For the first time in over 100 years, the Jewish community in Plymouth will observe the High Holy Days without a home of its own. In June, Congregation Beth Jacob (CBJ) sold its historic synagogue at the corner of Pleasant and Sandwich streets in downtown Plymouth. The congregation has purchased property on Summer Street […]
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Charter change campaign launches with rally
The Yes on Charter Change group’s campaign to scuttle the Town Meeting form of government in Plymouth launched its public signature drive Wednesday night. About 150 people, including several current and former town officials, turned out for the event at Three V Sand Bar on the waterfront at Cordage Park in North Plymouth. “It’s amazing […]
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Kingston takes Plymouth to court over Costco
The battle between Plymouth and Kingston to potentially land a Costco is now in court, litigation over a proposed gas station likely to delay a resolution even longer. The Town of Kingston is asking the Massachusetts Land Court to overturn a Plymouth Zoning Board of Appeals decision to allow a gas station at the T.L. […]
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Gas station permit boosts Plymouth’s bid for Costco
Chalk one up for Plymouth in the competition to land a Costco. On Monday the Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved T.L. Edwards’s plan to build a gas station and convenience store at the corner of Cherry Street and Commerce Way — the entry point for its gravel yard and rock crushing operation visible from […]
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Condos planned for old Salvation Army building
A deal is pending to convert the old Salvation Army building atop Coles Hill into condos, ending a local couple’s dream of creating a romantic wedding venue there. “We tried unsuccessfully for more than a year to find a buyer interested in a more public use of the building such as a museum site, a […]
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Water Street is open, for now
Water Street is open, but the ill-fated sewer project is not finished. The last 70 feet of pipe to be repaired has settled more than expected and the soil in the area is unstable enough to put the project on hold so the town and the contractor can come up with a different way of […]
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Senior living complex gets good reviews
With some concerns voiced about parking and traffic impact on the surrounding neighborhoods, the first look at the redevelopment proposed for the old Benny’s plaza off Court Street got generally good reviews at a joint meeting of the Select Board and Planning Board Tuesday night. The conceptual plan unveiled shows the seven-acre plaza at 179 […]
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Cherry’s fails to attract bidders
Despite its prime waterfront location, no one responded to the town’s offer to lease and renovate the former Cherry’s Bait and Tackle Shop. Potential bidders say the town priced itself out of the market on the restricted-use building, with high monthly rent and requiring repairs costing up to $100,000. So, the building remains vacant as […]
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Shuttered Benny’s may become assisted living facility
New buyers for the long-shuttered Benny’s Plaza are expected Tuesday to announce plans to transform it into an assisted living facility with two mixed-use commercial buildings and some public green space. Pioppi’s Liquors, which now operates at the plaza, would remain. A partnership of HYM Investment Group of Boston and the NexCore Group of Denver […]
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Group announces effort to abandon Town Meeting
Taking the name “Yes on Charter Change,” a group hoping to push Plymouth Town Meeting into the history books is now public, with a fundraising committee and a Facebook page soliciting donations. The group filed with the Plymouth town clerk establishing itself as a ballot question committee with town residents Leonard Levin as chair and […]