Here we don’t go again. Resumption of the problem plagued Water Street sewer line project has been delayed until at least early January as the town and contractor spar over who is responsible to cover a $4.5 million overrun that has doubled its cost. The contractor, Northern Construction, was expected to resume work Dec. 4, […]
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Posted inOn Land & Sea
Climate change puts Plymouth at increasing risk, and we can’t ignore it
We’re now at the forefront of a revolution in how we use energy. It’s being driven by the need to “decarbonize” to slow climate changes and by rapid technological advances in the generation of electricity. We’ve considered “net zero” in this space recently, but it’s important to spend more time with the concept to begin […]
Posted inGovernment
Redbrook affordable housing plan may get $4m in Community Preservation funds
The Community Preservation Committee Thursday approved spending $4 million to go toward building a 52-unit affordable apartment project at the Redbrook development on land donated by A.D. Makepeace Co. The money was awarded to the Grantham Group LLC, based in Marlborough. But the committee was split on whether the project, which will total about $25 […]
Posted inCulture
Weathervane Theatre blows into Memorial Hall
An award-winning theater company will bring two holiday-themed shows to Memorial Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-17. The company, Weathervane Theatre, based in Whitefield, NH, will stage its own productions – “Who’s Holiday!” and “Winter Wonderettes.” “We want to expand the brand,” said artistic director Ethan Paulini. “We’re doing some Christmas shows that have […]
Posted inEducation
Fresh off a national award, North’s Shelley Terry keeps challenging students
Every three to four weeks, students in Michelle “Shelley” Terry’s broadcast journalism class at North Plymouth High School produce a live 25-minute newscast. They do all the reporting and writing, shoot the video, and run the equipment in the television studio and control room. People outside of Plymouth have taken notice. The course earned first […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
Lack of restroom access in the business district is a ‘going’ concern
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. […]
Posted inGovernment
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 […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
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 […]
Posted inGovernment
‘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 […]
Posted inGovernment
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 […]