The town’s Memorials Advisory Committee, which has been unable to take any votes for a year because it lacked a quorum, will finally be able to do so again. The Select Board Tuesday appointed three new members to the five-member committee: Alice Baker, Jeanette Kelley, and Jennifer MacIver Edwards. The lack of a working Memorials […]
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Sheehan takes on her wealthy family in opposing North Plymouth condos
It was no surprise that a succession of speakers Monday evening implored the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals to deny a permit for a controversial 40b condominium project proposed for North Plymouth. Residents have spoken out against the 163-unit complex at three ZBA meetings where the proposal has been debated. What may have come as […]
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An early holiday gift: Free parking until April
Some people believe there is “no place to park” in downtown Plymouth. It’s not true but nonetheless makes for robust complaining by social media posters. (As if we needed more of that.) But for those who do venture into the increasingly popular business district – and manage to find a place to park – your […]
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Town backs off on imposing restrictions on National Day of Mourning
The National Day of Mourning, the annual gathering to remember Native Americans and the suffering they endured through colonization, will take place again on Thanksgiving in Plymouth as it has for more than 50 years after the town agreed not to impose new restrictions on the event. The United American Indians of New England and […]
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After a year of frustration, a grieving father’s wish is granted
David Berkeley has spent nearly a year focused on one thing: Receiving permission from the town to install public benches in memory of his two late sons. On Tuesday, without discussion or fanfare, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve memorial applications for benches in remembrance of Matthew Scott Berkeley and Brent Fitzgerald Berkeley for […]
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Golden, Canty clash again during Select Board meeting
Less than two months after Select Board chair David Golden promised “a restoration of collegiality,” tensions between him and former chair Kevin Canty rose to the surface again during this week’s board meeting. The latest clash began when Golden, clearly directing his remarks to Canty, asked board members not to repeatedly ask during meetings that […]
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Memorial Hall needs $750,000 in emergency repairs
The Select Board Tuesday agreed to spend more than $750,000 to make urgent repairs at Memorial Hall to stop water from leaking into the building and keep it from being closed. Town Meeting last month approved allocating $90,000 for a study to determine viability of restoring 100-year-old hall, which is decaying, but officials say emergency […]
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As many as 3,000 people attend ‘No Kings’ event
While Town Meeting members wrestled with local issues at Plymouth North High School on Saturday, demonstrators about a mile away put national concerns in the spotlight. The second “No Kings” rally on Water Street attracted a large and vocal crowd, with many people holding signs, and some wearing costumes, to protest what they say is […]
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Here’s what happened at Town Meeting
During a relatively low-key Town Meeting Saturday, members cut funding for irrigation and lighting from a proposal to restore the 314-year-old Training Green, rejecting an argument from Town Manager Derek Brindisi in support of the improvements. The fall gathering of Plymouth’s legislative body also supported repaving an airport runway and taxiway, an accessible trail near […]
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Town seeks to toughen rules for electric bikes
Plymouth officials have unveiled a proposal to regulate the use of electric bikes on town roadways that includes age restrictions, mandatory helmets and registration with the town. But the draft measure, governing what they called “micro-mobility devices,” would not apply to the bikes Plymouth police have said are the most dangerous — electric ones without […]