State Senator Susan Moran, a Plymouth and Barnstable Democrat, is not running for re-election in 2024, and instead plans to run for clerk of Barnstable County Superior Court in next year’s general election. Moran told the Independent that her decision was motivated by the 2022 election of Democrats Donna Buckley as Barnstable County sheriff and […]
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Former professor who faced rape accusation resigns from conservation commission
The Plymouth select board had two candidates to choose from when they were making an appointment to the town’s conservation commission last month. One was a retired orthopedic surgeon, an honors graduate who volunteered with the Indian Health Service in Alaska and the Mass. Medical Reserve Corps during the pandemic. He’s a trustee of Plymouth’s […]
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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 […]