🌱 Patch AM: Could a paperwork change derail North Plymouth’s controversial condo project?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could a paperwork change derail North Plymouth’s controversial condo project?
• How a Plymouth conversation sparked a new breast cancer awareness push
• What does Plymouth County’s price dip mean for your home value?

Also on today's calendar: Interfaith MLK Service: Bethel AME Church and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy with plenty of sun, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 45, low: 34.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 51 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New hurdle emerges in Pulte land deal (plymouthindependent.org) — A major 163‑unit affordable condo proposal on the North Plymouth waterfront faces new scrutiny after questions emerged about possible changes to the land sale agreement. Town officials and residents opposed to the Oceanview North project see the alleged revisions as a potential opening to challenge the state’s 40B approval, which has so far limited Plymouth’s ability to block the dense development.
   

• Beacon Hill Roll Call: Looking at party-line votes in 2025 (lowellsun.com) — Plymouth gets a direct spotlight as Rep. Michelle Badger, a Democrat from town, pushes a bill creating Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day after conversations with Plymouth resident Laurie Hutcheson. The broader piece breaks down how often state representatives from both parties voted with their leaders in 2025, previews potential 2026 ballot questions, and outlines new efforts on PFAS regulation, worker protections, and road safety.
   

• See how much homes prices fell in Plymouth County recently (wickedlocal.com) — Home prices in Plymouth County dipped slightly in October, with the median sale price slipping to $610,000 from September’s $625,000, even as prices remain higher than a year ago. Sales volume in the county and across Massachusetts ticked up, offering Plymouth-area buyers and sellers fresh context on how the broader regional market is moving.
   

📸 Around Plymouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plymouth

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Sunday January 18

• Interfaith MLK Service: Bethel AME Church
  Bethel AME Church , 6 Sever St , Plymouth
  10:00 am
• Movie -- SELMA -- Screening: Free Admission
  Plimoth Cinema , 137 Warren Ave , Plymouth
  4:30 pm

Monday January 19

• Library Closed
  Plymouth Public Library , 132 South St , Plymouth
• MLK Breakfast: Plymouth South High School
  Plymouth South High School , 490 Long Pond Rd , Plymouth
  8:30 am

Saturday January 24

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Norwood, MA
  Hilton Garden Inn Boston Canton , 110 Royall St , Canton
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• Monday Morning Quilters
  Carver Public Library , 2 Meadowbrook Way , Carver
  10:00 am
• Carver Start Up
  Carver Public Library , 2 Meadowbrook Way , Carver
  10:00 am
• Story Social
  Carver Public Library , 2 Meadowbrook Way , Carver
  11:30 am

Tuesday January 13

• Grade 3 Plimoth Patuxet Visit
  Kingston Intermediate , 65 Second Brook St , Kingston
  9:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Carver Public Library , 2 Meadowbrook Way , Carver
  10:30 am
• Movie Matinee
  Carver Public Library , 2 Meadowbrook Way , Carver
  1:00 pm
• Fraud and information Security Awareness by Cape Cod 5 Bank
  Community Room Jonathan Bourne Public Library , 19 Sandwich Road , Bourne
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Help, we lost a small fluffy white Shitzu on 11 Shinglewood around 2pm today (Saturday January 10).
  Was wearing a black collar. Was told that a couple in a grey nissan picked her up and is trying to find the owner, or somebody to read the chip. … (Nextdoor Pine Hills – Manomet)
• Join us to make your very own terrarium!
  In this session you will learn the techniques to create a tiny world of plants, rocks, and moss, encapsulated in a glass terrarium. Each participant… (Nextdoor North Plymouth)

• Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Merchandise Processing Associate in Plymouth. Apply here.
• Savers Thrifts Stores posted a job opening for Savers / Value Village Careers - Merchandise Processing Associate in Plymouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plymouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carver

• Bernard Keys Wrestling's Nightcap Rally as Part of Saturday Split at Bridgwater State (wpi.edu)

North Plymouth

• YOUR VIEW: Town has plenty of vacant retail space to fill (plymouthindependent.org)

Wareham

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-- The Patch AM Team

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