Bryan Wille wants everyone – not just veterans – to know about the Plymouth Area Veterans Center. “It’s my passion,” said Willie, who is site manager at the facility, which opened its doors at 20 North Park Ave. in October. “I absolutely love doing this.” “Everything that the state of Massachusetts will offer a veteran, […]
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Part of Water St. to be dug up for the third time
For the third straight year, Water Street will be dug up and traffic detoured, this time because the new sewer line that was thought to be completed last year needs repair. It’s the latest in a series of setbacks and complications that have plagued the costly project. Town officials say part of the new line […]
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Differing opinions on rift between town manager, Independent aired at Select Board meeting
The town’s frayed relationship with the Plymouth Independent dominated Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, with some residents defending the nonprofit news organization and others backing town manager Derek Brindisi. For about 45 minutes, comments focused on an edict issued by Brindisi in December that all appointed town officials “cease all communication with the PI,” except for […]
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Town manager responds to the Independent
To the Plymouth Community, I am writing to you today to address the recent column written by Mark Pothier, editor of the Plymouth Independent (PI). His column accuses me of undermining their efforts to report on Town business. While I freely admit this situation was not handled perfectly, I want to clarify the background of […]
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After six months, Planning Board vacancy is filled
Six months after Birgitta Kuehn resigned from the Planning Board, the combined Select and Planning boards filled her seat Tuesday night. They chose Joseph Higgins, a criminal defense attorney who specializes in drunk driving cases, to take a place on the five-member board until the May town election. “We need to change the bylaws [to] […]
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MacRae moves to drop lawsuit over her narrow primary loss in Senate race
Defeated state Senate candidate Kari MacRae has asked a Plymouth County judge to dismiss her lawsuit alleging that election officials failed to properly verify the identity of voters in last year’s primary. MacRae, a Republican from Bourne, sued six towns in October – including Plymouth – asking judges in Plymouth and Barnstable Superior courts to […]
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For them, being able to call the Oak St. school building home is a ‘miracle’
Joyce Malaguti plans to be moved into her subsidized one-bedroom apartment in the former Oak Street elementary school by New Year’s Eve. To say she is lucky is an understatement. Malaguti, 89, secured one of three small apartments sought by 1,320 seniors and 187 veterans who applied for them. On Monday, she and her son […]
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‘We will all be in each other’s thoughts’
At the end of each Select Board meeting, there is time set aside for “new business.” Sometimes it’s a chance for board members to preview topics they would like placed on the agenda for an upcoming meeting. On other occasions, they have offered observations and comments about local goings-on or feedback from constituents. But at […]
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For months, no one applied to fill a vacancy on the Planning Board. Now it’s a crowded field.
Two weeks ago, not a single person had applied to fill two seats on the Planning Board that had been empty for months. Now it’s become a crowded field, with 11 candidates vying to serve in the volunteer position. Normally, the Planning Board has five full members and one associate (otherwise known as an alternate). […]
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Sand and gravel saga in Cedarville: Planning Board opposes P.A. Landers project, but favors proposal for business park
It was a roller coaster ride for opponents of sand and gravel mining in Plymouth Wednesday, when the Planning Board endorsed development of a business park off Hedges Pond Road, then soundly rejected a proposal to expand a cranberry farm down the street. Both projects call for massive excavation and removal of sand and gravel […]