Mary Ford
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COHASSET POLICE: Driver upset over traffic stop delivers profanity-laced tirade
A 50-year-old Cohasset man went into a profanity-laced tirade after being stopped for allegedly running a red light on Chief Justice Cushing Highway → Read More
Social media attracting out-of-town jumpers to Cohasset Border Street bridge
Apparently the bridge is one of the places to jump off and gets a top rating on social media from those who post their experience. Therefore, the bridge is attracting young people from all over the South Shore and even the city. → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: Illegal parking ends up with $335 tab
It will cost a 36-year-old Hingham man whose car is a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz about $335 after he parked illegally in a handicap spot on Depot Court around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday (May 4).Police had the car, whose registration had expired, towed. The fine for parking illegally in a spot for the handicapped is $100; the fine for expired registration is $105; and the towing cost $130, police said. → Read More
Fired Cohasset Dunkin employee allegedly retaliates by hitting boss with coconut donut
Donut assaultA manager at Dunkin Donuts on Chief Justice Cushing Highway reported to police on Monday (April 9) around noon that a employee she had just fired threw a coconut donut at her in retaliation and she wanted the incident documented. The manager was considering filing an assault charge but has not gotten back to police to pursue that.Break-inA local doctor whose office is off Route 3A… → Read More
EDITORIAL: It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!
Okay, we are dating ourselves. But thanks to the wonders of YouTube and Google, readers who have never heard of the Chiffon margarine commercial in the → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: 3-car crash at Shaw's sends 3 to hospital and more news
Three people were sent to the hospital on Saturday (March 17) following a three-car accident at around 2 p.m. at the entrance to Shaw's between Bank of → Read More
Homeless Hingham man allegedly steals idling car to keep warm but can't get heat to work
A homeless man looking to keep warm allegedly stole an idling car from the rear parking lot at the Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub on Lincoln Street but → Read More
Rte. 3A pothole in Cohasset that swallowed 3 cars gets temporary fix
The pothole literally ate at least three cars last week according to entries in the police log. Some motorists complained to Stop & Shop which called police. The police Twitter feed described the pothole as the portal to the third dimension on 3A. → Read More
Rte. 3A pothole in Cohasset that swallowed 3 cars gets temporary fix
The pothole literally ate at least three cars last week according to entries in the police log. Some motorists complained to Stop & Shop which called police. The police Twitter feed described the pothole as the portal to the third dimension on 3A. → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: Road rage incident on Route 3A results in charges
Road rageA 25-year-old Scituate woman is going to be summonsed to court on several criminal traffic charges following an apparent road rage incident on → Read More
Former Nike missile base building in Cohasset could be restored
In the Boston area, Nike launching sites ringed Boston and defended the large Naval Ammunition Depot, part of which was in Cohasset. The administrative area was at Turkey Hill with the launch site off Crocker Lane which held 30 missiles. → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: Intruder departs before police arrive and other news
IntruderPolice responded to a call from a 53-year-old resident who lives in a neighborhood off Elm Street reporting an intruder at 3:44 a.m. on Tuesday → Read More
Cohasset ban on single-use plastic bags possible
The goal of the proposed bylaw is to reduce the common use of plastic checkout bags and to encourage the use of reusable bags thereby reducing local land and marine pollution. → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: Car with broken tie rod takes out concrete pylons and hits pole
The Attleboro man was cited for failure to drive in marked lanes. National Grid was called to repair the pole, resulting in shutting down that portion of N. Main Street for several hours, police said. → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: Same deer hits two cars on Route 3A
Deer MVAAn accident involving a deer and two vehicles backed up rush-hour traffic on Friday (Jan. 19) around 5:40 p.m. while the accident cleared.Police → Read More
COHASSET POLICE: Accidents piling up on 3A and N. Main Street
MVAA 2008 Lincoln sedan, being driven by a 55-year-old Hingham woman, slid off the N. Main Street into a snow bank near Cedar Street around 6:30 p.m. on → Read More
Pickup driver cited in crash with Cohasset cruiser
The driver of the 4-door Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck involved in a serious accident with a police cruiser on Tuesday (Jan. 9) is being cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.Police have also determined why the airbags in the cruiser, which was totaled in the crash, did not deploy.Chief Bill Quigley said the 35-year-old Brockton man in the truck could not pull over to the right… → Read More
Pickup driver cited in crash with Cohasset cruiser
The driver of the 4-door Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck involved in a serious accident with a police cruiser on Tuesday (Jan. 9) is being cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Police have also determined why the airbags in the cruiser, which was totaled in the crash, did not deploy. Chief Bill Quigley said the 35-year-old Brockton man in the truck could not pull over to the right… → Read More
Cohasset cruiser's airbags did not deploy in serious crash
Airbags in police cars are doubly important, due to the computer, radio and other special equipment inside. There are a lot of things to get injured on, Chief Bill Quigley → Read More
Cohasset cruiser in crash; officer sent to hospital
The cruiser was en route, heading north on North Main Street approaching Ripley Road, when the pickup truck pulled to the right to allow the cruiser to pass and then took a sharp left into the path of the cruiser. → Read More