How can the town stop the proliferation of affordable housing complexes that have strained services and roiled neighborhoods over the last decade? By building more affordable housing. That was the pitch developer Rick Vayo made to the Select Board during a presentation last week detailing plans for Darby Farms, a 392-unit apartment complex he’s proposing […]
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Folk musician Adam Ezra to perform at Spire
“Folk” is the word Adam Ezra most often uses to describe his music. Americana works, too. Then there’s rock, country, pop and blues. In truth, the Adam Ezra Group, performing at the Spire Center for Performing Arts on Oct. 8, has spent 25 years demonstrating why musical categories can matter far less than the song […]
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Airport commissioners criticize published report
Some Plymouth Municipal Airport commissioners on Thursday spent the first 15 minutes of their monthly meeting criticizing a published report about their personal interests at the facility they regulate. It was their first meeting since the Plymouth Independent published an examination of several current and former commissioners’ ownership of hangars or businesses at the airport. […]
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An Indigenous history ‘not in the books’
About 600 middle schoolers got out of classes Wednesday to learn about traditional Wampanoag dance and culture – along with the tragic history of abuse for thousands of kids their age – at an hour-long assembly in the gym at Plymouth Community Intermediate School. The assembly was organized to coincide with Orange Shirt Day, an […]
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Plymouth Seafood Festival to celebrate town’s history
Plymouth is known around the world for its history. But for generations, much of the town’s identity – and its survival — came directly from the sea. Fishing and shipping helped Plymouth thrive through the 19th century, as fisheries and seafood played a key role in the town’s economy and culture. Over time, however, that […]
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Three lawsuits alleging neglect at preschool settled
Three families who sued a private Plymouth preschool for alleged misconduct and child neglect have settled their cases against the school and its owner under undisclosed terms. They alleged a teacher at Starboard Academy traumatized toddlers in her care by yelling at them and physically forcing them onto cots during nap time if they weren’t […]
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Mayflower Brewing closing at year’s end
Plymouth’s oldest craft brewery is closing its doors at the end of the year, the latest casualty in a nationwide decline in the popularity of independent breweries. Mayflower Brewing Company, which was purchased last year by the owner of Orleans-based Hog Island Beer Company, will close its brewery and tasting room on Resnik Road on […]
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Nineteen homes sold for more than $1 million last month
This might not make for a gripping opening to a story, but the latest snapshot of the local real estate market is a mixed picture. August data show 123 homes sold in Plymouth, the same number as in July, according to Boston real estate tracking firm the Warren Group. The median price was $678,000, a […]
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Flying under the radar
Airport Commissioner Karin Goulian showed up at a Select Board meeting earlier this month with an unusual request. Goulian, who along with her husband runs aviation businesses at the Plymouth Municipal Airport, was asking to be named a “special municipal employee” — a designation that would exempt her from key sections of the state’s conflict […]
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Iaquinto scolds board for bad behavior
Select Board Chair Deb Iaquinto admonished her fellow board members Tuesday about their continued bickering from the dais, announcing a ban on them directly addressing each other at their weekly meetings. “We continue to make headlines that don’t reflect the actual work that we do for the people of Plymouth,” Iaquinto said at the beginning […]