A convicted sex offender wanted by local, state, and federal authorities was arrested on a Plymouth bike path last week after a vigilant police officer came across warrants for his arrest and went looking for him. Christopher Chassey, 57, was ordered held without bail by a Plymouth District Court judge on April 28, facing multiple […]
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Alleged Boston drug dealers indicted in Plymouth case
A Plymouth County jury has indicted two alleged drug dealers from Boston, accused of selling cocaine and fentanyl in Plymouth — felonies that carry heavy potential jail terms. Tyre Wade, 33, and Melik Harrison, 26, of Boston, have been jailed since their January arrest by Plymouth police, aided by Oakley, the department’s drug sniffing yellow […]
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Almost two dozen Plymouth public employees earned at least $190,000 last year
Twenty-three Plymouth public employees — most of them police officers — earned at least $190,000 last year, according to town payroll records. Town Manager Derek Brindisi topped the list, taking in $282,632 in total compensation. Police Chief Dana Flynn was the second highest paid official, earning $263,401, followed by School Superintendent Christopher Campbell, who collected […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Opponents of Hedges Pond Road business park sue to stop work
Opponents of a 34-acre business park under construction on Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville filed a lawsuit Thursday to try to stop development of the site, which they say is a historic Native American cultural land that should be preserved. Seventeen residents filed the suit against Plymouth Select Board members, Standish Investment Group – the […]
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Plymouth man faces charges, civil suit after allegedly biting off part of his friend’s ear
They were the best of friends — until an ear came between them. During a drunken brawl, Michael O’Driscoll of Plymouth, allegedly chomped on his friend Anthony Corbett’s left lobe, taking a chunk out of it. O’Driscoll was arraigned on criminal charges in the case back in June, but on April 11 he was hit […]
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Citing difficulty in hiring, Police Dept. wants out of civil service
It’s been more than 100 years since Plymouth police joined the state civil service system. Town officials say that’s long enough. “It’s an entity that has probably run its course,” said Police Chief Dana Flynn. “It hasn’t kept up with the times.” That’s why officials are looking to opt out of the statewide program, a […]
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Atlantic Country Club signs $20 million agreement with developers
A plan to sell the Atlantic Country Club for housing has some neighbors teed off. The McSharry family, which has owned the South Plymouth golf course on Little Sandy Pond Road for decades, last week signed a $20 million purchase and sales agreement with developers. The buyers told the Independent that they see enormous potential […]
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Town Meeting wrap-up: Gun ban stays, Jenney Pond dam gets funding, school building maintenance change rejected.
Town Meeting members Saturday voted by a wide margin to keep in place a ban on firearms in town buildings, playgrounds, and parks, rejecting a call from Police Chief Dana Flynn and Town Manager Derek Brindisi to opt out of a clause in a state law that took effect in October. The spring gathering of […]
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Town Meeting preview: Much ado about guns, money for Holtec land, zoning for Costco (maybe), and funding a dam project
Plymouth Town Meeting members have a lot of business to attend to when they gather Saturday morning at Plymouth North High School. Among the issues they will decide starting at 8 a.m. are whether guns should be allowed in town buildings and grounds, whether money should be set to buy land around the former nuclear […]
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Suspect in Redbrook thefts gets 15 months in jail for probation violations
Sunny McDonough, the alleged serial package thief, has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after she was found to have violated the terms of her probation out of Wareham District Court. It was the first significant sentence imposed on McDonough, who has faced larceny charges in courts across the state, including those related to […]