Attorney Steve Triffletti walked into Tuesday’s Select Board meeting for what he thought would be a “housekeeping matter.” Instead, he ran into unanimous opposition from the five-member board, which told […]
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Badger is a candidate for open House seat
Michelle Badger is running for the open House of Representatives seat in the 1st Plymouth district, which includes all of Plymouth except downtown and North Plymouth. Badger, a Democrat, is […]
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Wallace Spencer announces bid to become state rep
Dee Wallace Spencer, a principal lecturer at Northeastern University, is running for the open seat in the 1st Plymouth House district. Wallace Spencer, who is a lifelong Plymouth resident, made […]
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As expected, Biden, Trump easily top primary ballots in Plymouth
President Biden and former president Donald Trump each easily topped their parties’ presidential primary ballots in Plymouth – as they did statewide – on a not-so-super Super Tuesday. In the […]
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Holtec improperly donated money to the Chamber of Commerce, local parades
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspection of Holtec International, the company charged with decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear power plant, found that it misspent $84,000 from a trust fund paid for by […]
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Officials say airport’s $7.6m runway expansion won’t bring more, bigger jets
Sharon Racette says she can taste fumes outside near Plymouth Airport’s main runway. She wonders whether a planned extension of the runway will make it worse. The Plymouth Airport Commission […]
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Plan to pump treated wastewater from harbor to Camelot Park raises concerns
Last fall, fish started dying at Darlene Nickerson’s trout hatchery in Chiltonville. “I knew I should have been testing my water, but it’s expensive,” said Nickerson – who owns […]
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High-end staffing company owned by Plymouth man fined $2.5 million by state for labor law violations
A staffing company owned by a Plymouth man has been fined $2.5 million by Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell for violating state labor laws. The company, Concierge Services, is owned […]
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Desloges seeking Democratic nomination for state rep.
Arthur Desloges is running for the Democratic nomination for the 1st Plymouth district in the Massachusetts House. The seat is open because its current occupant, Republican State Rep. Matthew Muratore, […]
Posted inCulture
Immigrants find a temporary home, but face an uncertain future
The Baymont by Wyndham Motel in Kingston has become a temporary home to about 300 people from all over the Americas. Ninety-six immigrant families live at the motel off Route […]