Plymouth residents who prefer drinking their alcohol by the nip will not have to drive to neighboring towns to buy one after voters narrowly overturned a ban on the tiny containers that was approved by Town Meeting in October. After a long and often heated campaign by opponents and proponents of a prohibition on the […]
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Posted inEnvironment & Health
Group seeks to stop Holtec from evaporating Pilgrim plant’s radioactive water into the air
A group concerned about the decommissioning of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant has asked the state to prevent Holtec, the company charged with securing the Manomet site, from releasing radioactive water vapor into the air. The appeal comes as questions about how the decommissioning will proceed remain unanswered. A lot depends on decisions from the […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Thoughts for food: Savoring the old days of grocery shopping in Plymouth
With the recent snowfall of Jan. 7, no doubt many of you cried out: “We need to go to the store for bread and milk!” Really, have we become so afraid that we might starve if we go two days without bread and milk? Absurd as it may be, it got me thinking about where […]
Posted inCulture
High and mighty: Inside (and on top of) the Spire renovation project
From the perspective of passersby, the restoration project underway at the Spire Center for Performing Arts has transformed the downtown building itself into an outdoor art installation. The former synagogue, with its striking steeple, has been surrounded by scaffolding wrapped in green mesh for months, evoking the monumental works of the artist Christo. The 25 […]
Posted inCulture
Plymouth Philharmonic has ‘what the world needs now’
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra believes what the world needs now is “more [Burt] Bacharach,” the orchestra’s director […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
A career marked by many complaints ends with a hefty payday
He left a motorist shaking and irate after stopping her for driving just under the speed limit in the Route 3 passing lane. He allegedly pepper sprayed a man who was already restrained in handcuffs. He ordered a subordinate to remove from a police report the name of a teenager stopped for alleged drunk driving, complaints […]
Posted inCulture
Looking ahead to celebrating MLK Day in Plymouth
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Plymouth’s No Place for Hate Committee believes in celebrating Americans’ differences and says that it’s committed to […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
Taking on the trouble with tipping
Has tipping reached the tipping point? I’m hardly the first to ask this question. Ever since iPads on swivel mounts began showing up on store counters everywhere, consumers have been under pressure to tip on almost any type of transaction. Here’s your cookie: Please pay me an additional 20 percent to hand it to you. […]
Posted inGovernment
As nip ban vote nears, it’s litter reduction versus convenient consumption
It’s a typical day for Paul Tosi – he’s picking up discarded plastic nips, this time along Court Street. Tosi, a runner for years, had often seen the tiny plastic liquor bottles – 100 ml or less – along the side of roads on his route, but he didn’t give them much thought. Then on […]
Posted inGovernment
Damage to Water St. buildings likely to be in the millions. Who will foot the bill?
It only took a couple of hours to take down the small building off Water Street, the steel jaws of an excavator chewing through wood and concrete blocks with ease. Set behind Ziggy’s ice cream shop, the building that was home to the Gourmet Exotic Jerky store was damaged beyond repair in March when the […]