Nurses at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth have reached a contract agreement with administrators — two months after taking a strike authorization vote in the face of sputtering talks. The 400-plus nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to ratify the proposed settlement. “BID-Plymouth nurses have expressed very positive […]
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Posted inPolice & Fire
ICE agents cause a stir in North Plymouth
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on North Plymouth early Friday morning in a surprise visit that Police Chief Dana Flynn said raised safety concerns and Select Board Chair Kevin Canty called “unacceptable.” It is unclear what or who ICE was looking for, but Flynn said he was unaware of any arrests. In a […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Even by design, a career path takes many turns
Becoming an architect is an arduous process, so with a crop of soon-to-be high school graduates headed off to pursue college degrees, I thought it would be a great time to look at the challenges, and the stiff licensing requirements to practice. (And, not so incidentally, to offer a little peek into my practice, my […]
Posted inGovernment
Quintal accuses Canty of ‘ruling with a steel fist,’ acting like Trump
Tuesday’s Select Board meeting had been uneventful: A review of the recent election turnout, the approval of higher water and sewage rates, and a look at which roads will get resurfaced this year. And then, just as the board was considering what was perhaps the most innocuous item of the evening, a dispute broke […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
A different kind of festival: Celebrating pickles and fermentation.
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 second annual Plymouth Pickle & Fermentation Festival is on tap for Saturday, June 7, from […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Could the Pilgrim site host a small nuclear reactor?
Members of the Select and Planning boards indicated this week that, like most residents, they favor open space and recreation on most of the 1,531 acres around the former Pilgrim nuclear plant in Manomet owned by Holtec International. The company is in the process of decommissioning the plant, which stopped producing power six years ago. […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Don’t let this ruffle your feathers, but Long Beach rules are back
It’s hasn’t been spring-like this week but Memorial Day weekend – with more seasonable weather – looms and summer isn’t far behind. (Who knew?) That also means the return of seasonal rules and restrictions at Plymouth’s Long Beach. And yes, that includes regulations aimed at protecting nesting plovers, an endangered species. More on that later. […]
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Reconfigured Select Board names Canty as chair, but without Quintal’s support
Plymouth’s Select Board, featuring two freshly elected members, on Tuesday chose Kevin Canty as its new chair and David Golden as vice chair. Canty replaces Dick Quintal as the five-member board’s leader, while Golden succeeds Canty. But in a clear sign of tension, Quintal cast the sole vote against Canty taking over his position. He […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Family of Plymouth man killed in crash files $1 million suit against two local restaurants
The family of a 20-year-old Plymouth man who was killed in a single car crash in October has filed a $1 million lawsuit against two local restaurants, alleging their bartenders served him alcohol for hours before the accident without requesting an ID. Benjamin Ruley, of Plymouth, died less than 30 minutes after leaving Proof […]
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More than five months after stepping down, former police captain still collects full pay, tax-free
Jason Higgins, the Plymouth police captain who for years was the department’s public face, is still on the payroll — more than five months after he stopped working and applied for a pension. Higgins, 50, is collecting “injured on duty” pay — meaning that he has been receiving his full salary tax-free ever since he […]