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YOUR VIEW: First Parish Plymouth welcomes Rev. Rumni Saha
First Parish in Plymouth (FPP) Unitarian Universalist, welcomes the Reverend Rumni Saha as its new minister. Rev. Rumni describes herself as “A proud Hindu, a faithful Unitarian Universalist and an ardent humanist dedicated to nurturing communities of compassion, curiosity and…
Connie Melahoures awarded first Gregory Peace Prize
For decades, Constance Melahoures has worked to make sure Plymouth residents experiencing homelessness have somewhere warm and safe to sleep, food to eat and, ultimately, a path toward permanent housing. On Sept. 20, that work was recognized when Melahoures was named the…
Magicians lose in stormy fashion to Scitutate, 42-21
With an early season nor’easter bearing down on the Bay State, the Marblehead Magicians took a tough 42-21 road loss to the twice-defending champion Scituate Sailors on Friday night. “We […] The post Magicians lose in stormy fashion to Scitutate, 42-21 first appeared on…
YOUR VIEW: Airport commissioners ‘done a substantial disservice’
I was unaware of many of the allegations set forth in your article about the Airport Commission, so I will have to do my own research to assess their credibility, but what I do know is that many of the officials you named have given countless hours of non-airport related public…
Tina R. Conran, 66, longtime Amtrak manager
Tina R. Conran, of Plymouth, a manager at Amtrak for more than 30 years, died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 15th. She was 66. Born Sept. 16, 1960, in Westerly, RI, to the late Kenneth and Helen (Dahlgren) Jacobson, she grew up in Ashaway, RI, later graduating from St. Augustine…
Dennis G. Seward, 82, master craftsman
Dennis G. Seward, of Plymouth, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sept. 5, 2026. He was 82. Born Nov. 13, 1943, in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, to the late Peter and Mary Seward (Borden), he graduated from East Coast Aero Tech with a technical diploma in aviation…
Brockton mayor pleads not guilty after alleged incident with high school student
Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues was arraigned Friday afternoon after an alleged incident with a high school student. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office previously confirmed to Fall River Reporter that the case against Rodrigues was transferred to its office from…
Flying under the radar
Airport Commissioner Karin Goulian showed up at a Select Board meeting earlier this month with an unusual request. Goulian, who along with her husband runs aviation businesses at the Plymouth Municipal Airport, was asking to be named a “special municipal employee” — a designation…
A rare storm is bearing down on Plymouth. Here’s what you need to know.
This time, there was no calm before the storm. Thursday afternoon, more than a day out from a rare September nor’easter expected to pummel the Massachusetts coast, Plymouth Harbor already was speckled with whitecaps. Boats bobbed at their moorings, while others were plucked from…
Brockton man accused of dealing drugs at Fall River housing development pleads guilty
BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Boston to drug distribution and conspiracy charges. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 36-year-old Antonio Dossantos-Tirado pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of 28 grams or more of…
Bristol County District Attorney identifies 34-year-old Brockton man killed in fiery crash, remembered as family man
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has identified the man killed in a motor vehicle fatality that occurred Wednesday evening. Easton Police and EMS were dispatched to the area of 676 Turnpike Street at approximately 6:45 p.m. after receiving 911 calls reporting a…
Iaquinto scolds board for bad behavior
Select Board Chair Deb Iaquinto admonished her fellow board members Tuesday about their continued bickering from the dais, announcing a ban on them directly addressing each other at their weekly meetings. “We continue to make headlines that don’t reflect the actual work that we…