Jim Potter, the former Chairman of the Wareham Select Board and a former member of the Bourne Select Board, has been arrested and charged with child rape and indecent assault.
No injuries have been reported after two boats in Onset Harbor were simultaneously struck by lightning during a thunderstorm Tuesday evening, causing a fire on a fishing vessel.
A longtime Massachusetts State Police K9 was killed in the line of duty today, and local law enforcement and first responders are offering their condolences.