Six months after Birgitta Kuehn resigned from the Planning Board, the combined Select and Planning boards filled her seat Tuesday night. They chose Joseph Higgins, a criminal defense attorney who specializes in drunk driving cases, to take a place on the five-member board until the May town election. “We need to change the bylaws [to] […]
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From a field of six, Christina Bryant wins School Committee seat
Christina Bryant is the newest member of the School Committee, filling a vacancy left by Michelle Badger, who was elected to the state House of Representatives in November. Bryant was chosen after four rounds of voting in a joint meeting of the School Committee and the Select Board Monday night. The boards, totaling 11 […]
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For them, being able to call the Oak St. school building home is a ‘miracle’
Joyce Malaguti plans to be moved into her subsidized one-bedroom apartment in the former Oak Street elementary school by New Year’s Eve. To say she is lucky is an understatement. Malaguti, 89, secured one of three small apartments sought by 1,320 seniors and 187 veterans who applied for them. On Monday, she and her son […]
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‘We will all be in each other’s thoughts’
At the end of each Select Board meeting, there is time set aside for “new business.” Sometimes it’s a chance for board members to preview topics they would like placed on the agenda for an upcoming meeting. On other occasions, they have offered observations and comments about local goings-on or feedback from constituents. But at […]
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Back on tap: New World Tavern gets its liquor license back
Just in time for the last weekend before Christmas, New World Tavern has its liquor license back. Casey Kennedy, the town’s communications coordinator, said that Karl Heine, the Main Street bar and restaurant’s owner, has provided the required proof that his liquor liability insurance was reinstated. The Select Board suspended the liquor license on Dec. […]
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Restaurant owners say grease trap requirement hurts their bottom line
Restaurants connected to the town’s sewer system have until Dec. 31 to install expensive new grease traps, and some business owners are not happy about it. The requirement – aimed at preventing food byproducts and waste from clogging pipes – mainly affects restaurants located in the downtown, waterfront, and North Plymouth areas. Restaurants have known […]
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Downtown bar was serving alcohol without liability insurance
New World Tavern, one of downtown’s best-known venues, has been shuttered for a week after the Select Board suspended its liquor license on Dec. 10. The bar and restaurant had been serving alcohol, despite not having liquor liability insurance in place as required by law. A handwritten sign on the Main Street business’s door Monday […]
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Jenney Pond dredging marks the start of a major restoration effort
Dredging of Jenney Pond is underway, the first step in the construction of a fishway bypass around Plimoth Grist Mill. The $2.1 million initial part of the project is using $1.1 million of a $10 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and another $1 million in Community Preservation funds signed off on […]
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Select Board doesn’t want to pay for an outside audit of the over-budget Oak Street project
Select Board members oppose ordering a construction audit of the conversion of the former Oak Street elementary school into affordable housing, a project that was plagued by major cost overruns. The work has added up to $1.2 million for three one-bedroom apartments to house seniors, veterans, or disabled people – more than twice the original […]
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Two seats on the Planning Board have been open for months. Why hasn’t anyone applied to fill them?
A critical town board has been operating with two vacancies since the summer – and no one has applied to fill either seat. The Planning Board, which normally has five members and one associate member, makes recommendations on whether development projects should proceed and if so, under what conditions. Among the issues it has weighed […]