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Motorcyclist arrested after group allegedly harasses motorist in Rochester

ROCHESTER, MA — Police arrested a motorcyclist and are searching for another after a group of six riders allegedly harassed and intimidated a motorist Thursday night. Joshua Santos was arrested and charged with failure to stop for police and resisting arrest. Police received a 911 call from a motorist...

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Cape Cod Times

Man found dead on Sandwich jetty likely fell between the rocks

A man whose body was found in September at a jetty in Sandwich likely fell headfirst between the rocks and struggled to free himself, according to a state police report obtained by the Times. Foul play is not suspected, the Times previously reported . The body of David Short, 40, was found on the eastern end of the Cape Cod Canal on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Sandwich Police Chief Jason Keene and the state police investigative report by State Trooper Andrew Mancini, a detective assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office. Short's mother told state police that her son frequently fished along the jetty, according to the state police report. The Times obtained the state police report through a public records request made to the District Attorney's Office. A related public records request was made Oct. 29 to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In Mancini's report, the death is listed as unattended. What police found at the Sandwich jetty At around 9 a.m. on Sept. 3, a 911 caller reported that there was a camouflage backpack near the end of the jetty close to the Sandwich Marina, along with a bicycle on the beach

Sandwich, MA · 2d

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Retirees Are Finding Their People At This Plymouth 55+ Community With Golf, Trails, And Clubs

Retirement can bring a strange quiet that nobody warns you about. The work calls stop, the commute ends, and suddenly the calendar has a lot of blank space. In Plymouth, Massachusetts, a growing number of retirees have found an answer tucked into the pine woods south of Boston. It is a place built around golf, walking trails, and clubs that turn neighbors into friends.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

plymouthindependent.org

YOUR VIEW: Parking lot criticism ‘missed the mark’

Reasons offered in a recent letter in the Plymouth Independent questioning the addition of 90 new parking spaces at Nathaniel Morton Elementary School missed the mark. Limiting impervious surfaces and reducing the potential for contaminant runoff into the harbor is always beneficial. But adding shared parking spaces at this location won’t change society’s preference for large vehicles; it doesn’t argue for smaller (compact) parking spaces, and it won’t reduce harmful stormwater runoff.

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Plymouth gears up for Thanksgiving

No place does Thanksgiving quite like Plymouth, where the history is synonymous with the town and can be sampled, celebrated and solemnly considered. From 17th-century feasts and a nationally recognized parade to music, waterfront festivities and a day of reflection, this week kicks off a host of events leading up to Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

theweektoday.com

State rep race results still unclear one week out

Sarah Hewins, left, and state Rep. John Gaskey, right. File photos. One week after voters finished casting their ballots, the winner of the 2nd Plymouth district state representative race is still unclear. Incumbent state Rep. John Gaskey (R-Carver) has declared victory twice since Nov. 3 based on incomplete or unofficial tallies. However, the results, which are still not certified by the state, still show Gaskey’s Democratic challenger Sarah Hewins leading by a slim margin.

Wareham, MA · 1d

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Parking problems eased for Warren's Harborview

Danny Warren poses inside Warren's Harborview days after the Zoning Board of Appeals granted the restaurant a special permit for parking. Photo by Erin Darling. Danny Warren poses inside Warren's Harborview days after the Zoning Board of Appeals granted the restaurant a special permit for parking. Photo by Erin Darling.

Wareham, MA · 2d

theweektoday.com

Middleboro orders stinking recycling plant to stop work

MIDDLEBORO — The town is taking a stand against the stink. The Middleboro Health Department sent a cease and desist letter to A-Plus Waste & Recycling Services on Nov. 3 following a Select Board executive session. The letter ordered the recycling plant to stop taking in new organic material and remove all compost by Nov. 10.

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Plymouth Lets Mayflower Meetinghouse Museum Work Resume After Change-of-Use Permit Scare

Work has been allowed to resume on converting the historic Mayflower Meetinghouse at Town Square into a museum, after Plymouth officials halted the project last month and only recently cleared the way for it to continue. The building's owners, the Mayflower Society, filed new paperwork seeking a formal change of use from church to museum, and the town's director of inspectional services responded by issuing a new commercial zoning permit allowing the work to resume.

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CBS Boston

Escaped cows Bessie and Clyde tracked down after days on the run

Police in Marshfield, Massachusetts, literally searched until the cows came home, capturing two cows that were on the run for several days.

Marshfield, MA · 1d

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Lindsay Clancy sees latest setback as judge refuses to dismiss murder case – what happens next

Plymouth, Massachusetts - A judge has denied Lindsay Clancy's legal team's efforts to have her triple murder case dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, along with two other motions. Here's what will happen next. On Monday, Judge William Sullivan wrote in his ruling that the court concluded there was a manifest destiny at play that called for a mistrial due to what he said was the jury's deadlock. "A retrial on the murder indictments does not violate Clancy's right not to be placed in double jeopardy," Judge Sullivan wrote. Clancy's lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, had also previously f...

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Middleboro public works director resigns

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro will soon be without its public works director of 13 years. Christopher Peck, who took the helm of the Department of Public Works in 2013, sent his resignation letter to the town on Wednesday, Nov. 4. He will step down from his post on Jan. 1, 2027.

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Middleboro Town Meeting bans data centers, Flock cameras, approves new school roof

Middleboro Town Moderator David Cavanaugh speaks at the podium. Photos by Christian Uva. A Middleboro High School student counts the "yeas" for the data center ban vote. State Rep. Norman Orrall, right, and state Sen. Kelly Dooner, center, presented the town with a new copy of the Declaration of Independence for the nation's 250th anniversary.

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Town Meeting says raise the roof on Nichols school

MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School will be getting a new roof soon. Town Meeting approved $3.8 million to repair the school’s roof, which is in need of renovation. The town will only pay around $1.7 million of that total, with the remaining $2.05 million being covered by a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

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Area hoops teams to compete at tournament

The loss of Claire Zisserson still tugs at the heartstrings of many in the community. Just 13 years old, she tragically lost her life to a drunk driver in December 2019. Zisserson loved playing sports, especially basketball, soccer, cross-country, and tennis. People say that being a part of a team was always one of her favorite parts of athletics. To keep that passion going, the Claire Rose Zisserson Teammate Scholarship is awarded each year to one graduating senior from Plymouth North, Plymouth South, and the Rising Tide Charter Public School.

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Transformation Progresses at Century and Stuart Bogs

It’s not intuitive. When cranberry bogs are retired, repairing nature sometimes looks intrusive with big trucks and equipment on site. But it’s all very intentional: the water has been diverted for years and needs to find its way back to the flow that will benefit fish and wildlife and protect against flooding. And, left alone, invasive plants would overwhelm the former cranberry bogs. A clear design and workplan are necessary, and that often means moving mud with big trucks. You’ve seen that this fall at two projects: Stuart Bogs and Century Bogs.

Rochester, MA · 1d

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Woman arrested on DUI charge in West Greenwich

WEST GREENWICH, RI — A Marion, Massachusetts woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge following a traffic stop on Route 95 North. Sophia C. Robertson, 23, of Marion, was taken into custody at 8:19 a.m. She was charged with driving under the influence of liquor with a blood...

West Greenwich, RI · 2d

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