Sunday, February 3, 2013
Your weekly look at what's been happening around the region.
Stoughton's William “Mo” Cowan Named State's Interim U.S. Senator Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Wednesday morning that a Stoughton resident is headed to the Nation's Capital to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. With Tuesday's official nomination of U.S. Senator John Kerry to the post of Secretary of State, the field is opening up with folks vying for Kerry's seat in his unexpired term in the U.S. Senate. But before that even happens an interim senator had to be named. On Wednesday, Governor Patrick announced that his former chief of staff William “Mo” Cowan, 43, of Stoughton, will be the interim senator and will serve until a new senator is elected in the June 25 special election. He lives in Stoughton with his wife…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Your weekly look at what's been happening around the region.
Sharon's Sweethearts Three Overflows With Homemade Candies Sharon’s Sweethearts Three chocolate shop, which specializes in handmade chocolates with the finest of ingredients, opened in 1981 in Chestnut Hill. In 2004 the shop moved to Sharon and is run by Karen Schwab and her daughter Jill Schwab. Find out more about this local specialty shop by clicking the link above! Canton Mortgage Broker Arrested for Alleged Drug Violations Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s Drug Task Force, along with Canton and Stoughton detectives, seized close to 70 pounds of alleged marijuana and $110,000 in possible drug proceeds – arresting four, including a mortgage broker from Canton. William H. …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Your weekly look at what's been happening around the region in the last week.
Sharon's WGBH High School Quiz Show Date Announced Students from Sharon High School will take on opponents from Rockport on St. Patrick's Day - Sunday, March 17 - as part of this year's WGBH High School Quiz Show competition. WGBH released the official 2013 tournament bracket for the competition this week, highlighting the 16 qualifying teams with corresponding broadcast dates. Sen. Joyce Requests Ban on Skin Shock Devices at Canton's JRC Sen. Brian Joyce (D-Milton) this week requested the agency ban of painful skin shock devices as part of a testimony submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Joyce, who represents Canton and Sharon , requested the ban of all Graduated Electronic Decelerators (GED) specifically for use …
