(This version of the story has been edited to correct a factual error about a unanimous June 2025 vote on appointments taken by the Select Board. Minutes show David Golden left the meeting just prior to the vote. The Independent regrets the error.) A move to oust Select Board member Bill Keohan from his longtime […]
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Airport Commission gets a shakeup
Just months after the Plymouth Municipal Airport Commission sued the town for alleged interference, the Select Board ousted two longtime airport commissioners, including chair Kenneth Fosdick. Board members denied their unanimous decision not to reappoint Fosdick and Douglas Crociati had anything to do with the lawsuit or retribution for filing it. Both had been airport […]
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Keohan rebuffed in effort to revisit controversial land vote
The three Select Board members who cleared the way last week for a controversial housing development on untouched land in Cedarville rejected a proposal on Tuesday to reconsider their vote. They made their position clear during the tail end of Tuesday’s marathon meeting after fellow board member Bill Keohan called for another look at the […]
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Despite conflicts, Select Board votes 3-2 to advance Landers development
After weeks of closed-door discussions and a wave of public criticism, the Select Board Tuesday cleared the way for a housing developer to buy 138 acres of formerly protected land in Cedarville, with the deciding votes cast by two members who hold personal and political ties to him. The 3-2 decision to waive the town’s […]
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Closed-door talks over land deal muddied by Select Board members’ link to developer
The Select Board on Tuesday held the latest in a series of closed-door meetings to consider whether it should recommend the town purchase 138 acres in Cedarville for about $5 million or allow a developer to buy the land and build homes on part of it. Under the best of circumstances, the decision would involve […]
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Plan could help fund busing costs
The town’s $6 million cost to take school kids to and from school each year could be getting a boost from taxpayers statewide next year under a new plan adopted unanimously by the state Senate. Under a budget amendment co-sponsored by State Sen. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, state lawmakers for the first time are considering the […]
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‘On the Road’ again: Select Board plans another series of neighborhood meetings
The annual election was supposed to be a reset for the politically fractured Select Board, but it didn’t take long for longstanding tensions to resurface Tuesday during its first full meeting with new chair Deb Iaquinto behind the gavel. The latest round of squabbling wasn’t set off by an overarching issue like the precarious state […]
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Water Street is open, for now
Water Street is open, but the ill-fated sewer project is not finished. The last 70 feet of pipe to be repaired has settled more than expected and the soil in the area is unstable enough to put the project on hold so the town and the contractor can come up with a different way of […]
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After a nasty election, an olive branch extended
Well, that was kind of awkward. Following the most divisive election season in memory, the Select Board Tuesday convened with the same lineup and same tense atmosphere that marked the last 12 months. But after an unusually somber meeting, it adjourned with a new chair – the third one in a year – and the […]
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Status quo prevails
(This report has been updated from its original version) In the closely watched and very acrimonious Select Board race, which featured four candidates vying for two seats, Kevin Canty and Dick Quintal prevailed. They defeated challengers Betty Cavacco and Scott Vecchi. “I look forward to have three more years to make meaningful changes to Plymouth to make […]