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 […]
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State Police scour woods off Route 3 after discovery of a human skull
Massachusetts State Police have recovered what appears to be part of a human skull in the woods off Route 3 in Plymouth, officials said. The skull was discovered earlier this month by a man searching the woods for deer antlers, according to Plymouth Police Chief Dana Flynn. The man reported his discovery to Plymouth police […]
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Pinehills condo owners’ suit over water leak woes moves forward
It was supposed to be their dream home — a spectacular condominium in the Pinehills, complete with outdoor and indoor fireplaces, professionally designed gardens, and an upgraded white kitchen. Kenneth and Darlyn Gagnon were eager to move in and leave behind the apartment they were renting elsewhere in the Pinehills — the town’s largest residential […]
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Plymouth man charged with making death threats against Trump
A Plymouth man faces charges after posting online death threats against President Donald Trump. Michael McMahon, 67, allegedly periodically posted menacing comments directed toward Trump on his Facebook page. “I just need one clear shot at djt,” one read.In another, he wrote, “Wanna save millions of lives? Shoot a future dictator. 1930S GERMANY. Remember that?” […]
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Beth Israel Deaconess nurses vote to authorize strike
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth nurses were back at the bargaining table Friday, one day after union members picketed outside the library and voted overwhelmingly to authorize a three-day strike. The nurses voted 279-19 in favor of striking, if agreement on a new contract can’t be reached. About 40 nurses did not vote. The authorization […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Sheehan says Makepeace, others attacked her using an anonymous Facebook page
Environmental activist Meg Sheehan says A.D. Makepeace employees were behind a Facebook page called “Meg Costs Us Millions,” where anonymous critics bullied and berated her for more than a year. In new court filings, Sheehan alleges that the company’s in-house lawyer was the page’s administrator and that at least one other Makepeace employee may have […]
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More than 400 Beth Israel Deaconess nurses set to take strike authorization vote
Nurses at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth, locked in difficult contract negotiations with management, are set to take a strike authorization vote next week. More than 400 nurses will vote Thursday, March 20, on whether to authorize a strike. They plan to picket in front of the Plymouth Public Library on South Street from 3 to […]