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Good morning to you Plymouth! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What this new Water Street sinkhole means for Plymouth's waterfront
  • How will 392 new Carver Road apartments reshape Plymouth's housing future?
  • How a longtime Plymouth school food director ended up in prison

Also on today's calendar: Precinct 16 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
  • Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New sinkhole emerges on Water Street (plymouthindependent.org) — A new sinkhole has opened behind the Plymouth Waterfront Visitor Center on Water Street, where part of the building has also dropped nearly two inches amid ongoing sewer line work. Town engineers and the DPW are using ground-penetrating radar and adjusting dewatering wells to understand the cause while trying to keep the long-troubled project moving. Officials say the area appears stable for now, but more analysis is coming.
   

2. Plymouth Select Board Backs 392-Unit Friendly 40B on Carver Road, Declines to Recommend Two Citizen Petitions (southshore.news subscription) — Plymouth's Select Board has endorsed a 392‑unit "friendly 40B" project on Carver Road, a move projected to push the town's subsidized housing inventory above the 10% safe‑harbor threshold. The plan includes significant funding for fire staffing, recreation, sewer, and water upgrades in West Plymouth, while traffic, schools, and long‑term housing needs remain central to the ongoing review.
   

3. Former Director of Food Services for Plymouth Public Schools sentenced for stealing food and equipment for side business (capecod.com) — Plymouth residents are learning that the former director of Plymouth Public Schools' food services has been sentenced in federal court for stealing school-funded food and kitchen equipment to supply his private Snack Shack business. Prosecutors say the scheme ran from 2014 to 2025 and involved USDA-supported items meant for students. He received six months in prison, supervised release, a fine, and must pay restitution later.
   

4. Plymouth, MA Planning Board — October 14, 2026 (meetingwatch.org) — A recent Plymouth Planning Board meeting resulted in conditional site plan approval, including a requirement for a revised landscaping plan. Residents can use MeetingWatch tools to dig into what the board decided, with links to minutes, reports, and specific timestamps in the meeting video for more detailed, plain‑English explanations.
   

5. Two-alarm fire heavily damages Plymouth home, officials say (middletownpress.com) — A two-alarm fire heavily damaged a home on Orchard Street in Plymouth Wednesday morning, leaving the third floor and attic with extensive fire and smoke damage and lower floors affected by smoke and water. Terryville Volunteer Fire Department crews briefly pulled back over roof safety concerns before using a tower truck to knock down the flames. No injuries were reported, but officials have not said how many residents were displaced.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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