In October, the Planning Board suspended member Birgitta Kuehn from being its representative on the Community Preservation Committee. Nonetheless, Kuehn showed up at Thursday night’s meeting to take a seat at the board’s table. Her presence set off fireworks. Kuehn was determined to defend what she says is her right to serve on the committee. […]
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By a narrow margin, voters reject ban on nip sales
Plymouth residents who prefer drinking their alcohol by the nip will not have to drive to neighboring towns to buy one after voters narrowly overturned a ban on the tiny containers that was approved by Town Meeting in October. After a long and often heated campaign by opponents and proponents of a prohibition on the […]
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Cruise ships will make 23 visits to Plymouth this year
Plymouth Harbor will become a regular port of call for cruise ships this coming summer after the select board Tuesday night approved a deal with American Cruise Lines. The unanimous vote came despite threats of a lawsuit from local lobstermen. The one-year agreement calls for a cruise ship to dock in the harbor 23 times […]
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Nip ban opponents outspending supporters by a wide margin
All those “no” signs sprouting up on lawns all over Plymouth were paid for by a fundraising campaign that has brought in five times the amount of money raised by supporters of a prohibition on alcoholic beverage nips. Plymouth voters will decide on Saturday, Jan. 13, whether to uphold the ban, which was passed by […]
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Nonprofits distance themselves from liquor store ad urging nip ban rejection
Peter Balboni, owner of Pioppi’s Liquors, is facing pushback from some nonprofit organizations he has supported after he took out an advertisement in the Old Colony Memorial newspaper urging them to return the favor by backing his efforts to overturn Plymouth’s nip ban. Some of the groups listed said that their policies prevent them from […]
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Traffic restrictions are back on Water St.
Work on the Water Street sewer project has restarted even as lawyers for the town and a private contractor try to hammer out a settlement over an estimated $4.5 million cost overrun. On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a team from Northern Construction began fencing off the work area and installing Jersey barriers that will restrict Water […]
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As nip ban vote nears, it’s litter reduction versus convenient consumption
It’s a typical day for Paul Tosi – he’s picking up discarded plastic nips, this time along Court Street. Tosi, a runner for years, had often seen the tiny plastic liquor bottles – 100 ml or less – along the side of roads on his route, but he didn’t give them much thought. Then on […]
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Damage to Water St. buildings likely to be in the millions. Who will foot the bill?
It only took a couple of hours to take down the small building off Water Street, the steel jaws of an excavator chewing through wood and concrete blocks with ease. Set behind Ziggy’s ice cream shop, the building that was home to the Gourmet Exotic Jerky store was damaged beyond repair in March when the […]
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Contentious Planning Board meeting marked by charges of racism, disrespectful behavior
Wednesday’s marathon Plymouth Planning Board meeting was marked by an apology, a call for punishment, and a fair amount of confusion. Following a four-hour session, the board allowed member Birgitta Kuehn – an outspoken critic of development – to remain as its representative on the Community Preservation Committee. But Kuehn can’t actually serve on that […]
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With the town and contractor at odds over millions in added costs, Water St. sewer project is in limbo
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, […]