The infamous blizzard of 2026 now has a price tag. Last month’s devastating storm cost Plymouth $2.5 million, Town Manager Derek Brindisi told the Select Board Tuesday night. The costs include everything from snow removal to the loss of a vehicle. A police cruiser was totaled in a collision under white-out conditions. A generator also […]
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Golden uses campaign site during storm
It was a Golden opportunity. As the now infamous blizzard of 2026 bore down on Plymouth and plunged the town into darkness, Select Board Chair David Golden seized the moment. Over the next few days, Golden, a recently announced candidate for state representative, worked to make himself an isolated source of information for residents trapped […]
Out cold: One of Memorial Hall’s boilers has failed
At what point do you stop pouring money into a car with sentimental value and a growing list of problems? It’s not a perfect analogy, but close enough to apply to Memorial Hall. The century-old downtown venue has been decaying for years. I first wrote about its sad state last July, after touring the space […]
The $6 million buses may prompt huge change
As the price of hiring private bus contractors to transport students through Plymouth’s sprawling geography exceeds $6 million per year, public school officials are considering taking over the service. It’s the first time Plymouth Public Schools officials have put so much consideration into such an enormous move, one which would put the burden on taxpayers […]
Prospective Costco gas station decision delayed by zoning board
As Plymouth and Kingston jockey for position in the race to attract a new Costco, the owner of the potential Plymouth site hoped a green light from the town to build a gas station on its land would accelerate it into the lead. But faced with opposition from some residents and the owner of the […]
Select Board recommends bylaw to restrict ICE
Unsatisfied with a decision to leave the town’s immigration enforcement policy solely in the hands of police, a group of Plymouth citizens is petitioning to enact a new bylaw at Town Meeting. More than a dozen residents seeking to codify a policy prohibiting cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turned out at Tuesday’s meeting […]
Rep. Keating urges EPA action on Pulte project
U.S. Rep. William Keating has joined an intensifying effort by some North Plymouth residents to halt plans for a controversial 163-unit condominium development next to a Superfund site. In a Feb. 12 letter to the regional director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the congressman urged agency regulators to reassess the safety of the once […]
Pulte condo project faces a new wave of opposition
North Plymouth residents are asking state and federal regulators to investigate a controversial affordable housing proposal, arguing the 163-unit Pulte Homes complex poses serious risks to people and the environment. More than 270 Plymouth residents have signed a petition, requesting the state Department of Environmental Protection and the US Environmental Protection Agency step in to […]
Golden announces Republican bid for state representative
Less than two years after his election to the Select Board, David Golden is looking ahead to the next step in his political career. He is running in the Sept. 1 Republican primary for state representative in the 1st Plymouth district, which includes the entire town, except for downtown, North Plymouth, and part of West […]
Protestors Picket ICE outside Town Hall
An ongoing series of protests organized by Plymouth Indivisible, part of a nationwide effort, is set to continue this weekend. About 60 protesters organized by Plymouth Indivisible showed up Saturday afternoon in front of Town Hall, part of a nationwide effort to oppose the tactics of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Another demonstration is […]
