Both of Plymouth’s high school football teams are on the road this week, but when they return to play on their home fields, it will back to “Friday Night Lights.” The state Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it is lowering the town’s risk level for the deadly eastern equine encephalitis from high to […]
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The state has denied Holtec permission to dump radioactive water into the ocean, but the company’s opponents aren’t letting up
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, along with state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, held a press conference at Plymouth Rock Wednesday to announce their opposition to the release of 1.1 million gallons of treated radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim nuclear power plant. In July, the state Department of Environmental […]
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If you have concerns about water in Ponds of Plymouth: The company that manages the system is holding an open house.
Some Ponds of Plymouth residents have been complaining about smelly and discolored water for years – ever since Connecticut-based Aquarian Water Co. started managing the development’s system in 2021. Drinking water for the more than 800 homes in the sprawling South Plymouth subdivision comes from two groundwater sources within its boundaries. “We used to rave […]
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Please don’t leave that old TV on the sidewalk
You’ve undoubtably seen an old appliance or furniture on a sidewalk for weeks, waiting for someone who will never come to pick it up for “free.” Or worse, you’ve been on a hike and come across a rusting refrigerator dumped in the woods. Yes, disposing of some household items costs money, but that’s no excuse […]
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Spraying for mosquitoes continues by ground as EEE threat remains high
Nighttime aerial insecticide spraying for adult mosquitoes in Plymouth has stopped – at least for now – according to the state Department of Agricultural Resources, but ground spraying is ongoing. Aircraft sprayed most of Plymouth away from the coast on the night of Aug. 27 but have not done so since. “No aerial spraying occurred […]
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Officials hope to minimize EEE threat with aerial spraying
Aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes in parts of Plymouth and surrounding towns is tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday, said Ashley Randle, the state’s commissioner of agriculture. The spraying will take place inland, from dusk to dawn. The effort is aimed at preventing people and animals from potentially being infected with Eastern equine encephalitis, a deadly […]
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EEE threat forces closure of Plymouth’s public fields and parks from dusk to dawn
The town has ordered the closing of all public fields and parks in Plymouth from dusk to dawn until further notice, citing the high risk of Eastern equine encephalitis, a potentially fatal disease spread by mosquitoes. The closings will apply to all sports leagues and organizations that use Plymouth’s outdoor recreational facilities – as well […]
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NRC says Holtec didn’t take measures to prevent worker’s radiation exposure
Federal inspectors found that Holtec Decommissioning International, the company dismantling the Pilgrim nuclear power plant, failed to establish controls to prevent a worker from being exposed to radiation earlier this year. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, however, found the violation of “very low-level safety significance” when they visited the closed plant on several occasions between May […]
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Covid has made a comeback in Plymouth this summer
Plymouth has been hit especially hard by the summer wave of Covid that has washed over the state and the country, according to data collected by the state. But even though the virus has made a comeback here – with more people seeking medical treatment – most cases have not been severe, according to medical […]
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State puts Plymouth at high risk for EEE
The state has raised Plymouth’s risk level for Eastern equine encephalitis to high after a horse here was diagnosed with the disease, the first animal case of EEE reported in Massachusetts this year. As of late Tuesday, Carver and Middleborough were the only other communities with a high-risk level for EEE, according to the state […]