Category: Government

As the Nov. 3 election nears and early voting is in full swing, local political candidates are campaigning on everything from affordability to school busing. There are three local races on the ballot, two for state representatives and one for state Senate. In all three races, Democratic incumbents are running for re-election against Republican opponents. […]

Select Board Chair Deb Iaquinto opened fall Town Meeting with a warning to members about a five-year budget forecast projecting growing deficits starting in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028. Her opening statements followed a presentation from town officials earlier in the week about the need to rein in a budget growing faster than […]

The barring of two citizens’ petitions as “out of order” at Town Meeting prompted a heated floor debate Saturday, with proponents arguing Town Moderator Steve Triffletti overstepped his authority in not allowing a vote. But Town Meeting members did approve one other citizens’ petition Triffletti allowed to the floor after a negotiated settlement last week. […]

The newly hired $185,000-per-year Plymouth County administrator has filed a lawsuit against his bosses, claiming he hasn’t been paid since he started work in August. Troy Clarkson, who took the post after leaving his $200,000-per-year job as Brockton’s chief financial officer, says he is being denied the pay and benefits that the county agreed to […]

The sinkhole is filled, the visitor center didn’t miss a beat, and the contractor is digging again on Water Street in a sprint to the finish for the long-delayed, troubled effort to replace an aging sewer pipe that runs under part of the harbor. “As of Tuesday, there were no immediate indications that construction activity […]

At least one of the three citizens’ petitions ruled “out of order” for Saturday’s Town Meeting is back on the agenda after its supporters agreed to drop a late change to their original petition. Plymouth’s longtime Town Moderator Steve Triffletti had initially decided to bar all the citizens’ petitions on procedural grounds. On Wednesday, he […]

Saturday’s Town Meeting could turn especially contentious after all three citizens’ petitions were barred from consideration as improper and out of order by Town Moderator Steven Triffletti. The citizens’ petitions call for increased transparency in the operations of Plymouth Municipal Airport, changes to neighborhood steering commissions, and changes in a proposal to stiffen setback regulations […]

Pulte Homes has backed out of its plan to build a condominium project near the North Plymouth waterfront — a proposal that sparked fierce opposition among neighbors and town officials. “Pulte does not intend to pursue the projects,” Pulte attorney Stephanie Kiefer wrote in an email Thursday notifying the town of the company’s decision. She […]

The chain-link fencing that recently went up around the town Training Green might make it look like an EPA hazardous waste site to passersby. But while they and neighborhood dogs deprived of a favorite walk route may disagree, the barrier signaled the start of something good – an overdue makeover. The 1.4-acre public park dates […]