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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Massachusetts needs 222,000 more homes. What does that mean for Plymouth?
In Massachusetts, the need for new housing is staggering. So the state is taking charge — whether cities and towns like it or not. In Plymouth, which has been growing rapidly for years, officials hope a new state law aimed at encouraging more housing will help give the town more control over when and where […]
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Who said there’s no such thing as a free ride?
The price of just about everything is up, but you can still get a free ride in parts of Plymouth. The Plymouth Growth and Development Corporation has announced a $175,000 grant to fully fund Ride Circuit for the 2025 season. The electric vehicle program provides free shuttle service to residents and visitors, primarily in the […]
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Town will no longer subsidize outdoor dining parklets
Outdoor dining will return to downtown Plymouth this summer, but it will cost restaurants more to offer it. For the first time since al fresco dining was started during the pandemic, the Select Board – by a 3-to-1 vote – decided to stop subsidizing the cost of setting up and breaking down the “parklets” in […]
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State seizes waterfront restaurant over $228,000 in unpaid taxes
Carmen’s Café Nicole, a popular breakfast-and-lunch restaurant on Water Street, has been seized by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue for failure to pay taxes. According to the department’s website, the owner, Aria Capone, owes the state more than $228,000. Capone said in an email Thursday that she has been working with an attorney and a […]
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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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State agency says downtown bar served underage man who later died in a car crash
The Plymouth Select Board this week spent an hour debating whether the owners of Proof 22 should be punished for letting an intoxicated man enter the downtown bar and restaurant. In the end, the board — which serves as the town’s licensing authority — voted 3-2 against doing anything, concluding the alleged infraction didn’t warrant […]
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From hand sanitizer to bold spirits: How a local distillery found new uses for old beer
This is a story about beer, distilling, and the coronavirus. More accurately, it’s about how Plymouth’s Dirty Water Distillery, teamed up with local brewers to make (yet another) good use of beer and address a critical need during a time full of uncertainty. Studies have shown that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are a pretty good way […]
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Watch PI editor Mark Pothier and board member Walter V. Robinson on GBH’s Boston Public Radio
On Jan. 22, Plymouth Independent editor Mark Pothier and board member Walter V. Robinson were guests on GBH’s Boston Public Radio – with hosts Jim Braude and Margerie Eagan. They were invited to the show’s studio at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square to discuss the recent dispute between the nonprofit news site and […]
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Could Costco be coming to Plymouth?
Attention Plymouth shoppers: Costco or some other sought-after retail emporium may be coming to town. And a highly visible blight on the landscape might be cleaned up in the process. The owner of TL Edwards Inc., the hulking gravel processing plant off Cherry Street and Commerce Way, wants to sell the 54-acre parcel, preferably to […]