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 […]
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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 […]
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An overwhelmed Beth Israel Deaconess aims to ease the crunch with $116 million expansion
Struggling to provide care for a growing and aging population in Plymouth and surrounding towns, Beth Israel Lahey Health is investing more than $116 million to update and expand its facilities at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth. The work is aimed at increasing the hospital’s capacity for cancer care, surgical and emergency services. It includes a […]
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Part of Water St. to be dug up for the third time
For the third straight year, Water Street will be dug up and traffic detoured, this time because the new sewer line that was thought to be completed last year needs repair. It’s the latest in a series of setbacks and complications that have plagued the costly project. Town officials say part of the new line […]
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Zoning Board’s review of Cedarville’s ‘big dig’ will wait until March
The Town Hall hearing room was packed on Monday night with opponents of a proposed expansion of the Landers Farm in Cedarville, but no public comment was taken at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Instead, further review of the controversial earth removal project was postponed until March 3. “I know it’s frustrating to have […]
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Sand and gravel saga in Cedarville: Planning Board opposes P.A. Landers project, but favors proposal for business park
It was a roller coaster ride for opponents of sand and gravel mining in Plymouth Wednesday, when the Planning Board endorsed development of a business park off Hedges Pond Road, then soundly rejected a proposal to expand a cranberry farm down the street. Both projects call for massive excavation and removal of sand and gravel […]
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Developer wants to remove 2 million yards of sand and gravel from Cedarville parcel
The owner of a cranberry farm off Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville is seeking town approval to remove 2 million cubic yards of sand and gravel from the site to build a new bog, expand an existing bog, and dig a new six-acre reservoir to help manage water on the property. The plan, which is […]