David SMith

1 week 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.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David SMith |David Smith

David R. Smith, The Patriot LedgerMon, May 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM UTC1 min readPolice are investigating the death of a 78-year-old Cohasset man after the truck he was driving was struck by an MBTA Greenbush Commuter Rail train on Saturday, May 3, 2025. A 78-year-old South Shore man died after his pickup truck collided with an MBTA train at the Beechwood Street crossing in Cohasset on Saturday, May 3, police said. An inbound Greenbush Commuter Rail train struck a 2015 GMC pickup truck driven by John F.

2 weeks ago | patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith

Halifax Army veteran Joshua Curtis drowned in Florida on April 24 while trying to free his son and niece from the grip off a riptide in Florida, according to a GoFundMe page created to help the 38-year-old's family travel to and from Massachusetts for his funeral. The two children were not harmed. His "final heroic act" as the page describes it, happened in the waters off Main Beach in the city of Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island in Northeastern Florida, where Curtis was visiting his family.

2 weeks ago | wickedlocal.com | David SMith |David Smith

The annual Herring Run Festival in Plymouth has been pushed back a day and will now be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on its rain date of Sunday, April 27. The day of free family-friendly activities takes place near the PlimothGrist Mill at 6 Spring Lane along Jenney Pond Park. Enjoy counting herring, creating alewife-inspired art, playing games, listening to live music and more.

2 months ago | patriotledger.com | David SMith |David Smith

Support continues to pour in for the wife and two young sons of a Boston police detective from Milton who died suddenly last week from flu-related complications. Mark G. Walsh, 51, died Thursday, Feb. 20, at Beth Israel Deaconcess Hospital in Boston after "a rapid courageous battle with the flu, sepsis and subsequent cardiac trauma," according to information from a GoFundMe account.