Category: Environment & Health

Plymouth began recovering Tuesday following Monday’s blizzard, which dropped 30 inches of snow, causing widespread power outages, creating massive drifts, and virtually paralyzing the town. Power was slowly being restored, with the downtown area getting up and running in the afternoon. But there was still a long way to go. Eversource reported that as of […]

Plymouth residents hunkered down as the town was battered by a historic storm bringing high winds, heavy snow and whiteout conditions Monday. Thousands of residents sheltered in their homes without electricity or heat. Plymouth was one of the Massachusetts towns worst hit by power outages. As of 4:37 p.m. Monday, Eversource reported 26,372 Plymouth customers […]

The most highly potent forms of nicotine pouches sold over the counter will be banned April 1 in Plymouth, making it the latest Massachusetts community to halt their sale. In a unanimous vote by the Plymouth Board of Health on Wednesday, any retail pouches containing more than 6 milligrams of nicotine will no longer be […]

With Plymouth in the crosshairs of a massive nor’easter expected to slam into the coast Sunday night deep into Monday, creating dangerous blizzard conditions, the town has declared a “local weather emergency.” Schools and municipal buildings will be closed Monday, recreation programs and Meals on Wheels deliveries have been cancelled, and a parking ban in […]

A Harvard University professor whose team recently published a study on the cancer risks near nuclear plants has been tapped to conduct a federally funded effort to measure radiation surrounding the decommissioned nuclear power plant. The research team – led by Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of […]

Light snow began falling mid-morning Saturday, in sync with the start of another parking ban in the downtown and North Plymouth areas. With a fast-moving Alberta Clipper system expected to drop between 5 and 8 inches of snow on Plymouth Saturday – followed by extreme cold for the rest of the weekend – the town […]

The recommendation of a citizens advisory committee to torpedo controversial plans to change the way Plymouth disposes of its wastewater was itself rejected by the Select Board on Tuesday. The Wastewater Groundwater Discharge Citizens Advisory Committee – appointed by the Select Board in 2024 to investigate and recommend a solution on how to dispose of […]

Saturday afternoon, the town announced a 24-hour parking ban would take effect in the downtown and North Plymouth areas, in advance of what was expected to be a modest Sunday snowfall that could also bring powerful wind gusts. The move surprised some residents and business owners because the predictions called for just a few inches […]

It’s a beautiful location offering sweeping harbor views. But Pulte Homes’ proposed six-story condo building on Sandri Drive also overlooks a mostly empty expanse of weeds and trees once declared a toxic waste site by federal environmental authorities. It is the Plymouth Harbor/Cannon Engineering Corp. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site, where officials found lead, fuel […]