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 […]
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Posted inBusiness Beat
A rite of spring that leaves many people feeling wronged: Paid parking
It’s almost time for the annual spring unveiling: that special day when the covers come off parking meters and pay stations downtown and along the waterfront. The seasonal reprieve from paid parking – which began Dec. 1 – expires on April 1. That means you’ll have to fork over $2 an hour to park in […]
Posted inGovernment
Things are finally looking up for Brewster Gardens stairs
Those stairs from Brewster Gardens up to Main Street Extension are finally just a step or two from being completed. The existing stairway, which climbed to the Emond Building on Main Street Extension at the Café Strega terrace, had badly deteriorated over the years. It was eventually blocked off after being deemed a hazard. For walkers, […]
Posted inGovernment
Road work ahead: Section of Sandwich St. to get torn up for sewer upgrade
Water Street isn’t the only local road getting ripped up for sewer work. Starting the week of March 11, the Department of Public Works said, a “rehabilitation” project will begin on Sandwich Street, between Winter Street and Nook Road. It’s a short stretch of pavement, but the work will nonetheless cause disruptions on the well-traveled […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
‘I will stab and kill you’
A Plymouth man was apparently ready to commit murder over a vacuum cleaner and video monitors he was trying to steal from Walmart, according to police. A Walmart loss prevention employee called local police shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to report being threatened at knifepoint by Clifford Teague, 55, of Plymouth. The worker had attempted […]
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You still have to pay taxes, but the town is making it more convenient
How’s this for a positive spin on local taxes? Your bills aren’t going down, but the town is giving you more options for paying them. It’s in the process of moving to a more user-friendly online portal, starting with the latest batch of quarterly water and sewer bills. The new system, called InvoiceCloud, has features […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
A (dollar) sign of Plymouth’s growth: More banks
When notorious crook Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he supposedly replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Sutton, who died in 1980, denied saying it, but who knows whether he was telling the truth? The guy was a thief. Similarly, when readers ask me why banks continue to open brick-and-mortar branches in […]
Posted inBusiness
Logo alert: The Black Dog is bringing its famous brand to Main St.
Main Street is trading guns and politics for something far less aggressive – a gentle dog. The Black Dog, founded on Martha’s Vineyard in 1971, is bringing its logo-adorned apparel and home goods to 14 Main St., former site of Plimoth Bay Outfitters, as soon as April. The store will add an internationally known brand […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Storm fizzles, colder air arrives
Tuesday’s Nor’easter was supposed to produce the first significant snowfall of the season in Plymouth. But the forecast dramatically changed as the storm system slid to the south, leaving little more than a coating of snow in most areas of town. The National Weather Service had issued a winter storm warning that included Plymouth, but […]
Posted inCulture
For this Federal Furnace fourth grader, a trip of a lifetime
It started off as just another day of school for Federal Furnace Elementary School fourth grader Teaghan Bowden. But Wednesday, Jan. 31, turned out to be something extraordinary for the 10-year-old. School principal Stacey Perry, with a supporting cast of Teaghan’s classmates, announced his dream of going to Disney World in Orlando, FL, would […]