Here we don’t go again. Resumption of the problem plagued Water Street sewer line project has been delayed until at least early January as the town and contractor spar over who is responsible to cover a $4.5 million overrun that has doubled its cost. The contractor, Northern Construction, was expected to resume work Dec. 4, […]
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Redbrook affordable housing plan may get $4m in Community Preservation funds
The Community Preservation Committee Thursday approved spending $4 million to go toward building a 52-unit affordable apartment project at the Redbrook development on land donated by A.D. Makepeace Co. The money was awarded to the Grantham Group LLC, based in Marlborough. But the committee was split on whether the project, which will total about $25 […]
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Democrat Fernandes launches run for Moran’s Senate seat
Less than two weeks after state Senator Susan Moran said she would not run for re-election, a candidate has emerged for the Plymouth and Barnstable Democrat’s seat. State Representative Dylan Fernandes, a Falmouth Democrat, said he wants to move over to the Senate chamber on Beacon Hill. In a statement, Fernandes said he wants “to […]
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Brewster Garden stairs will reconnect park to Main St. Extension
It’s a step up for Brewster Gardens. A series of steps, to be precise. For years, people were able to walk through the park and climb stairs at the Emond Building to Main Street Extension. But over time, the stairs – which connected to the outdoor terrace of Café Strega – fell into disrepair and […]
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As the problem-plagued Water St. sewer project is set to resume, its cost has doubled to $9 million
The price tag of the troubled sewer project on Water Street has doubled to $9 million. Now, as construction ramps up to finish a job that had to be paused earlier this year, the town and a private contractor doing the work can’t agree on who should pay for the increase. “We’re trying to avoid […]
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Get ready to be detoured
The Water Street sewer installation project, delayed because of a dispute over massive cost overruns that have doubled its price, is now scheduled to resume in early January. Here’s what to expect. For more information, visit the town’s project page.
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‘You’re a pathological liar’
Over the objection of its longtime chair, the town’s Community Preservation Committee Thursday narrowly voted to fund an administrative position that would do some work for the committee but report to the town manager. Creation of the part-time job has been the subject of a long tug of war between chair Bill Keohan and other […]
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Moran says she’s not running for re-election to the state Senate
State Senator Susan Moran, a Plymouth and Barnstable Democrat, is not running for re-election in 2024, and instead plans to run for clerk of Barnstable County Superior Court in next year’s general election. Moran told the Independent that her decision was motivated by the 2022 election of Democrats Donna Buckley as Barnstable County sheriff and […]
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Former professor who faced rape accusation resigns from conservation commission
The Plymouth select board had two candidates to choose from when they were making an appointment to the town’s conservation commission last month. One was a retired orthopedic surgeon, an honors graduate who volunteered with the Indian Health Service in Alaska and the Mass. Medical Reserve Corps during the pandemic. He’s a trustee of Plymouth’s […]
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What’s an ADU? It could help ease the town’s housing crunch.
Taking a third swing at the ball, the planning board is proposing a zoning change that would make it easier for single-family homeowners in Plymouth to add a second living unit to their property. Known as an Accessory Dwelling Unit, or ADU, bylaw, the proposal now moves to a lengthy process of review and debate […]