Plymouth officials are working with the state to determine whether dozens of dead birds found at Billington Sea were killed by avian flu. Karen Keane, the town’s director of public health, said about 70 dead geese, swans, and ducks were collected from the 269-acre pond Sunday morning. The operation involved the Massachusetts Department of Environmental […]
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In federal suit, vocal sand mining critic says she has been targeted by local officials, business leaders
Environmental activist Meg Sheehan is seeking to identify anonymous critics she says maligned her on a Facebook page called “Meg Cost Us Millions” and other social media sites. In a 117-page lawsuit filed in US District Court in Boston, Sheehan, alleges that she has been victimized by town officials and powerful business leaders because she […]
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New kiosk provides a safe way to dispose of needles and medical waste
If you’re out and about regularly, you’ve likely come across a used needle on a sidewalk, the beach, or in a park. It’s a symptom of a problem that plagues every community – the improper disposal of syringes used to inject drugs. That’s one of the reasons why Plymouth’s Public Health Division, working with Fire […]
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Jenney Pond dredging marks the start of a major restoration effort
Dredging of Jenney Pond is underway, the first step in the construction of a fishway bypass around Plimoth Grist Mill. The $2.1 million initial part of the project is using $1.1 million of a $10 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and another $1 million in Community Preservation funds signed off on […]
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Former Holtec worker at Pilgrim plant alleges radiation poisoning
A former Holtec worker at the shuttered Pilgrim nuclear power plant has filed suit against the company, alleging he was poisoned by radiation. Adam Snyder, 41, a boilermaker from Ohio, also claims the company kept secret the dangerous conditions at the Manomet plant, which stopped generating power in 2019 and is being decommissioned by Holtec. […]
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State lowers town’s EEE risk from high to moderate
Both of Plymouth’s high school football teams are on the road this week, but when they return to play on their home fields, it will back to “Friday Night Lights.” The state Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it is lowering the town’s risk level for the deadly eastern equine encephalitis from high to […]
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The state has denied Holtec permission to dump radioactive water into the ocean, but the company’s opponents aren’t letting up
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, along with state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, held a press conference at Plymouth Rock Wednesday to announce their opposition to the release of 1.1 million gallons of treated radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim nuclear power plant. In July, the state Department of Environmental […]
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If you have concerns about water in Ponds of Plymouth: The company that manages the system is holding an open house.
Some Ponds of Plymouth residents have been complaining about smelly and discolored water for years – ever since Connecticut-based Aquarian Water Co. started managing the development’s system in 2021. Drinking water for the more than 800 homes in the sprawling South Plymouth subdivision comes from two groundwater sources within its boundaries. “We used to rave […]
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Please don’t leave that old TV on the sidewalk
You’ve undoubtably seen an old appliance or furniture on a sidewalk for weeks, waiting for someone who will never come to pick it up for “free.” Or worse, you’ve been on a hike and come across a rusting refrigerator dumped in the woods. Yes, disposing of some household items costs money, but that’s no excuse […]
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Spraying for mosquitoes continues by ground as EEE threat remains high
Nighttime aerial insecticide spraying for adult mosquitoes in Plymouth has stopped – at least for now – according to the state Department of Agricultural Resources, but ground spraying is ongoing. Aircraft sprayed most of Plymouth away from the coast on the night of Aug. 27 but have not done so since. “No aerial spraying occurred […]