By Dave Watkins in News — 02 Oct 2026

Planning board backs data center moratorium

Board of Health reviews septic variances, Holtec timeline. Plymouth's Board of Health considered three septic variance requests for properties with undersized Title 5 setbacks, as an engineer warned aging plastic chamber systems are failing, while members also heard new dementia-risk research and a 30-day deadline for Holtec's wastewater permit appeal.Plymouth News
Planning board takes up data center moratorium. Plymouth's Planning Board weighed a one-year moratorium on data center permits and a contentious citizen's petition to tighten zoning on large developments, with a developer-cost debate over special permit requirements for a graded site in Cedarville.Plymouth News

How a Plymouth man turned a $2 bet into $416,000. A Plymouth man turned a $2 wager into a $416,000 payout, Plymouth Patch reported, though the item did not detail which game or when the win occurred.Plymouth Patch
Plymouth Woman With Down Syndrome Hands Out Hundreds Of Beaded Thank-You Gifts. Eleace Walsh of Plymouth hand-beads dangles to thank police officers, nurses and veterans, with hundreds now distributed countywide, according to Hoodline.Hoodline

Mon, Oct 5: Gull Lane roadway resurfacing starts Monday. The West Wind Shores 2, Gull Lane neighborhood roadway resurfacing project begins Monday, Oct. 5, and is expected to last four to six weeks, with crews working weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the town said.Town of Plymouth
Mon, Oct 5: Plymouth South freshman soccer visits Silver Lake Oct. 5. Plymouth South's freshman girls soccer team travels to Kingston for a non-conference match against Silver Lake Regional on Monday, Oct. 5, MaxPreps reports.MaxPreps
Wed, Oct 7, 5:30 p.m.: Rising Tide hosts Nantucket in JV volleyball Oct. 7. Rising Tide Charter School in Plymouth hosts Nantucket's JV volleyball team in a conference match Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 p.m.: Library trustees meet Oct. 20 in Friends Board Room. The Plymouth Public Library board of trustees meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Friends Board Room, with an option to join remotely via Zoom.Plymouth Public Library

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