Abigail Adams
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Cohasset, MA, United States
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Two, so far, vie for open seat on Cohasset Board of Selectmen
The race for two available seats on the Board of Selectmen in Cohasset now has a third candidate.Kerri Thompson, 35, pulled nomination papers for the current selectmen race last Wednesday, Feb. 27. Thompson has lived in Cohasset for six years, and has been looking for ways to best serve the community she has fallen in love with.I really just want to give back to the town in some way because it… → Read More
Cohasset superintendent under fire at packed school meeting
Parents also claimed that the district is more concerned about protecting their own reputation than they are about the health and safety of the students the regularly serve. → Read More
Cohasset school did not report teacher’s alleged sexual abuse for 3 months
On Feb. 12, according to the affidavit, a Cohasset teacher, who overheard a conversation with the alleged victim and another student, directed her to go to the school adjustment counselor. After talking with the girl, the adjustment counselor reported the alleged incidents to the assistant principal of the middle school who relayed the information to CMHS Principal Carolyn Connolly. → Read More
Demolition of house on Cohasset Common causes commotion
James Rosebach, in a phone interview Wednesday, said they initially intended to renovate the post and beam structure. But once we started the beetle damage was worse than we expected, he said. We knew the house was in tough shape but we never anticipated the amount of damage. → Read More
Cohasset police called to cool heated school committee debate over hot classrooms
A conversation about rising classroom temperatures got heated Wednesday evening in Cohasset after one School Committee member lost their cool over the → Read More
Meet Einstein, Cohasset's new police dog
Meet the newest addition to the Cohasset Police Department: Einstein.Usually police canines have names like Thor or Hercules, said Cohasset Police Chief Bill Quigley. Only in Cohasset could we end up with Erik and Einstein. I love the uniqueness of our K9 names.Einstein, originally from Slovakia, comes to Cohasset from Shallow Creek Kennels out in western Pennsylvania. His human partner and… → Read More
Cohasset police K-9 Erik retiring after 7 years of service
Erik was both patrol and narcotics trained, meaning his scope of work ranged from sniffing out illegal narcotics to finding a missing child. It was Erik’s personality and his connection with children, however, that Reardon said made him especially extraordinary. → Read More
Cohasset selectmen want to hear from retailers on possible plastic bag ban
Although the board appeared generally in favor of recommending the ban to Annual Town Meeting, some of the selectmen wondered if the proposal has been looked at from a retailer’s perspective. → Read More
TV pilot to be shot at Roy Estate in Cohasset next week
Starting Monday, March 26, Universal Television is scheduled to take over the Roy Estate (49 Margin Street) to film scenes for a pilot episode of their newest program titled “Suspicion.” → Read More
Cohasset tour-goers warm up to champagne streetlight tone
It’s just enough light that it isn’t overpowering. I think that was the general consensus of the tour.-- Stephen Girardi, vice chairman of the Alternative Energy Committee → Read More
Cohasset college student living the dream, covering the Olympics
At age 20, Dan Toomey was offered an opportunity many of those working for NBC Universal dream of: the chance to cover the 2018 Winter Olympics. Yet none of this would not have been possible, he said, had he decided not to explore broadcasting back in high school. → Read More
Cohasset loves all kinds of dogs
The Town Clerk's Office said there are 1,075 licensed dogs in Cohasset, which has 3,296 households. → Read More
Myth-busting Massachusetts' recreational pot law
With recreational marijuana now legal across the state of Massachusetts, residents and police departments alike have struggled to understand the full scope of the new legislation. While Question 4 originally provided a clear outline of what would be implemented should it pass, state legislators had the opportunity to make any alterations to the law they deemed necessary. As a result, the limits… → Read More
Myth-busting Massachusetts' recreational pot law
With recreational marijuana now legal across the state of Massachusetts, residents and police departments alike have struggled to understand the full scope of the new legislation. While Question 4 originally provided a clear outline of what would be implemented should it pass, state legislators had the opportunity to make any alterations to the law they deemed necessary. As a result, the limits… → Read More
Myth-busting Massachusetts' recreational pot law
With recreational marijuana now legal across the state of Massachusetts, residents and police departments alike have struggled to understand the full scope of the new legislation. While Question 4 originally provided a clear outline of what would be implemented should it pass, state legislators had the opportunity to make any alterations to the law they deemed necessary. As a result, the limits… → Read More
Myth-busting Massachusetts' recreational pot law
With recreational marijuana now legal across the state of Massachusetts, residents and police departments alike have struggled to understand the full scope of the new legislation. While Question 4 originally provided a clear outline of what would be implemented should it pass, state legislators had the opportunity to make any alterations to the law they deemed necessary. As a result, the limits… → Read More
Myth-busting Massachusetts' recreational pot law
With recreational marijuana now legal across the state of Massachusetts, residents and police departments alike have struggled to understand the full scope of the new legislation. While Question 4 originally provided a clear outline of what would be implemented should it pass, state legislators had the opportunity to make any alterations to the law they deemed necessary. As a result, the limits… → Read More
Cohasset Eagle Scout builds robotics practice field at Cohasset High
We didn’t have a field ourselves, said Mulhern, so when we would go to competitions, we would have to practice on the field there 10 minutes before the competition began. → Read More
Cohasset selectman perfects age-old craft of growing pears in a bottle
I can’t explain it, said Schubert, who is a cardiologist. There’s just something about it that relaxes me either after a long day of work or after a long Selectmen’s meeting. → Read More
Survey shows Cohasset teens' tobacco use on the rise
Not only do students in Cohasset perceive tobacco to be less risky now than they have in previous years, but usage among the town’s youth has also surged.According to the survey circulated by the Middle-High School in the spring, the number of students that had used tobacco within the last 30 days jumped from 9 percent of 12th graders in 2015 to a whopping 33 percent in the 2017 survey. The… → Read More