Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald was ordered this week to turn over to The American Civil Liberties Union records detailing medical treatment of hundreds of federal immigration detainees at the jail. The ruling by Suffolk County Superior Court Judge James Budreau rejected McDonald’s argument the public records should be withheld because his ongoing contract with […]
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Posted inBusiness
Lobster Pound reopens after 3-year hiatus
Just after noon on August 10, The Lobster Pound, a fixture at Manomet point since 1963, reopened its doors for the first time since 2023. Owned and operated by the Collins family for 60 years, a family illness forced the 2023 closure. Two young local entrepreneurs, Tim Mahoney, 34, and Ryan Belval, 27, are the […]
Posted inEnvironmental Commentary
Re-examining Plymouth’s fraught relationship with nuclear energy
This is the first of a two-part column on nuclear power in Plymouth. The 1972 opening of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant might have been the worst thing to happen in Plymouth’s long history. It ushered in an era of fool’s gold prosperity that, over time, exacted a steep price on what was a quintessential […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
Meteor shower watch party at Tidmarsh
This Saturday, Aug. 15, Mass Audubon and the Plymouth Public Library will host a Perseid Watch Party at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, inviting visitors to experience one of the year’s most spectacular celestial events from one of Plymouth’s darkest natural landscapes. Beginning at 8 p.m., participants will take a short, guided walk after sunset before settling […]
Posted inGovernment
Charter change campaign launches with rally
The Yes on Charter Change group’s campaign to scuttle the Town Meeting form of government in Plymouth launched its public signature drive Wednesday night. About 150 people, including several current and former town officials, turned out for the event at Three V Sand Bar on the waterfront at Cordage Park in North Plymouth. “It’s amazing […]
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Keohan accused of defying young lifeguard
A teenage lifeguard at Plymouth Beach has accused Select Board member Bill Keohan of refusing his order to wear a life jacket while paddleboarding near the shore. What began as an allegedly angry confrontation over a safety violation has become an amusing whisper campaign at Town Hall. The only one apparently not amused was Keohan, […]
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Spire Music Academy to open in September
When Bob Hollis steps through the doors of the Spire Center for Performing Arts, he still slows for a moment before walking inside. He doesn’t pause out of habit. He stands for a moment in reverence. For Hollis, President and Founder of the Spire Center for Performing Arts, the 140-year-old building represents more than a […]
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Annual Arts & Crafts Festival is back
One of the biggest community events of the weekend returns Saturday as the Plymouth Public Library hosts its 7th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, bringing more than 60 juried artisans, more than 5,000 visitors with live music, food trucks and family activities to its front lawn. The festival joins a packed […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Half of all nursing homes in Massachusetts are understaffed
This investigation is republished in collaboration with the New Bedford Light. It felt like someone was hammering an ice pick into Lynette Couture’s leg. The 55-year-old was recovering in Plymouth Harborside Healthcare’s rehab unit last fall after a horrific car crash shattered her left leg. Doctors had drilled a metal device into her bones to […]
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A challenging but ‘priceless’ life of a lobsterman
A lot has changed since Tom O’Reilly threw his first lobster pot in the ocean more than four decades ago. Back then he was using wooden traps which had to be laden with rocks so they would sink to the sea floor. Once the wood became waterlogged the rocks were no longer needed, but they […]