Friday, August 31st

MUMS USHER IN FALL SEASON

            15,000 hearty chrysanthemums are busy blooming at the Plymouth County Farm, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. has announced.

            The mums are on sale at our Horticultural Center and Petting Zoo on Obery Street, next to the new Plymouth County Trial Court.

            Farm Director, Ted DeCristofaro says the mums are full and healthy—the result of the best growing season in recent memory. MORE…

Friday, August 24^th

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

SUZY THE SOW WELCOMES 8 PIGLETS

PLYMOUTH COUNTY FARM—On Thursday August 23, 2007 at 6:30pm Suzy the Sow welcomed 8 piglets into the world. You can visit the proud Momma Pig and her little ones at the maternity wing of the Plymouth County Petting Zoo on Obery Street in Plymouth. This is Suzy’s third litter in recent years. A visit to the Petting Zoo is free. The Petting Zoo is open 9am to 1pm.

MORE PIGLET PICTURES

Wednesday, August 22^nd

SHERIFF McDONALD ADDRESSES DRUG CONFERENCE

BOSTON— On August 22^nd, Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. addressed the National Narcotics Officers’ Association at its Boston Conference. Hanover Police Chief Paul Hayes invited Sheriff McDonald to welcome the narcotics officers to Massachusetts. Sheriff McDonald presented a brief history of law enforcement in Plymouth County, noting that history can be described as a series of crime scenes. Speaking along with Sheriff McDonald were Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Massachusetts State Police Colonel Mark Delaney.

Tuesday, August 21^st

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO MARSHFIELD FAIR

MARSHFIELD—Sheriff’s Department employee Kerri Yetman creates a photo ID for a Plymouth County elder during Senior Day at the Marshfield Fair 2007. The department created 100 IDs for seniors that day. On Kid’s Day, PCSD debuted its new iris scanning technology as a part of The Child Project. The Child Project stores iris data of children and adults into a national database to “enable law enforcement and social service agencies throughout the country to locate and positively identify missing children and adults with iris biometric recognition technology.” Reserve deputies were also on hand during the Fair to create fingerprint IDs for children.

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