had initially capsized within the mouth of the North River, but the victim was eventually found off the coast,…

A 77-year-old woman drowned after a boat capsized in Scituate, Mass. The other two passengers on the boat are expected to be OK.

After her boat capsized, a 75-year-old woman went missing for about six hours before her body was recovered.

There are new safety questions about one of the leading flea and tick collars on the market. Some members of Congress want the maker of Seresto products to temporarily remove them from store shelves. That request came after new federal records showed Seresto collars were named in thousands of incidents where pets were harmed. The Environmental Protection Agency is also...

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking into potential safety issues involving Seresto pet collars.

A Boston man who allegedly fled a traffic stop before crashing his vehicle in the front yard of a home in Scituate, Massachusetts, is facing a number of charges, including driving with a suspended license, police said. The Cohasset Police Department is charging Dion Smith, 31, of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor…

The Cohasset Police Department charged a man who fled a traffic stop Saturday night and crashed his vehicle in the front yard of a home in Scituate.

The first nor’easter of the season didn’t just dump snow across the region, it also caused coastal flooding in some areas like Scituate, Massachusetts.

The Scituate Board of Selectmen has put forward a warrant article that would amend the town’s general bylaws to use only gender-neutral pronouns, according to the town’s website. The change, up for a vote at a Nov. 16 Special Town Meeting, would replace Board of Selectmen with Select Board, selectman with Select Board member, and chairman with chair or...

Residents in a Scituate neighborhood hit a dead end in their efforts to get their road repaired, so they reached out to NBC10 Boston Responds for help.

Scituate Public Schools Superintendent Bill Burkhead is one of thousands of educators across the state tasked with developing safe and feasible reopening plans for their schools. Many are frustrated that the state has devised specific, uniform plans for everything from restaurants to golf courses to churches — but not education. “If we could do it for the reopening of our…

As time runs out for school districts to submit their plans for the fall, locals have concerns. Scituate’s superintendent wants the state to step in with guidance.