Everyone loved Benny’s. But a proposal to turn Benny’s Plaza into a high-end apartment complex? Not so much. Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a 100-year-old Boston real estate firm, wants to redevelop the North Plymouth property, which is mostly deserted. The firm’s chief executive officer, Jay Doherty, came to town Wednesday with a plan to build […]
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Habitat for Humanity taking applications for Plymouth home
This won’t come close to solving Plymouth’s burgeoning affordable housing crisis, but it’s a small step in the right direction. The nonprofit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth has announced its next project – the rehab and expansion of an existing home on Wareham Road, not far from the Wareham border. The group said that […]
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A convention center in Plymouth? It’s just a concept, but backers of the idea are excited.
Imagine a convention center near the waterfront, attracting thousands of new visitors to Plymouth each year, creating hundreds of jobs, and pumping millions of dollars into the local economy. The idea will soon get a reality check, as a coalition of the tourism organization See Plymouth and the Plymouth Foundation prepares to issue a public […]
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‘This is what we should be doing for vets all over the country’
Christopher Hart started the Nathan Hale Foundation Veteran Center in 2006 and last year opened Three Harts Farm on Beaver Dam Road. It’s an agricultural and therapeutic nonprofit center for vets that he runs with the help of his wife, Diane Ribeiro Hart. This is part of an occasional series of short “as told to” […]
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Almost $800,000. That’s the median price of a single-family home for sale in Plymouth.
Noah Petitt has been house hunting in Plymouth for two years now. He scours Zillow listings faithfully and tours any property that looks like even a remote possibility. But the homes often turned out to be teardowns, or they’ve drawn so many potential buyers that he didn’t stand a chance. He feels thwarted at every […]
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Rooftop solar installations aren’t always a sunny proposition
On July 1, new state building codes for energy conservation in residential and commercial buildings will take effect. Along with my fellow architects, trade professionals, and building officials, I’m preparing for the implications. One portion of the new code addresses solar installations and provisions. All well and good, but I have serious reservations based on […]
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What’s going on at that giant excavation site off Route 3 South?
It may look like the most awesome dirt bike track around, but the vast excavation site visible off the southbound lanes of Route 3 is not for fun and games. It is the largest expansion of the Plymouth Industrial Park in recent years. “My goal is to build it all out and bring in as […]
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Take a video tour of Plymouth Industrial Park, from the street and high above
The industrial park has changed dramatically since its inception in 1968, and more changes are happening now. Videographer Christopher Harting, with an assist from Jim Curran, chronicle what businesses are – and what’s coming – in this dramatic visual tour. For more on the park and what it means to Plymouth’s economy, see the accompanying […]
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Beth Israel Deaconess plans to double size of ER, expand cancer programs
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth will double the size of its emergency department and expand cancer treatment programs to meet the needs of the growing and aging population in the region. After several reviews by town boards and engineering staff, the emergency department expansion received final town approval last week. The project must now be reviewed […]
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Defense contractor fined for improperly moving hazardous waste from Plymouth airport
Final Forge, a company that had operations at Plymouth Municipal Airport and whose website says it makes “humancentric technology for the military, law enforcement, and homeland security,” has been fined $18,400 by the state for improperly transporting hazardous materials out of town. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection levied the fine, saying Final Forge moved […]