Dave Puglisi

1 week ago | whdh.com | Dave Puglisi

STURBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - It’s a trend that is gaining steam across Massachusetts. It’s called Direct Primary Care and it’s proving to be an effective alternative for those willing to pay a fee for on demand primary care. Dr. Deborah Palmer is a direct primary care doctor. She doesn’t have a waiting room, because she comes to you. Dr. Palmer makes appointments for house calls to her patients around Sturbridge, MA. She provides personalized care to them through her practice Freedom Doctors.

3 weeks ago | whdh.com | Dave Puglisi

DUXBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Skip Bennett makes a living farming clams and oysters in Duxbury Bay. “We found little windows like in July, where the oysters are growing so fast,” said Bennett, Island Creek Founder. Growing fast is key because lurking at the bottom of the bay is an army of small green crabs hunting for shellfish. European Green Crabs are considered one of the “world’s most invasive species.”“They are very destructive for being so small,” said Bennett.

3 weeks ago | whdh.com | Dave Puglisi

DUXBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Skip Bennett makes a living farming clams and oysters in Duxbury Bay. “We found little windows like in July, where the oysters are growing so fast,” said Bennett, Island Creek Founder. Growing fast is key because lurking at the bottom of the bay is an army of small green crabs hunting for shellfish. European Green Crabs are considered one of the “world’s most invasive species.”“They are very destructive for being so small,” said Bennett.

1 month ago | whdh.com | Dave Puglisi

BOSTON (WHDH) - At the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, a crisis unfolds every single day. Homelessness, drug addiction, and sex trafficking collide here – spinning a tangled web that traps so many people. Emily Mackey was one of them. “I was going through a pretty rough spot with my addiction,” said Mackey. “It was difficult to break away from it.”Molly Johnston lived on Mass & Cass for a decade. She says she was used by people she trusted.

2 months ago | whdh.com | Dave Puglisi

BOSTON (WHDH) - Charles Santos came to the U.S. legally, hoping for a better life. He was an electrician in Brazil and wanted to start his own business here. “After five years coming to America, I tried to do this,” said Charles. Charles needed to get a license. Friends recommended Isabel and David Gontijo who ran a company called “Institute Brazil, USA international.”He says the couple made the process look easy. “Send us the original documents,” is what Charles says he was told.