As town officials fight against a maligned 40b condominium project proposed for North Plymouth, they are working on a separate plan that would help them gain control over future development in Plymouth. A statehouse committee this week is scheduled to review the town’s land bank proposal, which Town Meeting approved in October 2024 by a […]
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The Plymouth Foundation mostly works out of the public eye. Its backers say that’s a good thing.
Should a private entity do the public’s business behind closed doors? The Plymouth Foundation was created in 2001 to straddle the worlds of public policy and private development. (Read a primer on how the foundation came to be and evolved.) But that approach is being questioned by some because of the foundation’s role in the […]
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What is the Plymouth Foundation all about?
After nearly 25 years of working mostly behind the scenes, the Plymouth Foundation ran into a public buzzsaw on Hedges Pond Road last year. Perhaps “chainsaw” is the better metaphor. The clear-cutting of trees across 30-plus rolling acres and the ongoing removal of sand and gravel to level the site for a business park incensed […]
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‘Nobody in the community wants it’
Town leaders looking for ways to block a proposed North Plymouth condominium project are urging the sellers of the land on which it would be built to back out of the deal and work with them to come up with an alternate plan. Developer Pulte Homes’ proposed 163-unit project — which comes before the town’s […]
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Do you know when your trash will be picked up?
First, he had ABC, then Nauset, then Maher, then Heritage, followed by Star, Carney, and now Lombard’s. Nicholas Shuster-Maloof has lived in Plymouth less than four years, but he’s already had seven companies pick up his trash, he said. Sometimes he switched for poor service — or he inherited a new hauler when his company […]
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How a Plymouth-based nonprofit is changing lives in Haiti and Kenya
Until a few years ago, Benjamin Dominic’s employment prospects were bleak. Living in rural Saint Rock, Haiti, with no electricity or running water, the young high school graduate had few hopes of becoming anything other than an unskilled laborer. Today, Dominic is a trained cyber security specialist who helps companies in Plymouth create websites and […]
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Here today, here tomorrow: Razing of Bert’s in limbo
Bert’s still stands. It turns out that the town’s plans to swiftly raze the landmark eyesore, which has been slowly decaying for more than a dozen years, were overly optimistic. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, demolition of the abandoned restaurant building at the entrance to Long Beach has been delayed. “Given the sensitivity of […]
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GATRA buses back on the road
Drivers for the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority were back on the job Wednesday after the union representing them reached a tentative agreement with GATRA. The two-day strike ended with a contract deal that the union said handed drivers and the other employees the pay they were looking for. But neither side would provide details […]
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Plymouth residents likely face even higher utility bills this winter
Before autumn turns to winter, Beacon Hill lawmakers still have work to do if they hope to ease potentially higher utility bills, especially for customers served by Eversource. According to state data, Eversource provides natural gas to about 640,000 customers in 121 Massachusetts cities and towns, including Plymouth. The utility recently filed a winter gas […]
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One man’s wish list for downtown and the waterfront
I’ve lived in Plymouth for just over nine months now and have taken quite a shine to my new town. It’s been full of pleasant surprises, and writing this column has encouraged me toexplore more than I might have otherwise. When I’ve had visitors from out of town they’re always surprised when I take them […]