The inmate, who was being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility on an armed robbery charge, liked to talk. On a single day in April, he sat on the […]
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Cliff St. fire causes more than $800,000 in damage
A quick spreading fire Saturday destroyed two attached homes in Chiltonville, one of which had just undergone a major renovation, according to fire officials. It took more than 30 firefighters […]
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Police vow to crack down on pint-size punks riding bikes
Plymouth Police say marauding gangs of young teenage boys on bikes have been terrorizing motorists and pedestrians in the downtown, waterfront, and North Plymouth areas. The department reported that there […]
Posted inBusiness
Almost $800,000. That’s the median price of a single-family home for sale in Plymouth.
Noah Petitt has been house hunting in Plymouth for two years now. He scours Zillow listings faithfully and tours any property that looks like even a remote possibility. But the […]
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Double trouble: Man arrested two times in separate confrontations with police
It’s not easy to do, but Sean Webb got arrested twice in just over eight hours. Not long after had he been booked and released on assault and battery charges […]
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 […]
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Paroled murderer charged with molesting 13-year-old girl in Plymouth hotel pool
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 […]
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Federal prosecutors say Plymouth woman used phony massage business to commit Covid fraud
A Plymouth woman has been accused of fraudulently collecting nearly $42,000 in Covid payroll protection money by claiming she and her elderly father needed financial help for a massage business […]
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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 […]
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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 […]