Beyond the impact on patient care, major expansion projects ongoing at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth will deliver $3.6 million in community health grants to nonprofit and public agencies serving Plymouth, Kingston, Carver and Duxbury. The grant money is a requirement of the state’s approval of the expansion of the emergency department at the main hospital […]
Author Archives: Michael Cohen - Independent Correspondent
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Why has one of the town’s highest profile buildings been empty for years?
After an eight-year engagement, a local couple’s dream of transforming the old Salvation Army building atop Coles Hill into a posh wedding venue has withered. Now, one of the highest profile vacant properties in town is back on the market. “We were excited about that vision,” said Edward Gates, who along with his wife, Ayli, […]
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‘Great White’ sighted in Plymouth. Don’t worry, it’s only a movie.
Could this be Plymouth’s “Jaws” in the making? Well, no, but the town on Friday was the site of a shoot for an independent film called “Great White.” A production crew from New York City set up at the entrance of Plymouth Beach to film in the town-owned parking lot next to the old Bert’s […]
Posted inGovernment
ZBA votes against halting Hedges Pond Road development
Construction of a business park in Cedarville will continue after a petition to stop the project was denied Monday night by the Plymouth Zoning Board of Appeals. Following two hours of impassioned pleas from a standing-room-only crowd at Town Hall seeking to stop the development at 71 Hedges Pond Road, the ZBA voted 3-to-1 against […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Dispute will delay Water Street sewer line repairs until at least December
Visitors and businesses along the waterfront will catch a break this spring, as repairs to the Water Street sewer line will be postponed until after Thanksgiving because of a dispute between the town and a contractor over the latest turn in the long-running project. Work to address the settling of underground piping was expected to […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
ZBA recusals delay appeal of controversial Hedges Pond project
An appeal to stop development of a business park at 71 Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville was delayed Monday night, because the Zoning Board of Appeals did not have a quorum available to hear the case. ZBA Chair Michael Main was present but recused himself because he is a defendant in a lawsuit brought by […]
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They floated an idea for a convention center in Plymouth. It sank.
The idea of building a convention center in Plymouth may sound good in theory to some people, but in practice it has attracted no interest from hotel owners or developers. Buoyed by a state-funded feasibility study that found the Plymouth area is a viable location for a mid-size convention center, See Plymouth and the Plymouth […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
ZBA rejects permit for Cedarville bog expansion
In the face of widespread community opposition, the Zoning Board of Appeals has rejected a permit sought by Landers Farm to dig out more than 50 acres off Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville to expand its cranberry growing operation there. But the board’s unanimous vote Monday night may not be the end of the story. […]
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Opponents of Hedges Pond business park file appeal to stop work
The smell of pine pitch is heavy on the breeze as logging proceeds across 34 acres off Hedges Pond Road to clear land and cut in an access road for a new Cedarville business park. But opponents of the project aren’t giving up. They have appealed building and earth removal permits issued for the project, […]
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Work on controversial Cedarville business park set to start
Work on a new business park off Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville will begin in March, now that the developer has purchased the land and the town has issued a building permit for the first phase of the controversial project. On Feb. 7, the Plymouth Foundation closed the deal, selling 34 acres at 71 Hedges […]