Doug Meehan

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Doug Meehan

ALMOST 30 YEARS, AND IT’S MADE A MESS. WITH BIG RIGS ON THE ROLE. THIS IS THE HEMLOCK BARK MULCH. WOW, IT’S ALL REAL HEMLOCK AND MOUNDS OF MULCH AT THE READY. HOW BIG A PILE OF MULCH IS THIS? THIS MAYBE A THOUSAND YARDS. SPRINGTIME IS GO TIME AT SMITH AND SONS IN MARSHFIELD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT A BUSY MULCH SEASON. DAN SMITH STARTED THIS ONE STOP SHOP FOR THE DO IT YOURSELF HOMEOWNER AND LANDSCAPING CONTRACTOR BACK IN 1997.

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Doug Meehan

People work out or practice yoga for all types of personal reasons, but for one Massachusetts entrepreneur, a near-death experience inspired the start of a yoga mat company. "I was in a situation where my car started rolling backwards and I was outside the car, and it slipped out of gear, and I fell under the car, and it rolled over my core," said Donna Lee, owner of R-YOLO. It was 2018, and Lee had just left a yoga class. She said the freak accident all unfolded before she knew what was happening.

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Doug Meehan

HOPKINTON. ALL RIGHT, CINDY, THANK YOU. WE GOT THE TUNES CRANKING AND THE VIPS ARE SHOWING UP. WE’RE NOW JOINED BY THE CEO OF THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, JACK FLEMING, AND BANK OF AMERICA. MASSACHUSETTS PRESIDENT MITCHEL CHAMBERLAIN. GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MORNING. JACK. I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN PLANNING SO MUCH, AND WHEN YOU SEE A BEAUTIFUL DAY LIKE TODAY, OBVIOUSLY IT’S GREAT WHEN THE WEATHER WORKS OUT.

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Doug Meehan

It’s 5 a.m. on April 19, 1775, and in the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, off in the distance, the sound of a beating drum signals what is to become a pivotal moment for a nation yet to be formed. "This is probably one of the most important pieces of property in American history," said historian Alex Cain of the Lexington Green.

4 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Doug Meehan |Jessica Brown

ON THIS ONE BOSTON DAY, I’M JESSICA BROWN. I’M DOUG MEEHAN. WE’RE BREAKING AWAY FROM PROGRAMING FOR A MOMENT TO REMEMBER. APRIL 15TH, 2013. 12 YEARS AGO TODAY, TWO BOMBS WENT OFF NEAR THE FINISH LINE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON, KILLING MARTIN RICHARD, KRYSTLE CAMPBELL, AND LINDSAY LOU. LATER THAT WEEK, IN THE MANHUNT FOR THE BOMBERS, OFFICER SEAN COLLIER WAS KILLED. AND A YEAR AFTER RESPONDING TO THE SHOOTOUT WITH THE BOMBERS, BOSTON POLICE OFFICER DENNIS SIMMONS DIED.