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 […]
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Superintendent warns of layoffs, citing a $2 million budget shortfall
Campbell says non-teaching positions and ‘redundancies’ will be targeted.
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Plymouth man gets six months in jail after admitting Covid fraud
A Plymouth man will serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to charges he collected pandemic unemployment benefits he wasn’t entitled to receive. Aaron Fernandes, 43, was already locked up on drug charges when he allegedly plotted with two women — over a recorded phone line — to collect Covid relief funds. Inmates are […]
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AG says Plymouth’s Select Board violated state’s Open Meeting Law several times
The state attorney general on Wednesday found the Plymouth Select Board violated the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law multiple times last year and warned that the town could face civil fines if it violates the law again. The Select Board failed to approve meeting minutes quickly enough, held an executive session for an impermissible reason, and […]
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Another Plymouth resident faces Covid fraud charges
A Plymouth business owner has been charged with pocketing more than $155,000 in Covid relief funds he wasn’t entitled to. Joseph Kerrissey, 46, who owns several construction companies in town, allegedly filed six fraudulent applications for payroll protection loans between 2020 and 2021, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. Kerrissey, charged with three […]
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Town Meeting gets down to business
Plymouth town meeting members waded through a long agenda Saturday — making it through 28 articles before adjourning until Monday night with two controversial issues still to be decided. The town’s elected representatives, who attended either in person at Plymouth North High School or remotely, approved almost everything that came before them. Members authorized a […]
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Cage Titans fan goes down for the count after allegedly attacking police officers
Maybe he felt inspired, or just didn’t want the show to end. But a Braintree man in town for Cage Titans last weekend left the mixed martial arts event itching for a fight, police said. Thomas Johnson, 58, threatened, menaced, and kicked Plymouth police officers trying to calm him down after they found him allegedly […]
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Five local agencies awarded opioid settlement funds
The Town of Plymouth will soon begin distributing its share of the more than $150 million the state has already received from opioid lawsuit settlements, officials said on Monday. Plymouth, which had nine opioid-related deaths in 2022, has collected $399,000 so far and will be awarding grants to five agencies proposing innovative ways to tackle the epidemic, […]
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TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Each spring, Plymouth holds a combination regular and special town meeting at which much of its business gets done. This year, it’s on April 6, at the Plymouth North High School auditorium, starting at 8 a.m. Usually, it involves a lot of coffee drinking, lively debates, and fair amount of political maneuvering. Think of Town […]