Developer Rick Vayo’s proposal to build 24 one-bedroom apartments classified as affordable across from the library on South Street ran into opposition from speakers at a Planning Board meeting Wednesday night. Twenty-one neighbors and other Plymouth residents spoke at the meeting, all of them in opposition to the plan, which already has support from four […]
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Planners to consider 34-acre business park for Cedarville
A proposal to build a business park on 34 acres off Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville is scheduled to come before the Planning Board for review on Wednesday, Sept. 11, but supporters and opponents are already weighing in on what would be a significant project in a part of town where commercial development has been […]
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Boston developer shuts the door on plans for apartments at Benny’s Plaza
The developer who hoped to build an apartment complex in the plaza where Benny’s department store once stood has scrapped the idea, bowing to fierce opposition from North Plymouth neighbors. “We reached out to see if our vision of that site was one that the neighborhood would work with us to achieve,” said Jay Doherty, […]
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Residents aren’t sold on plan for apartments at Benny’s Plaza
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 […]