How about a positive spin on the rainy weather in this weekend’s forecast? All that water will further dampen the chances of a severe drought making a return appearance this summer. The precipitation expected over the next few days will likely buttress this week’s encouraging report from the Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs. […]
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What can be done about people who trash Prestige Way?
Plymouth DPW director Bill Coyle is more of a diplomat than I could ever be. When I recently asked him about people who toss trash wherever they please – including appliances, furniture, mattresses, and tires – I figured he’d jump at the opportunity to vent. After all, part of Coyle’s job is fighting the blight […]
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Dispute will delay Water Street sewer line repairs until at least December
Visitors and businesses along the waterfront will catch a break this spring, as repairs to the Water Street sewer line will be postponed until after Thanksgiving because of a dispute between the town and a contractor over the latest turn in the long-running project. Work to address the settling of underground piping was expected to […]
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ZBA recusals delay appeal of controversial Hedges Pond project
An appeal to stop development of a business park at 71 Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville was delayed Monday night, because the Zoning Board of Appeals did not have a quorum available to hear the case. ZBA Chair Michael Main was present but recused himself because he is a defendant in a lawsuit brought by […]
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Sheehan says Makepeace, others attacked her using an anonymous Facebook page
Environmental activist Meg Sheehan says A.D. Makepeace employees were behind a Facebook page called “Meg Costs Us Millions,” where anonymous critics bullied and berated her for more than a year. In new court filings, Sheehan alleges that the company’s in-house lawyer was the page’s administrator and that at least one other Makepeace employee may have […]
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More than 400 Beth Israel Deaconess nurses set to take strike authorization vote
Nurses at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth, locked in difficult contract negotiations with management, are set to take a strike authorization vote next week. More than 400 nurses will vote Thursday, March 20, on whether to authorize a strike. They plan to picket in front of the Plymouth Public Library on South Street from 3 to […]
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Trump cuts prompt concerns about funding for Jenney Pond work
A town project aimed at making major improvements at Jenney Pond could be affected by the Trump Administration’s move to dismantle parts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The work depends on a $10 million NOAA grant to build a herring bypass at the Jenney Pond dam, as well as a new bridge over […]
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ZBA rejects permit for Cedarville bog expansion
In the face of widespread community opposition, the Zoning Board of Appeals has rejected a permit sought by Landers Farm to dig out more than 50 acres off Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville to expand its cranberry growing operation there. But the board’s unanimous vote Monday night may not be the end of the story. […]
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Opponents of Hedges Pond business park file appeal to stop work
The smell of pine pitch is heavy on the breeze as logging proceeds across 34 acres off Hedges Pond Road to clear land and cut in an access road for a new Cedarville business park. But opponents of the project aren’t giving up. They have appealed building and earth removal permits issued for the project, […]
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It’s official: Bird flu presence in Plymouth confirmed by testing
As expected, the avian flu outbreak in Plymouth has been officially confirmed, weeks after dead and dying birds began showing up across town. The town on Monday received notice from a national laboratory that six of nine bird carcasses collected in Plymouth and submitted for testing carried the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, commonly […]