They’ve been fighting over a $10,000-plus annual pension for 15 years. No kidding. Michael Daley served as Plymouth’s finance director in the 1980s and early 1990s. When he retired in 2006, Daley began collecting a pension of roughly $9,696 a year. (With cost-of-living increases the amount would be close to $17,000 now). In 2010 […]
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Posted inBusiness
Can downtown Plymouth become more like Portsmouth?
Plymouth’s downtown and waterfront businesses are putting together a plan that they hope will persuade residents and visitors to spend more time and money in the district. Their pitch comes as the town is preparing to launch a major transformation of Court and Main streets aimed at making downtown more resilient to climate change and […]
Posted inCulture
‘A powerful force for good’
Marcia Martinson was on a mission of mercy. The past president of Womanade at the Pinehills, a nonprofit group comprised of women who live in the upscale development, was dropping off a check at a residential shelter to help a family in need. “I made a payment for a woman whose family was going to […]
Posted inCulture
A picture perfect Fourth of July
People here and across the country are sharply divided on the state of the nation this summer, but there was consensus in Plymouth on Independence Day: The weather made for a classic Fourth of July holiday, with temperatures topping off around 80 degrees and the humidity low. The ideal conditions seemed to make for a […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Moving experiences: Some historic local homes have changed addresses
I recently received an inquiry about a project in Plymouth. I recognized the address immediately because the house has piqued my curiosity for years. The home is clearly the poster child from the Sesame Street song that goes: “One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn’t belong.” It’s […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Where you can’t park over the July Fourth holiday
The Fourth of July holiday is reason to celebrate our freedom (while we still can?). In Plymouth, it also means dealing with plenty of parking and road restrictions. The police department has released the details of where you can’t park on July 3 and 4. It says that “no parking” areas will be marked with […]
Posted inCulture
Plymouth’s Brazilian residents live in fear
From a squat gray brick building on Castle Street in North Plymouth, Pastor Gessuy Freitas leads a congregation of about 100 at the First Brazilian Baptist Church of Plymouth. The congregation has been roiled by recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, leaving families frightened, and wondering what will happen next. Freitas said that 90 percent […]
Posted inCulture
A bittersweet Fourth of July for longtime event organizers
My dad loved the Fourth of July holiday. As early as I can remember, my brother and I would join him on a walk downtown to watch the parade on Court Street. That evening we would pile into our station wagon (there were various ones over the years) to make our way to the Mount […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Judge denies injunction to halt work on Cedarville business park
A judge this week denied a request by a group of residents led by environmental lawyer Meg Sheehan to stop construction of a 34-acre business park on Hedges Pond Road in Cedarville. Work has been underway since spring. In a six-page ruling, Plymouth Superior Court judge Brian Glenny rejected a request for a preliminary injunction […]
Posted inGovernment
Town tries to stop construction of 163 condos in North Plymouth
Plymouth officials are asking a state housing agency to block the construction of 163 condominiums on land a developer wants to buy from the family of environmental lawyer Meg Sheehan. The Select Board Tuesday night voted unanimously to urge MassHousing to reject applications for two 40b condo complexes Pulte Homes of New England is seeking […]