Jason Higgins, the Plymouth police captain who for years was the department’s public face, is still on the payroll — more than five months after he stopped working and applied for a pension. Higgins, 50, is collecting “injured on duty” pay — meaning that he has been receiving his full salary tax-free ever since he […]
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Posted inEnvironment & Health
In federal, state courts Sheehan pursues public officials, private companies
Environmental attorney Meg Sheehan is now leading a multi-pronged legal attack against private companies she alleges are plundering land and other natural resources with the help of town officials in Plymouth and Carver. Her federal case against Plymouth, Carver, and two private companies is moving forward after a judge denied their motions to dismiss much […]
Posted inBusiness
Town takes action to pause sale of Atlantic Country Club
Plymouth officials are holding up the sale of the Atlantic Country Club in an apparent effort to thwart plans for a residential development on the South Plymouth site. The McSharry family, which has owned the golf club on Little Sandy Pond Road for decades, last month signed a purchase and sale agreement with a private […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Plymouth man seriously hurt in Court St. stabbing
A Plymouth man walking along Court Street early Saturday was seriously injured in an apparent random attack by a man heard muttering that he was going to stab somebody, according to Plymouth police. The alleged assailant, Michael A. Figlioli Jr., 42, of Plymouth, pled not guilty in Plymouth District Court Monday to seven charges including […]
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Police officer’s persistence leads to arrest of wanted sex offender
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 […]
Posted inGovernment
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 […]