With some concerns voiced about parking and traffic impact on the surrounding neighborhoods, the first look at the redevelopment proposed for the old Benny’s plaza off Court Street got generally good reviews at a joint meeting of the Select Board and Planning Board Tuesday night. The conceptual plan unveiled shows the seven-acre plaza at 179 […]
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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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Resource center to offer housing, services, and shelter for homeless
The effort to stem homelessness in Plymouth took a major step forward this week with news that a planned Housing Resource Center has received crucial state funding. The center, operated by the regional nonprofit Father Bill’s & MainSpring, is set to be built at 41 Westerly Road, off Summer Street, on the site of the […]
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Police identify human remains found last year
Human remains found along Route 3 in Plymouth have been identified as those of Sandra Crispo, a Hanson woman who was reported missing in August 2019. On March 6, 2025, a hunter searching the woods for deer antlers, found a human skull in a trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 15 of […]
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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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Shuttered Benny’s may become assisted living facility
New buyers for the long-shuttered Benny’s Plaza are expected Tuesday to announce plans to transform it into an assisted living facility with two mixed-use commercial buildings and some public green space. Pioppi’s Liquors, which now operates at the plaza, would remain. A partnership of HYM Investment Group of Boston and the NexCore Group of Denver […]
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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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Charged with faking death, woman pleads not guilty
A Plymouth woman who allegedly faked her own death to avoid relatively minor criminal charges was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail Tuesday. Shannon Elizabeth Wilson, 44, is accused of using false identities when questioned by police, making false reports and failing to appear for several court dates. She pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple […]