Assonet

Freetown Police have captured a suspect who is allegedly the town’s mysterious 'Screw Bandit,' leaving construction screws in the roadway for weeks.

After sightings in Taunton and Mansfield, it seems the black bears are now making their way south, with weekend sightings reported in Assonet and Fall River.

Many Massachusetts towns have names that those who aren’t from the Bay State comically mispronounce. One SouthCoast town name is hard on locals, too.

Another owner of multiple Dunkin' businesses on the SouthCoast is paying a penalty for child labor violations, after federal authorities allegedly found underage employees working more hours than is legal and illegally operating an oven.

An Assonet woman was killed in an early-morning crash Saturday on Route 140 in New Bedford.

Tourist season is well underway on the SouthCoast and there is one surefire way to know who is local and who is not. Town name pronunciations.

A vintage menu from Freetown's Assonet Inn was recently posted to Facebook. The prices seem ridiculously low, but not too far off when adjusted to today's wages.

We all know that the cities and towns across the SouthCoast have been around for a long time. Pretty much all of them were here way before America was America and many have been the site of great historical moments in our country's history...

Weddings are expensive. We wanted to know what aspects of ours cost more than others.

Fewer people physically access the bank to conduct business these days. Much of what business is done, is done online and not in person.