Plymouth News

Without vetoing the money for the coming fiscal year, Gov. Deval Patrick recommended Friday that the Legislature remove state budget language that calls for automatically reimbursing school districts such as Bourne's in future years for the cost of educating students from military families.

The June 10 My View commentary by Diane Turco caught my attention, especially after the discussions we'd just had at our Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission meeting the previous day.

It hadn't happened for centuries but on Thursday, a horseback rider galloped up to Town Hall carrying important news of the day: The messenger, wearing colonial garb of knickers and a pointed hat climbed down off his steed and handed Town Moderator Claire Smith a scroll that she unrolled and read to the audience before her.

Check out images from the first round of the 2014 Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.

Concluding more than a year of discussion and negotiation, the board Tuesday unanimously voted to accept the recommendation of Town Administrator Derek Sullivan to join the Mayflower Municipal Health Group of Plymouth.

A state Department of Public Health team collected samples Monday night and Tuesday at Manomet Elementary School in Plymouth as part of the investigation into the death of school custodian Chester Flattery.

Barbara J. Bello, 71, of Wareham died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth after a brave and courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.

Actors in Seussical Jr.will show the power of friendship and family from this story that will be fun to see.

A man is recovering after falling from a ferry in the Boston Harbor. It happened between Long Island and Deer Island.

Former state Rep. Matthew Patrick did not refer to his Republican opponent by name in the race to succeed outgoing Senate President Therese Murray.

Authorities are investigating whether yesterday's death of a 53-year-old Plymouth school custodian was caused by the same chemical exposure that apparently sickened 11 people.

A custodian was found dead Monday at a Massachusetts elementary school and several public-safety employees who responded to the scene developed symptoms of possible chemical exposure, police and prosecutors said.

A man was found dead and 11 other people were taken to a hospital with symptoms of possible chemical exposure after a hazardous materials incident at a Plymouth elementary school this morning, authorities said.

The death of a 53-year-old Plymouth school custodian is being probed as part of a "possible chemical exposure" at a school that also sickened 11 others, the district attorney's office is reporting.

One person has died and several others were taken to the hospital today in an incident involving hazardous materials at a Plymouth school, WCVB is reporting.

One person was killed and ten others were hospitalized in a reported hazardous material incident this morning at Manomet Elementary School in Plymouth.

Weather spotter in New Beford reporting 8" of rain in about 13 hours yesterday. That's about 70% of what the entire summer's average is! The last of the showers continue to fall across eastern Mass this morning, with clearing skies working in from west to east through mid-morning.

The heavy rains that fell on the Fourth of July are now a memory and Hurricane Arthur has moved on.

Hurricane Arthur-related weather concerns prompted some Cape Cod towns to change or cancel their July Fourth celebrations.

The Plymouth community usually spends July 4 preparing for a parade and a fireworks show, but with Hurricane Arthur approaching New England, focus shifted to securing boats in the harbor.