This year’s race for the Select Board is turning into an expensive one, with incumbent Charlie Bletzer receiving more in contributions than any of the other four candidates, according to required finance filings. The election ends Saturday, May 17, but early in-person voting began last week and continues until Wednesday, May 14. Mail-ballots are also […]
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Join a conversation about the ‘power of local journalism’
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. The Plymouth Area League of Women Voters will host a forum called “The Power of Local […]
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Town takes action to pause sale of Atlantic Country Club
Plymouth officials are holding up the sale of the Atlantic Country Club in an apparent effort to thwart plans for a residential development on the South Plymouth site. The McSharry family, which has owned the golf club on Little Sandy Pond Road for decades, last month signed a purchase and sale agreement with a private […]
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Quintal slams group he wrongly said is suing the town despite receiving a ‘sweetheart’ lease deal
Public comment is an ordinary part of Select Board meetings, but on April 29 it was anything but. The speaker standing at the podium was the board’s chair, Dick Quintal, who had left his seat at the table to comment, he said, “as a citizen.” “I just feel that when it’s my own personal view, […]
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Business is brewing at Shelly’s Tea Rooms
Opening an authentic English tearoom in America’s Hometown has been a learning experience – for both patrons and the business’s owners, Sean and Michelle Sinclair. Residents and visitors to Shelly’s Tea Rooms on Court Street downtown learn about the intricacies of “tea time” while the British proprietors have become acquainted with new tea-related terminology. “Steep? […]
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Find grace on a guided walk in North Plymouth
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. Anne Jolles will speak at a ribbon-cutting ceremony and then lead a guided walk of the […]
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Vecchi blames ‘lack of leadership’ for Police Dept.’s hiring woes
Local candidates forums are typically low-key events, but that was not the case during Thursday night’s Plymouth Area League of Women Voters forum at Town Hall when the topic turned to a question on the May 17 election ballot regarding civil service. The Police Department, with the backing of the Select Board and Town Manager […]
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Meet the candidates for Planning Board and School Committee seats
The Planning Board and School Committee races in the May 17 annual town election are crowded this year. In total, eight candidates are running in three contested races for five seats. Here’s a look at the field. PLANNING BOARD Two seats are open on the Planning Board. Tim Grandy is running unopposed for a […]
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Manomet Conservation Sciences is still for the birds
From the North Slope of Alaska to Argentina, from Patagonia to Paraguay and places much closer to home, Plymouth-based Manomet Conservation Sciences is working to strengthen bird migration routes and protect coastal ecosystems across the Western Hemisphere. In Alaska, for example, it “conducts research to unravel the mysteries of shorebird migration and track changes in […]
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Legislation aims to help Plymouth schools cope with $11 million in transportation costs
Two local state representatives have proposed legislation that would lower school transportation costs for geographically large towns in Massachusetts, including Plymouth, which at 104 square miles is the state’s biggest geographically. The bill aims to establish the Extraordinary Routes Relief Fund for non-regional school districts facing high transportation costs. It’s being championed by Rep. Michelle […]