Plymouth Police say marauding gangs of young teenage boys on bikes have been terrorizing motorists and pedestrians in the downtown, waterfront, and North Plymouth areas. The department reported that there have been nearly 30 recent reports of kids on bikes swerving at cars, harassing and swearing at pedestrians, fighting, kicking doors, igniting fireworks while riding, […]
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Posted inBusiness
Almost $800,000. That’s the median price of a single-family home for sale in Plymouth.
Noah Petitt has been house hunting in Plymouth for two years now. He scours Zillow listings faithfully and tours any property that looks like even a remote possibility. But the homes often turned out to be teardowns, or they’ve drawn so many potential buyers that he didn’t stand a chance. He feels thwarted at every […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Double trouble: Man arrested two times in separate confrontations with police
It’s not easy to do, but Sean Webb got arrested twice in just over eight hours. Not long after had he been booked and released on assault and battery charges on a recent afternoon, Webb was back at Plymouth police headquarters, this time accused of disturbing the peace. The incidents took place a few hours […]
Posted inGovernment
There’s a race for Select Board after all: Grassroots campaign for a second candidate emerges.
He’s flattered that some voters will write in his name for Plymouth Select Board member on Saturday’s ballot. But Bill Keohan says he isn’t expecting to win. “It feels like a George Bailey in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ moment,” said Keohan, the embattled chair of the Community Preservation Committee. “It’s heartwarming to hear your fellow […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Paroled murderer charged with molesting 13-year-old girl in Plymouth hotel pool
It took nearly 20 years for James Barnes to win his freedom. It took only minutes for him to lose it again. Barnes, a convicted murderer out on parole, was arrested last week, accused of grabbing a young girl in a Plymouth hotel’s indoor pool. He was swimming laps at the Hotel 1620 Plymouth Harbor […]
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Federal prosecutors say Plymouth woman used phony massage business to commit Covid fraud
A Plymouth woman has been accused of fraudulently collecting nearly $42,000 in Covid payroll protection money by claiming she and her elderly father needed financial help for a massage business they ran out of their home, according to a federal criminal complaint. Katherine Reynolds, 65, was charged with two counts of wire fraud Wednesday in […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Five-month investigation yields seven drug arrests on Lothrop St.
Narcotic detectives on Friday raided a house north of downtown Plymouth, arresting seven people on a variety of drug charges. The arrests capped a five-month investigation by Plymouth police into drug activity at an apartment on Lothrop Street, police said. Five of the suspects were charged with possession of cocaine and other drugs, misdemeanors. A […]
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Traffic stop leads to discipline for four Plymouth police officers
He was just trying to get to an early morning medical appointment. But after Zach DeLong inadvertently pulled in front of a speeding Plymouth police officer, he set off a chain of events that led to the discipline of four officers and an online war of words between police backers and critics. DeLong, an electrician […]
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Suspect leads police on wild chase through Redbrook, and it was all caught on video from a helicopter.
A man wanted for violating a restraining order led police on a wild chase through the Redbrook development in South Plymouth Tuesday, panicking neighbors who gathered outside to see if they were in danger. The man, Matthew Julian, ran through residents’ yards, jumped over fences, barely eluded a police dog as he climbed over a […]
Posted inEducation
Superintendent warns of layoffs, citing a $2 million budget shortfall
Campbell says non-teaching positions and ‘redundancies’ will be targeted.