A key town committee has given its support to using taxpayers’ money to create more access to White Horse Beach and to former cranberry bogs, as well as for funding […]
Category: Government
Planning Board’s Kuehn steps down
Birgitta Kuehn, an at-times embattled member of the Plymouth Planning Board, has resigned, following a move to Chicago. Kuehn broke the news to the board Wednesday night via Zoom and […]
Firefighter accused of secretly recording his ex-girlfriend may face new charges after motorcycle crash
A Plymouth firefighter on paid leave since November after being accused of secretly video recording his ex-girlfriend in the nude is likely facing new criminal charges after he slammed his […]
Restaurant’s pitch for outdoor music denied after heated exchange between owner and Select Board member
Erin Murphy was hoping to add amplified outdoor music to the menu for three more nights this summer at her “modern Baja cuisine” restaurant. Instead, she found herself fighting back […]
Makepeace proposal to add more higher priced homes at Redbrook divides Planning Board
Developer A.D. Makepeace wants to build 113 more market-rate-priced homes at its Redbrook housing development in South Plymouth, a proposal that is not sitting well with some Planning Board members. […]
Town’s director of inspectional services resigns
Nick Mayo, Plymouth’s director of inspectional services, handed in his resignation Monday, a departure that comes amid an unprecedented building boom. Town Manager Derek Brindisi declined to give a reason […]
A lack of volunteers is slowing down town government
On the reality show Project Runway, host and fashion model Heidi Klum tells the contestants: “In fashion, one day you are in, and the next day you are out.” The […]
Citing personal reasons, Fornaciari steps down from Community Preservation Committee
Bill Fornaciari’s tenure as chair of the Community Preservation Committee was a short one – just two weeks. Fornaciari has stepped down from his position, and the board, citing unforeseen […]
Canty says reporter could face years in prison for not announcing he was recording a public meeting
Select Board member Kevin Canty says that a Plymouth Independent reporter committed a felony punishable by up to five years in prison for recording the board’s public meeting earlier this […]
Community Preservation Committee wastes no time in moving on
Two days after the Select Board voted not to reappoint Bill Keohan and Allen Hemberger to the Community Preservation Committee, the newly formed lineup did not wait for the two […]