Health

With the wet weather that has made local swamps even swampier, the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project has announced a plan to get ahead of what could be a heavy mosquito season here on the SouthCoast. Aerial spraying is scheduled to start Thursday night, April 14, from the skies above Mattapoisett. Nor...

The town hall will fly a flag in April to celebrate National Donate Life Month and to keep one Mattaposett man's legacy alive.

If you’ve been wondering how to grow your home care business, we’ve got a ton of things you can try!

It is officially spring on the SouthCoast and local ticks seem to have gotten the memo. Tick populations are once again on the move and those planning to explore the great outdoors should be prepared. Mid-March can often be too cold for ticks to come back into play, but local bug experts tell us that this season they are getting an early start...

Is this a sign of new confidence blossoming in the makeup-wearing population? I’d like to think so.

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It might feel like intense heartburn or indigestion, but it requires emergency medical attention if the symptoms persist.

Avian Influenza has been detected in wild birds along the east coast from Canada to Florida and may already be present in wild birds in Massachusetts.

You may have heard 15-year-old Shane McColgan's aunt on Michael and Maddie a few weeks ago.  Monica Cole told us about a Wareham hockey game against Old Rochester that was turned into a fundraiser to help Shane's family keep their heads above water as the boy fights a rare form of leukemia.  Ne...

A Dartmouth boy got a welcome for the ages when he walked into school Feb. 17 after a brave battle with cancer.