Gary Levine wants to make you laugh. “I woke up the other morning and Sue was sitting on the side of the bed, staring at me,” he says as he, his wife Susan Htoo, and I sit down in their Pinehills apartment with a pitcher of Cape Codders. “I said, ‘Good morning, what did I […]
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Posted inPolice & Fire
Plymouth woman bilked out of almost $450,000 by scammers posing as Vince Gill
Patricia was a huge Vince Gill fan, traveling to the country music star’s shows and following him on social media. So it didn’t seem odd when someone purporting to be Gill responded after the Plymouth resident posted a message on his Instagram page in the fall of 2022 — “hope you come to Boston!” That […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Four myths about local architecture that drive me crazy
I always read local real estate listings online. Mainly, it’s to get a glimpse inside beautiful antique homes that I wouldn’t otherwise get a chance to see. For the most part, real estate agents are-spot on with their descriptions, but inevitably I catch a listing that will prompt me to roll my eyes. Four architectural […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Officials warn of ‘additional outbreaks’ of bird flu in Plymouth
Plymouth officials are warning residents to assume that the avian flu is present in town, and that the outbreak extends beyond the Billington Sea area, where about 70 dead birds were removed by environmental workers on Jan. 19. In a CodeRED alert sent out via text message, voicemail, and email Thursday evening, the town said […]
Posted inBusiness
Could Costco be coming to Plymouth?
Attention Plymouth shoppers: Costco or some other sought-after retail emporium may be coming to town. And a highly visible blight on the landscape might be cleaned up in the process. The owner of TL Edwards Inc., the hulking gravel processing plant off Cherry Street and Commerce Way, wants to sell the 54-acre parcel, preferably to […]
Posted inGovernment
Part of Water St. to be dug up for the third time
For the third straight year, Water Street will be dug up and traffic detoured, this time because the new sewer line that was thought to be completed last year needs repair. It’s the latest in a series of setbacks and complications that have plagued the costly project. Town officials say part of the new line […]
Posted inNew to Town
‘I’m getting the lay of the land’
A year ago, living in a charming old house in Dover on an acre of land, with a beautiful swimming pool, and gardens that were nothing short of spectacular, I never imagined that today I’d be living in an apartment in the Pinehills. At 71, I never saw the divorce coming but come it did, […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Avian flu could be to blame for dozens of bird deaths at Billington Sea
Plymouth officials are working with the state to determine whether dozens of dead birds found at Billington Sea were killed by avian flu. Karen Keane, the town’s director of public health, said about 70 dead geese, swans, and ducks were collected from the 269-acre pond Sunday morning. The operation involved the Massachusetts Department of Environmental […]
Posted inBusiness
The beer will keep flowing at Mayflower Brewing
Fans of Mayflower Brewing Company’s offerings on tap and in cans can rejoice. Owner Drew Brosseau said Friday that he believes he has found a way to save the Plymouth brewery he founded 17 years ago. But the path forward will come with some pain in the form of layoffs, and Brosseau could still end […]
Posted inGovernment
Differing opinions on rift between town manager, Independent aired at Select Board meeting
The town’s frayed relationship with the Plymouth Independent dominated Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, with some residents defending the nonprofit news organization and others backing town manager Derek Brindisi. For about 45 minutes, comments focused on an edict issued by Brindisi in December that all appointed town officials “cease all communication with the PI,” except for […]