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New construction in Taunton Industrial Park hopes to bring more 'tough tech' to area
TAUNTON – While a tenant is not yet known, construction has begun on a new facility at Myles Standish Industrial Park. The 180,000 square foot manufacturing facility, being built to lease at 55 Dever Drive, sits inside the new business park where the former Dever State School once stood. Boston-based real estate investment firm Rhino Capital Advisors, LLC owns the 11-plus acres encompassing the facility, and said they are looking for a tenant to lease the space now,...
Pilgrim nuclear plant wastewater discharge plan denied
The company decommissioning a nuclear power plant in Plymouth cannot discharge a million-plus gallons of industrial wastewater into Cape Cod Bay, per a determination state regulators released Thursday. Holtec International, which owns the decommissioned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, has sought for years the authorization to discharge 1.1 million gallons of...
South Shore Country Club pool update: ‘In the end, the town intends to secure the ability to construct a swimming pool’
The sweltering heat wave that has encompassed Hingham and the surrounding area for the past several weeks has led a number of residents to again request an update on the status of the long-delayed new South Shore Country Club pool. The construction continues to be delayed due to ongoing litigation.
Town goes dot-gov with cybersecurity grant
If you’re looking for information on the Town of Wareham website — from safety alerts to bill payments — right now, you need to type in the address, “wareham.ma.us.”. That will be changing in the coming months, as the town moves over to a “.gov” domain.
Plympton’s vintage ballot box to retire
Town Clerk Tara Shaw told Selectmen Monday afternoon, July 8, that she will be taking balloting in Plympton into the 21st century, retiring the old oaken ballot box, the hand-counted paper ballots and the old hands that counted them, to get a new electronic counting machine, by one of two vendors approved by the state, to take its place.
Development spikes urge Select Board to revisit Lakeville's water supply
LAKEVILLE — A developer’s request for increased water supply has raised concerns that Lakeville’s current water allocations aren’t enough to meet incoming demand. At a recent Select Board meeting Rhino Capital, the developer of the former Lakeville Hospital property, informally requested to increase water allocation to the property based on predicted needs.
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