The School Committee race in the May 16 annual town election is once again crowded this year. Five candidates are running in races for two seats. School Committee member Christine Bryant is running for re-election to a three-year term. She faces Lucca Betti, Michael Condry, Justin Fosdick, and Megan Parker. Voters can choose two candidates. […]
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Four candidates for two open seats on Select Board
Signs have appeared saying “Can Canty”, referring to Select Board member Kevin Canty, who is running for reelection. Meanwhile candidate Scott Vecchi has targeted rival Betty Cavacco, using an AI-generated image depicting her in a prison suit behind bars, with the label “Betty the Crook.” Four people are competing for two seats in the May […]
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Cavacco’s previous tenure at times tumultuous
In this year’s contentious race for the Select Board, Betty Cavacco is trying to reclaim a spot atop town government by touting her experience, her efforts to save taxpayers money, and a return to what she describes as a more collegial relationship on the five-member board. She and her supporters tick off a list of […]
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Judge orders town manager to reinstate services at airport
The town lost another round in its fight with the Plymouth Municipal Airport Commission Wednesday when the judge in the case ordered the town to resume providing services to the airport. Plymouth Superior Court Judge Gregg Pasquale directed town manager Derek Brindisi to rescind his controversial order instructing all town employees to stop doing any […]
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Why did Town Meeting reject a 1% budget cut?
You’ve heard the saying “kick the can down the road.” Politicians have fashioned it into an art form, especially in Washington, where decisions on thorny issues like Social Security and a ballooning national deficit are endlessly deferred. Some say Plymouth’s own legislators – its 162 elected Town Meeting members – acted the same way last […]
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Political feud at airport escalates
Town Manager Derek Brindisi has ordered an immediate halt of all town services at Plymouth Municipal Airport, escalating his ongoing feud with airport commissioners over management of the facility. The new policy follows an April superior court judge’s order instructing him to stop getting involved in airport business. Brindisi last week instructed town employees to […]
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Group announces effort to abandon Town Meeting
Taking the name “Yes on Charter Change,” a group hoping to push Plymouth Town Meeting into the history books is now public, with a fundraising committee and a Facebook page soliciting donations. The group filed with the Plymouth town clerk establishing itself as a ballot question committee with town residents Leonard Levin as chair and […]
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The Philharmonic given 3-year deal at Memorial Hall
The Plymouth Philharmonic is now the official artist in residence at Memorial Hall by a unanimous vote of the Select Board on Tuesday. The Philharmonic asked for the partnership to reduce its costs of operating at Memorial Hall, which have nearly tripled since 2018. “What really threw us in the last year was a huge […]
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Town Meeting member slammed for outburst
“Did he really say that?” Select Board Member Deb Iaquinto wondered when she heard shouting coming from the rear of the auditorium during Saturday’s town meeting. It was Jeff Fosdick, Precinct 11 vice chair, yelling “Suck it, Lantagne!” at Lisa Lantagne, a Town Meeting member on the losing side of an agenda item he supported. […]
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Town Manager ordered to back off at Airport
A superior court judge has barred town manager Derek Brindisi from interfering in the affairs of the Plymouth Municipal Airport. In a three-paragraph order made public Friday, Plymouth Superior Court Judge Gregg Pasquale made clear he believes Brindisi was inserting himself where he didn’t belong. “The public interest in having a properly functioning airport is […]