Scituate

Sleet, freezing rain and wind picked up late Wednesday morning, as the South Shore braced for the incoming nor’easter. “When the water comes over the seawall, it’s going to come up underneath your deck and pop all of these boards,” said Bill Hoover of Scituate. Hoover knows the damage a nor’easter can do first-hand. Having lived along the water...

Coastal communities faced the highest risk of seeing strong wings and outages from Lee, but that didn’t stop residents on the Cape from venturing out on the stormy day to get a look at all of the action, while surfers in Scituate were out taking advantage of the waves.

Three tornadoes hit Massachusetts and another touched down in Rhode Island Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed. Rhode Island experienced an EF-2 that caused damage in Scituate, Johnston and North Providence, the NWS said. In Massachusetts, an EF-1 was confirmed in North Attleboro and Mansfield; another EF-1 touched down in Weymouth; there was an EF-0 in Stoughton. Strong thunderstorms swept…

Brown water has flowed for years into homes in Scituate, Massachusetts. The problem is aging infrastructure and a water treatment plant in need of an upgrade. Laurie Withrow has been posting photos of brown water filling her bathtub and coming out of the tap for at least a decade. “Our bathtub was, you could see just the brown and the…

Piles of debris were all that remained of several beachfront buildings in Scituate, Massachusetts, on Monday, days after a huge fire destroyed them and damaged others. Aerial video showed the extent of the destruction — several homes were destroyed, with one that had been damaged needing to be demolished Saturday. The cause of the fire was still under investigation Monday,…

Crews continue to fight hot spots following a massive fire that spread between several oceanfront homes Friday night in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Crews continue to fight hot spots following a massive fire that spread between several oceanfront homes Friday night in Scituate, Massachusetts. The blaze broke out before 8 p.m. on Glades Road in Minot Beach. Eight homes were damaged — five extensively — according to Scituate Fire Chief John Murphy. No injuries were reported. Floating embers might have sparked a fire…

A huge fire broke out Friday night on Glades Road in Scituate, Massachusetts, spreading to multiple buildings

Crews are fighting a massive fire that spread between several oceanfront homes Friday night in Scituate, Massachusetts. The blaze broke out before 8 p.m. on Glades Road. Seven homes were damaged — five extensively — according to Scituate Fire Chief John Murphy. No injuries were reported. Crews from eight other communities responded, Murphy said. Departments sent firefighters from Cohasset, Hull,…