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 […]
Author Archives: Michael Cohen - Independent Correspondent
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Get ready to be detoured
The Water Street sewer installation project, delayed because of a dispute over massive cost overruns that have doubled its price, is now scheduled to resume in early January. Here’s what to expect. For more information, visit the town’s project page.
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In a big change for patients, Atrius Health to consolidate six locations into one
Atrius Health plans to consolidate six of its locations into an $18 million multispecialty medical clinic off Long Pond Road that will serve its nearly 30,000 patients in Plymouth and surrounding communities. The new facility, which is nearing completion, will house all of the medical and administrative functions at Cordage Park, Court Street, Long Pond […]
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What’s an ADU? It could help ease the town’s housing crunch.
Taking a third swing at the ball, the planning board is proposing a zoning change that would make it easier for single-family homeowners in Plymouth to add a second living unit to their property. Known as an Accessory Dwelling Unit, or ADU, bylaw, the proposal now moves to a lengthy process of review and debate […]
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After years of delays, $5M Stephens Field makeover is underway
After decades of decline, years of planning, design, and redesign, a $5 million restoration of Stephens Field is finally underway. Construction at the waterfront park just south of downtown began in October, and if all goes according to plan, the project will be completed by July 4 of next year. “It took us longer than […]