by Bobbi Clark | Jan 20, 2025 | News
In Plymouth, Vedna Heywood is a third term School Committee Member, past Chairperson of the No Place for Hate Committee, a candidate for the Select Board in 2021—an election she lost in a very close vote. Professionally, she works as a surgical burn trauma nurse at...
by Bobbi Clark | Jan 13, 2025 | News
In Plymouth, Fire Chief Neil Foley heads up a department that oversees a town of over sixty-six thousand people who live in a town of just over ninety-six square miles. And the Chief says that in the last ten years there’s been a 40% increase in call volume and,...
by Bobbi Clark | Jan 6, 2025 | News
In Plymouth, the New Year marks the 60th anniversary of the South Shore Community Action Council or SSCAC. From Hull to Cape Cod and the Islands they provide a range of services to help folks in need. One of their most valued programs is the distribution of food to...
by Bobbi Clark | Dec 24, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, a variety of restaurants welcome many residents and visitors to town and if a Board of Health regulation banning the use of polystyrene takeout containers takes effect—some of those establishments will have to change the way they package...
by Bobbi Clark | Dec 16, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, it’s possible that the use of polystyrene takeout containers could be banned—and this may be the result of a public forum scheduled by the Board of Health next month at Town Hall. WATD’s Bobbi Clark has more… Barry Potvin, who chairs the Board of...
by Bobbi Clark | Nov 25, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, the County has distributed over eighty five million dollars to the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA funding to the twenty-seven communities that make up Plymouth County. And County Treasurer Tom O’Brien reports that there is some left, but it’s all been...
by Bobbi Clark | Nov 18, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, American Cruise line ships docked in the harbor 22 times this past summer for overnight visits. The ships average about 110 passengers per ship. And, most recently, the Select Board approved and executed a five year docking agreement with the cruise line...
by Bobbi Clark | Nov 10, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, Veterans Day is one that’s set aside to thank and honor all those who served in the military in wartime or peacetime. And one of those who served in wartime is Denis Russell, the Post Commander of the town’s VFW or Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Russell...
by Bobbi Clark | Nov 4, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, Jenney Pond is located toward the lower end of Town Brook. There’s a public park there and a historic grist mill. Jenney Pond is part of the Historic District, so it’s an important location…this according to David Gould, Plymouth’s Director of Energy and...
by Bobbi Clark | Oct 16, 2024 | News
In Plymouth, the Charter Review Committee has been meeting for just over a year, and they have proposed eleven changes to the current Charter—the Charter is essentially the constitution of the Town of Plymouth. These changes, or amendments, will be presented to Town...
