Michelle Badger is running for the open House of Representatives seat in the 1st Plymouth district, which includes all of Plymouth except downtown and North Plymouth. Badger, a Democrat, is chair of the Plymouth School Committee. Badger is positioning herself as a defender of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, which have been under attack […]
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Public comment at Select Board meetings usually comes at the end – after votes are taken
When the Plymouth Select Board in January pondered a proposal to let cruise ships dock in the harbor again this summer, local fishermen showed up to protest the plan. They were worried that their fishing season— already shortened by federal rules protecting whales — would be further cut back to accommodate the ships, which carry […]
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Wallace Spencer announces bid to become state rep
Dee Wallace Spencer, a principal lecturer at Northeastern University, is running for the open seat in the 1st Plymouth House district. Wallace Spencer, who is a lifelong Plymouth resident, made the announcement Thursday at a campaign kickoff at the ThreeV restaurant at Cordage Park. She is the only Republican in the race so far. On […]
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As expected, Biden, Trump easily top primary ballots in Plymouth
President Biden and former president Donald Trump each easily topped their parties’ presidential primary ballots in Plymouth – as they did statewide – on a not-so-super Super Tuesday. In the Democratic primary, Biden received 5,780 votes, or 87 percent of the ballots cast. “No preference” came in second with 363 votes, about 5 percent of […]
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Officials say airport’s $7.6m runway expansion won’t bring more, bigger jets
Sharon Racette says she can taste fumes outside near Plymouth Airport’s main runway. She wonders whether a planned extension of the runway will make it worse. The Plymouth Airport Commission wants to lengthen the runway by 351 feet to 5,001 feet, or nearly a mile long. Racette believes that could bring in more jets, more […]
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Road work ahead: Section of Sandwich St. to get torn up for sewer upgrade
Water Street isn’t the only local road getting ripped up for sewer work. Starting the week of March 11, the Department of Public Works said, a “rehabilitation” project will begin on Sandwich Street, between Winter Street and Nook Road. It’s a short stretch of pavement, but the work will nonetheless cause disruptions on the well-traveled […]
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You still have to pay taxes, but the town is making it more convenient
How’s this for a positive spin on local taxes? Your bills aren’t going down, but the town is giving you more options for paying them. It’s in the process of moving to a more user-friendly online portal, starting with the latest batch of quarterly water and sewer bills. The new system, called InvoiceCloud, has features […]
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Town settles with contractor over Water St. project, but more trouble surfaces
The town will pay an additional $2 million to finish the beleaguered Water Street sewer project, pushing the cost of the job to $6.5 million. But that’s not the end of the liability story. On Feb. 16, a lawyer representing two waterfront restaurants – Mamma Mia’s and Ziggy’s – sent the town a letter demanding […]
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Desloges seeking Democratic nomination for state rep.
Arthur Desloges is running for the Democratic nomination for the 1st Plymouth district in the Massachusetts House. The seat is open because its current occupant, Republican State Rep. Matthew Muratore, is running for the State Senate. Desloges, a Plymouth resident, will face off against Plymouth School Committee member Michelle Badger and local businessman Scott […]
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LaNatra to seek re-election as state representative
State Rep. Kathleen LaNatra, a Democrat whose district includes North Plymouth, is running for re-election. LaNatra, a Kingston resident, made the announcement in an email Saturday. She also represents Kingston, Plympton, and parts of Halifax, Middleborough, and Pembroke. LaNatra sits on the powerful Joint Ways and Means Committee, which controls state spending. As a […]