by Bobbi Clark | Oct 24, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, allowing Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADU’s as a way to increase affordable housing is gaining momentum. ADU’s are those living spaces created above the garage, or in a breezeway to add a one bedroom unit, or even a detached one-bedroom dwelling on a...
by Bobbi Clark | Oct 19, 2023 | News
In Plymouth , the Blue Future conference on Monday and Tuesday of this week, at Hotel 1620, sponsored by the Plymouth Foundation, got off to a futuristic start highlighting our town’s marine economy and featuring a contingent from Donegal, Ireland, leaders in the...
by Bobbi Clark | Oct 17, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, for many, Stephens Field brings back cherished memories—a park by the sea where folks have gone to meet friends, play tennis and baseball, and just have fun since 1930, when the Stephens family donated the land. Lately, the park has been in a rough...
by Bobbi Clark | Oct 10, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, COVID is not going away—and it’s going to be around for a long time, just like the flu. This, according to Barry Potvin, Plymouth’s Board of Health Chairman. But there is a new vaccine available, released just last month, that’s more effective than the...
by Bobbi Clark | Oct 2, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, the environmental release of radioactive waste water, by plant owner Holtec, from the Pilgrim Nuclear Reactor—the topic of a Board of Health forum on September 27th… WATD’s Bobbi Clark has more… Board of Health Chairman Barry Potvin says the idea of the...
by Bobbi Clark | Sep 28, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, the Wildlands Trust turns 50—celebrating on the 23rd and they observed that milestone with a day-long party in a gallery at the Wildlands Trust headquarters off of Long Pond Road. The Trust is one of the largest and oldest regional land trusts in the...
by Bobbi Clark | Sep 24, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, at Town Hall on the 21st, State Senator Susan Moran delivered the goods— $70,000 worth—to help in funding the Master Plan. And concerning the Master Plan, Article 8 will go to Town Meeting to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer...
by Bobbi Clark | Sep 21, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, the school district is one of the largest in the state, operating 12 schools. And the town can point with pride to two state-of-the-art high schools, and the Manomet Elementary School was just recognized by the U.S. Dept of Education as a National Blue...
by Bobbi Clark | Sep 17, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, Selectman Chair Dick Quintal attended the Select Board meeting of the 12th in person and chaired the meeting as well. During the past several weeks, he’s missed two meetings and attended via Zoom a couple of times and in some cases did not chair the...
by Bobbi Clark | Sep 7, 2023 | News
In Plymouth, when there are properties around town that are considered a blight and a nuisance, such as vacant rundown buildings, the town currently has limited ability to enforce a remedy. To change that, Building Inspector Nick Mayo brings Article 5-a bylaw...
