I’ve been looking for an opening to write this column. Now I’ve got a few of them to mention. A bunch of businesses have recently opened in the downtown area, or are on track to do so soon. They’re welcome additions to the town’s commercial tax base, which needs all the help it can get […]
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Posted inGovernment
There’s a race for Select Board after all: Grassroots campaign for a second candidate emerges.
He’s flattered that some voters will write in his name for Plymouth Select Board member on Saturday’s ballot. But Bill Keohan says he isn’t expecting to win. “It feels like a George Bailey in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ moment,” said Keohan, the embattled chair of the Community Preservation Committee. “It’s heartwarming to hear your fellow […]
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Want a say in how Plymouth is run? Start by casting a ballot in the May 18 election
There are fewer lawn signs than usual this year – chalk it up to the relative lack of candidates – but that doesn’t mean you should skip the annual town election on May 18. There are two contested races for offices connected to crucial areas that tend to attract the most grumbling from people who […]
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Paroled murderer charged with molesting 13-year-old girl in Plymouth hotel pool
Editor’s note: On Sept. 26, 2025, a jury found James Barnes not guilty of the charges listed in this report. It took nearly 20 years for James Barnes to win his freedom. It took only minutes for him to lose it again. Barnes, a convicted murderer out on parole, was arrested last week, accused of […]
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‘We’re looking for college students in non-traditional places’
You might not be able to tell from his affable way and easy smile, but Rick DeCristofaro might have one of the toughest jobs in America at the moment – he’s a college president. DeCristofaro, 72, heads Quincy College. His pressures have nothing to do with student protests over Gaza. There are no encampments outside […]
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Five-month investigation yields seven drug arrests on Lothrop St.
Narcotic detectives on Friday raided a house north of downtown Plymouth, arresting seven people on a variety of drug charges. The arrests capped a five-month investigation by Plymouth police into drug activity at an apartment on Lothrop Street, police said. Five of the suspects were charged with possession of cocaine and other drugs, misdemeanors. A […]
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Farmhouse founder Paul Krasinski sues two former girlfriends, alleging they conspired with others to ruin his reputation
Paul Krasinski, founder of the Farmhouse, is suing two former girlfriends, Danielle Cyr-DeFrias and Jackie Bruno, as well as six other unnamed women, accusing them of conspiring to defame him and to destroy the reputation of his South Plymouth nonprofit. The lawsuit says they made false claims to the Internal Revenue Service and the Massachusetts […]
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Traffic stop leads to discipline for four Plymouth police officers
He was just trying to get to an early morning medical appointment. But after Zach DeLong inadvertently pulled in front of a speeding Plymouth police officer, he set off a chain of events that led to the discipline of four officers and an online war of words between police backers and critics. DeLong, an electrician […]
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Here’s who’s running for office in the town election
It’s easy to predict who will win a place on Plymouth’s Select Board in the May 18 town election – David Golden. That’s because there’s no contest. Shockingly, Golden is the only candidate for the open seat on the five-member board being vacated by Harry Helm, who didn’t seek re-election because he is moving to […]
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How the Mayflower II helped mend relations between the US and the UK
On June 8, 1957, the Mayflower II was nearing the end of her transatlantic journey from England to America. Near Bermuda, she encountered a fleet of international warships, which cruised near the full-scale re-creation of the Pilgrim vessel, loudly blasting horns while sailors waved and cheered from the decks. Four American destroyers then approached the […]