Two local state representatives have proposed legislation that would lower school transportation costs for geographically large towns in Massachusetts, including Plymouth, which at 104 square miles is the state’s biggest geographically. The bill aims to establish the Extraordinary Routes Relief Fund for non-regional school districts facing high transportation costs. It’s being championed by Rep. Michelle […]
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Nursing program is critical to health of Quincy College’s Cordage campus
Adam Coste took a roundabout route to nursing. He dropped out of Plymouth North High School in ninth grade, at the age of 16, in 2014. The next year-and-a-half, he said, was a blur. “I was working random jobs, trying to make myself useful in society,” Coste said. Eleven years later, he is one of […]
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Special education director steps down after seven months on the job
The town’s top special education official has resigned — days after a parent threatened legal action against her. Christine Smith, Plymouth Public Schools’ director of special education since July, quit in early February, after just seven months on the job, according to town records. Her resignation came less than two weeks after a parent alleged […]
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From a field of six, Christina Bryant wins School Committee seat
Christina Bryant is the newest member of the School Committee, filling a vacancy left by Michelle Badger, who was elected to the state House of Representatives in November. Bryant was chosen after four rounds of voting in a joint meeting of the School Committee and the Select Board Monday night. The boards, totaling 11 […]
