A new Harvard University study has found that cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants, including the now shut down Pilgrim station in Manomet. “We found that living near nuclear power plants increases the risk for cancer,” said Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public […]
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We’ve got some suggestions for New Year’s
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. Yes, we know it’s not quite Christmas yet, but we’re already look ahead. Plymouth businesses are […]
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Select Board rejects proposal that could help rein in healthcare costs
By a 3-2 vote, the Select Board has decided not to put a proposal before Town Meeting that could address one of Plymouth’s costliest expenses at a time when it faces a budget crunch, according to the board member who brought it up. Town employees currently pay for 30 percent of their health insurance premiums. […]
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Is Plymouth on the brink of a fiscal crisis?
Whenever discussion of a budget includes the mention of potential layoffs and a tax override, alarm bells sound. That’s what happened during Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, where members and Town Manager Derek Brindisi raised the specter of a Proposition 2 1/2 override and layoffs within one or two years unless the town can better control […]
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At long last, bye bye Bert’s
The demolition of Bert’s, the abandoned restaurant at the beginning of Plymouth Beach, finally got under way Tuesday as a backhoe began ripping the structure apart. The razing came after months of delays. “It’s been an eyesore,” said Mike Shine, who owns a nearby cottage and used to have dinner at Bert’s in the late […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Sheriff says ICE detainees better off in Plymouth jail
Responding to calls to stop housing ICE detainees at the jail off Long Pond Road, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald Tuesday said the men are better off here than out of state — away from their families – as they confront possible deportation. In a letter to the Plymouth Select Board, McDonald said he has […]
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Police seize crack, fentanyl worth up to $1 million
Plymouth drug detectives seized hundreds of grams of crack cocaine and a kilogram of fentanyl potentially worth more than $1 million in a series of drug busts last week. Four men are being held without bail, including a former bouncer at the Main Street Sports Bar & Grill, until hearings to decide whether they should […]
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Holiday ‘crawl’ aims to give local businesses a boost
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. It’s a way to support local businesses while going on a sociable holiday shopping spree. That’s […]
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ZBA member wants to develop land near proposed North Plymouth condos
It’s one of the most spectacular pieces of real estate in all of Plymouth, with beach frontage and expansive ocean views. It’s also just a few steps from where Pulte Homes wants to build a six-story 40b condominium project on Sandri Drive in North Plymouth. It was on the market earlier this year for […]
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At North Plymouth meeting, residents decry ICE tactics
Opinions on encounters between North Plymouth residents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dominated an emotionally charged Select Board session at Cold Spring Elementary School Tuesday evening. In all, 18 residents spoke about whether the board should take a formal position in response to ICE detentions of immigrants, with most of them decrying the […]