South Coast 360: Raynham https://southcoast360.com/town-raynham.html Local news for the South Coast of Massachusetts, from posted public documents. en-us https://southcoast360.com/art/app/feed-144.pngSouth Coast 360: Raynhamhttps://southcoast360.com/town-raynham.html144144 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:17:00 -0500 I-195 shuts both ways Friday night in East Providence, and lane closures start Sunday on I-195 and I-495 https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-road-closures-weekend-of-nov-6-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-road-closures-weekend-of-nov-6-2026.html Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:17:00 -0500 South Coast 360 Business and Real Estate Desk South Coast I-195 shuts in both directions in East Providence from 10 p.m. Friday to about noon Saturday. In Massachusetts, night lane closures start Sunday on I-195 in Swansea, Westport, New Bedford and Fairhaven and on I-495 near Taunton. Raynham combines police and fire dispatch, freeing a firefighter for emergency calls https://southcoast360.com/raynham-police-fire-combine-dispatch-center-nov-2-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/raynham-police-fire-combine-dispatch-center-nov-2-2026.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:29:20 -0500 South Coast 360 Breaking and Public Safety Desk South Coast Civilian dispatchers at the Raynham Police Department now take police, fire and medical calls around the clock, and a firefighter who handled fire dispatch is back responding to emergencies, the two chiefs said. Residents still call 911, and the nonemergency numbers are unchanged. New Bedford's Route 18 and three I-195 ramps can close overnight through Nov. 15, and Route 140 closes nightly in Taunton https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-highway-lane-ramp-closures-week-of-nov-2-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-highway-lane-ramp-closures-week-of-nov-2-2026.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:55:09 -0400 South Coast 360 Business and Real Estate Desk South Coast MassDOT can close Route 18 both ways and three I-195 ramps in New Bedford from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. as needed through Nov. 15. Route 140 in Taunton closes both ways from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights. Tankers from four towns and a Dighton forestry unit help fight wind-driven brush fire in Raynham https://southcoast360.com/raynham-brush-fire-cobb-street-berkley-dighton-rehoboth-crews-oct-30-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/raynham-brush-fire-cobb-street-berkley-dighton-rehoboth-crews-oct-30-2026.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:38:43 -0400 South Coast 360 Breaking and Public Safety Desk South Coast Raynham firefighters sent to a report of an unattended campfire near Cobb Street on Friday night, Oct. 30, found a brush fire spreading fast in the wind. Tankers from Berkley, Lakeville, Middleborough and Rehoboth and a Dighton forestry unit helped put it out, the fire chief said.