My morning walk/run route often takes me along the waterfront and through downtown. This time of year, it requires a certain degree of weather tolerance, good shoes – and a strong bladder. Trying to find a restroom in the business district off-season is like searching for something positive to say about the Patriots this season. […]
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As the problem-plagued Water St. sewer project is set to resume, its cost has doubled to $9 million
The price tag of the troubled sewer project on Water Street has doubled to $9 million. Now, as construction ramps up to finish a job that had to be paused earlier this year, the town and a private contractor doing the work can’t agree on who should pay for the increase. “We’re trying to avoid […]
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A general store with a specific vision, and an owner with strong opinions
Tatum Stewart is doing more than one thing at a time. Again. (Can we please not call it multitasking?) She’s contemplating a reporter’s question while keeping an eye on the activity at Plimoth General Store, her Main Street business that opened in June. It features just enough of a lot of things, filling a void […]
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‘You’re a pathological liar’
Over the objection of its longtime chair, the town’s Community Preservation Committee Thursday narrowly voted to fund an administrative position that would do some work for the committee but report to the town manager. Creation of the part-time job has been the subject of a long tug of war between chair Bill Keohan and other […]
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Former professor who faced rape accusation resigns from conservation commission
The Plymouth select board had two candidates to choose from when they were making an appointment to the town’s conservation commission last month. One was a retired orthopedic surgeon, an honors graduate who volunteered with the Indian Health Service in Alaska and the Mass. Medical Reserve Corps during the pandemic. He’s a trustee of Plymouth’s […]
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In a big change for patients, Atrius Health to consolidate six locations into one
Atrius Health plans to consolidate six of its locations into an $18 million multispecialty medical clinic off Long Pond Road that will serve its nearly 30,000 patients in Plymouth and surrounding communities. The new facility, which is nearing completion, will house all of the medical and administrative functions at Cordage Park, Court Street, Long Pond […]