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Plympton Select Board Approves Ice Rink, Clears Fire Station Public Forums

PLYMPTON — February 2, 2026 — Plympton Select Board approves ice rink at Holt Field and advances fire station outreach plan. The board voted unanimously Monday to allow the Recreation Commission to install a 60-by-100-foot inflatable skating rink at Holt Field, confirming the town's insurance carrier covers

Plympton Board of Health Bans Shake Machine at K. Katie's After Lab Failures

PLYMPTON — January 27, 2026 — Plympton's Board of Health voted to shut down a milkshake machine at a local food establishment and adopted updated Title 5 regulations at its January 27 meeting. The board, with Chair Art Morin and member Jared Anderson present, voted unanimously to order K. Katie&

Plympton Finance Committee backs Silver Lake debt-rolloff plan for building repairs

PLYMPTON — January 26, 2026 — Plympton Finance Committee informally backs plan to redirect $1.3 million in rolling-off Silver Lake Regional debt into a building-repair stabilization fund. Silver Lake Regional School Committee member Jason Fraser told the committee Monday that a 2025 engineering report identified more than $56 million

Plympton Planning Board Endorses Five-Acre Lot Split on Palmer Road

PLYMPTON — January 20, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board unanimously endorses a five-acre lot split from a 163-acre Palmer Road farm. Engineer Joe Webby of Webby Engineering presented the plan on behalf of landowner Scott Sarcha, who intends to build a personal residence on the new parcel while keeping the

Plympton Planning Board Endorses Five-Acre Lot Split on Palmer Road

PLYMPTON — January 20, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board unanimously endorses a five-acre lot split from a 163-acre Palmer Road farm. Engineer Joe Webby of Webby Engineering presented the plan on behalf of landowner Scott Sarcha, who intends to build a personal residence on the new parcel while keeping the

Plympton Zoning Board picks GEI Consultants to review 40B housing hydrology

PLYMPTON — January 14, 2026 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals voted to hire GEI Consultants for $12,000 to peer-review the hydrogeology report submitted by SLT Construction Corp. for a proposed 60-unit Chapter 40B housing development on Route 44. The board reviewed four competing proposals ranging from

Plympton Board of Health Sets January 27 Hearing on Title 5 Regulation Updates

PLYMPTON — January 13, 2026 — Plympton Board of Health sets January 27 hearing on Supplemental Title 5 and fee schedule updates. Meeting Tuesday with Chair Brad Cronin and Health Agent Kevin Ford both absent, members Art Morin and Jared Anderson — along with administrative assistant Kathy Ferguson — approved December 9 minutes 3-

Plympton Select Board Declares Snow Emergency, Approves New Accounting Software Deal

PLYMPTON — January 12, 2026 — Plympton Select Board declares snow and ice emergency and authorizes new accounting software contract at January 12 meeting. The board voted unanimously to authorize the highway department to deficit-spend beyond Plympton's exhausted snow and ice budget — a line that has held at $60,

Plympton Town Properties Committee sets fire station listening sessions for February

PLYMPTON — January 7, 2026 — Plympton's Town Properties Committee scheduled two public fire station listening sessions and disclosed an open meeting law complaint at its January 7 meeting. Chairman Pierre Boyer announced sessions for February 2 at 6 p.m. and February 7 at 10 a.m., both at

Plympton Planning Board Deems Solar Relocation a Major Modification Requiring New Application

PLYMPTON — January 6, 2026 — Plympton Planning Board fields solar relocation inquiry, orders landscape compliance notice at January 6 meeting. The board unanimously endorsed an approval-not-required subdivision plan transferring roughly one acre from a cell-tower parcel owned by a Mr. Yamano on Joey Freitas Way to Plympton Sand

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