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1 week ago | 
wickedlocal.com | David SMith |David Smith
This is the last weekend for the Boathouse Bistro at the Hingham Shipyard as it prepares to reopen at the Nantasket Beach Resort in Hull. The Hingham location's final day will be this coming Tuesday, June 24, according to a post to the bistro's Facebook page. "Come visit us this weekend and help send off this chapter the right way with great food, cold drinks on the patio and familiar faces," the post said.
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1 week ago | 
wickedlocal.com | David SMith |David Smith
Another sure sign of summer is back at Nantasket Beach, as The Hull Youth Football and Hull Boosters Club's 2025 carnival returns for a five-day run. The carnival takes place at the Hull Redevelopment Authority’s parking lot across from the Nantasket Beach Resort from Wednesday, June 18, through Sunday, June 22. Operated by Rockwell Amusements, the carnival is open from 5-9 p.m. starting Wednesday, June 18, then also the same hours for Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
A weekend of superlatives awaits South Shore residents this weekend. Whether it's seeing who catches the biggest fish, which top chef makes the best food or listening for whose voice in the chorus rises the highest or travels the farthest, the variety of entertaining options from Quincy to Plymouth share a commitment to quality and pride in what they have to offer.
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2 weeks ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
This weekend on the South Shore is packed with events that celebrate community, tradition and summer fun. There are two places to see fireworks and plenty of food trucks − just for starters. Rockland Day returns Saturday with food trucks, live music, kids' activities, a beer garden and fireworks at Veterans Stadium.
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3 weeks ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
The longtime food services director for Plymouth Public Schools is facing charges that he stole thousands of dollars' worth of food, paper goods and equipment from the district, then used and resold the items at his privately run snack shack on Cape Cod, according to the Plymouth County district attorney's office. According to investigators, Van Cott used his position to order items – including lobster meat, Angus burgers and kitchen appliances – that were never served in school cafeterias.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | David SMith |David Smith
In a case one judge said "has grown whiskers," the trial of Bradley Rein, the man accused of killing one person and injuring 22 others when his SUV crashed into the Hingham Apple Store, has been yet again delayed. The trial is now set for May 23, 2026. Rein, 54, of Hingham, faces charges – including second-degree murder – in the death of Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey, as well as 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation.
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1 month ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
A preschool teacher at a Scituate daycare facility is accused of repeated verbal and physical mistreatment of the toddlers in her care. Lilly Garofola, 29, a former toddler teacher at Little Steps Learning Center and Childcare, was arraigned in Hingham District Court on Wednesday, May 21, on 12 misdemeanor assault and battery charges and four felony charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charge, with the weapons listed as the floor, a wall, hands and feet and a desk and chair.
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1 month ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
A former Marshfield DPW employee is charged with stealing from the dump. Kenneth Malley, 62, stole a cash bag from the town's transfer station on Clay Pit Road containing $2,000 in cash and over $21,000 in checks, officials allege. The money is collected for disposal fees. He is charged with larceny over $1,200. He was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Monday, May 12. Malley, of Marshfield, has pleaded not guilty to the theft that happened in December, according to court records. .
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1 month ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
There's only a few Pinz left standing, and the Kingston Collection location is no longer among them. The entertainment and activities venue closed without notice on Tuesday, May 13, social media posts from now-former employees and others affected by the abrupt move said. There has been no response yet to a May 14 Patriot Ledger email sent to Pinz. The company was founded in Milford, Massachusetts, in 2006 by David Breen, who remains its CEO.
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1 month ago | 
patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith
An inbound Greenbush Commuter Rail train struck a 2015 GMC pickup truck driven by John F. Canney, of Cohasset, around 11:20 a.m., police said. Canney died at the scene after suffering what police described as traumatic injuries. Beechwood Street was closed to traffic throughout most of the afternoon, police said. The accident impacted inbound and outbound riders throughout most off the day. The MBTA arranged shuttle services in both directions after the accident.
