Category: Business

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 […]

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 […]

The effort to stem homelessness in Plymouth took a major step forward this week with news that a planned Housing Resource Center has received crucial state funding. The center, operated by the regional nonprofit Father Bill’s & MainSpring, is set to be built at 41 Westerly Road, off Summer Street, on the site of the […]

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 […]

Aside from peeling paint and weather-worn facades, the effects of a brutal winter have faded from the downtown area. Restaurants and shops are emerging from the year’s slowest stretch – almost as fast as people stripped off cold-weather clothes for a few days earlier this month. Merchants and restaurateurs hope to rebound from what was […]

Heavy construction to replace a sagging sewer line deep under Water Street could run into June, with traffic detours hurting waterfront businesses and the rumble of digging and drilling continuing to damage sidewalks and nearby buildings. This is the third time in three years Water Street has been under construction because of the troubled effort […]

There is a new plan for the old Bert’s site. The spot – finally demolished last year after years as a dilapidated wreck – has been leased by a Plymouth businessman who has big plans to turn the waterfront lot into a tent-style venue with a variety of offerings. Scott Hokanson, chair of the Plymouth […]

Paul Krasinski, who made news over various permitting and fire code controversies at his 9.7-acre compound known as The Farmhouse, has sold it for $3.4 million. Krasinski, the enigmatic brother of actor John Krasinski, famous for his role as Jim Halpert in the sitcom The Office, did not immediately return messages seeking comment. The Feb. […]