When the Plymouth Select Board in January pondered a proposal to let cruise ships dock in the harbor again this summer, local fishermen showed up to protest the plan. They were worried that their fishing season— already shortened by federal rules protecting whales — would be further cut back to accommodate the ships, which carry […]
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Police say man opened fire on two houses after altercation
A 25-year-old Plymouth man is facing multiple felony charges, including armed assault to murder, after he allegedly unleashed a barrage of gunfire at two houses in North Plymouth. No one was injured in the early Saturday morning incident, though bullets landed inside two homes on North Spooner Street, Plymouth police said. Police said the man, […]
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Suspect in brutal Manomet attack was earlier charged with raping a 61-year-old homeless woman
She planned to hang herself with a rope, a woman told police last summer after allegedly being raped by 19-year-old Brodric Mason. But the 61-year-old homeless woman was too distraught to testify, so the charges against the Plymouth man were dismissed. And Mason was free to roam the streets. This week, Mason faced felony […]
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Firefighter charged with using hidden cameras to record his ex-girlfriend has been in trouble before
Even before he was accused of secretly recording his ex-girlfriend naked with another man, Richard Pimental faced criminal charges that could have disqualified him from working as a Plymouth firefighter. Pimental, 31, was placed on paid administrative leave in November after Fire Chief Neil Foley told Plymouth police that two co-workers, one of whom was […]
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Plymouth man pleads guilty to Covid fund fraud
A Plymouth man pleaded guilty Wednesday to Covid-19 relief fund fraud, according to the US Attorney’s office in Boston. Ferris Brooks, 41, applied for benefits in his own name and the names of three others — including two homeless people and a person who had been living in Dubai for more than a decade, prosecutors […]
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Neighbors’ fight to stop 55-plus apartment project backfires
Be careful what you wish for. Neighbors have battled the proposed Claremont apartment project at Colony Place for nearly two years. They filed appeal after appeal, alleging the town violated an array of laws when it issued special permits for the 198-unit complex. Now, they have finally gotten their wish — the developer is […]
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Plymouth man pleads guilty to attacking Capitol Police officer during Jan. 6 rioting
A retired Boston police officer from Plymouth pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he assaulted a Capitol Police officer during the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Fisher, 52, was indicted in September on eight criminal counts, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and engaging in physical violence in a restricted […]
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Arrest made in theft of $150 from autistic man
The thieves were no match for Steven Galandzi. The 28-year-old Plymouth Walmart employee, autistic and vulnerable, was leaving work in late August when three young men accosted him demanding money. At first, he resisted but was so scared he opened his wallet and ended up giving them everything —$150 he had saved from his weekly […]
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School board OK’s nearly $119 million budget, but with a big caveat
A week after school officials declared the school budget approved by the town inadequate, the Plymouth School Committee on Thursday passed the same spending plan. But the school committee, which met in a special afternoon session, said it will come back for more money after it negotiates new contracts with unionized school employees, including teachers. […]
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Village Sports Club cited for health violations
The Village Sports Club in the Pinehills development exposes members to a full menu of fitness options — basketball, pickleball, tennis, swimming, yoga and weight training. It also has exposed them to an array of potentially unsafe conditions such as mildew, rust, cracks in the shower, peeling paint, and debris in the pool, according to […]