Petersen Pool News Today

The team donated $150 for upkeep at Weymouth Vietnam Memorial Park in honor of Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. and Richard B. Fitzgibbon III.

The environmental club at Braintree High School is organizing a Tuesday night blackout to call attention to light pollution and a meteor shower.

Braintree Mayor Charles Kokoros has issued a new request for proposals for the proposed Petersen Pool and Rink.

BRAINTREE –  A group called the Petersen Pool Advocates has asked the state Attorney Generals Office to investigate the money that has been spent so far on the construction of an athletic complex on the Braintree High School campus and a splash pad at Watson Park. The Petersen Pool Advocates says $1 million was improperly spent on plans and permits for the proposed sports complex, which includes the pool, two ice rinks and an indoor synthetic turf field. Daryl Every, a lawyer and a member o...

BRAINTREE – The town was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020, with more than 2,000 residents infected and over 100 deaths. The pandemic closed everything from schools to South Shore Plaza, canceled events from summer recreation programs to the annual "Braintree Day" celebration, and generally upended lives throughout the community. But amid the pandemic, there was one death that shocked the community: Laurie Melchiondas. The health board member and longtime school nurse was sh...