Whether you’re anticipating it with dread, hope, or exhaustion – you can pick two – election day is almost here. Early in-person voting ended Friday and it’s too late to […]
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Election preview: A look at candidates vying to represent Plymouth on Beacon Hill
Editor’s note: To help voters make informed choices in the Nov. 5 general election, the Plymouth Independent reached out to the candidates seeking to represent Plymouth in the state House […]
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Krasinski’s Farmhouse venue runs afoul of the town again
The Town of Plymouth has filed a lawsuit suit against the owner of The Farmhouse, saying an event at the Ellisville nonprofit on Thursday called “The Boost Experience” violated fire, […]
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Traffic alert: Town warns of backups, detours due to Manomet paving work
Taking a minute or two to read this might keep you from getting stuck in Manomet traffic for many minutes. As part of a water main replacement project, the town’s […]
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Town Meeting wrap-up: Land bank moves forward, property purchases OK’d, and a waterfront zoning change is approved
Town Meeting members Saturday voted in favor of establishing a land bank, prevented a change in the charter that would have made it possible for the town to take over […]
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What you need to know before Saturday’s Town Meeting
Let’s start with a primer on the mechanics of Plymouth’s Town Meeting. Each spring and fall, it holds sessions to decide much of the direction of the community, including how […]
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MacRae sues six towns, including Plymouth, over loss in Republican primary
Kari MacRae, who lost the Republican state Senate primary to Matthew Muratore last month, has filed lawsuits against six towns – including Plymouth – alleging that local election officials failed […]
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Proposal for affordable apartments on South St. appears dead
Developer Rick Vayo says he won’t move ahead with plans to seek $3.2 million in town funding for an affordable housing project on South Street after the Planning Board on […]
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Town builds a safer crosswalk, with mums, too
If you’ve driven on Sandwich Street near downtown in the last week, the patch of newly planted mums in front of the Plymouth Training Green may have caught your eye. […]
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Veterans services nonprofit opens center in downtown Plymouth
A nonprofit that provides behavioral health, housing, employment, and re-entry services for veterans officially opened in downtown Plymouth Tuesday. The Boston-based Volunteers of America of Massachusetts, known as VOAMASS, held […]