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PLYMOUTH – The pandemic is cooling down and the economy is heating up. Time to look for a new job – from the comfort of your own home. The South Shore Virtual Job Fair enables job seekers to do just that.
Scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, the event will feature hundreds of jobs with dozens of local employers in a virtual setting. It s presented by the MassHire South Shore Career Center and is designed so people can find the jobs they want from their computers at home.
“Businesses are hiring and they want to talk to job seekers,” said Meaghan Doherty, director of Membership Relations at the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, one of the sponsors. “This is a free event for anyone looking for a job.”
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PLYMOUTH – If the one-way traffic flow is going to return to the downtown again this summer, it will be with some modifications. The Select Board is considering if and how that might happen in 2021 following a presentation by the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses.
Chamber Executive Director Amy Naples told the board Tuesday the Plymouth Recovery Task Force is working on plans to implement the one-way traffic pattern in downtown Plymouth for the coming summer season. She said 13 restaurants and retailers had already indicated they would like to participate in the program again this year.
2020 in Plymouth, from the pad of Emily Clark
Thanks to Pinehills housing trust
PLYMOUTH – In January, Zoning Board of Appeals member Michael “Buster” Main and his wife, former Conservation Commission Chairman Gerry Hooker, known affectionately as Sweetpea, recounted how Pinehills Managing Partner Tony Green took the high road and responded to criticism of a lack of affordable housing with a wonderful offer. Ten years ago, they said Green and Pinehills President John Judge asked if Main would get involved in The Pinehills LLC trust dedicated to providing funding for affordable housing. The Pinehills Affordable Housing Charitable Trust was born and Main served on its board of directors. Green and Judge, as well as developer Tom Wallace, put their heads together to dedicate funds and raise money for 19 affordable homes for the homeless, veterans and those who simply couldn’t afford a home otherwise. As Main retired from his post with the trust, he publicly acknowledged the m