Plymouth residents heard the loud rumbling and looked skyward in surprise on July 6 as the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels made an unexpected pass over Plymouth Harbor. According to local pilot Michael Goulian, owner of Mike Goulian Aviation, who assisted in coordinating the event, the dramatic flyover wasn’t a practice run or a public performance […]
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Philharmonic’s popular conductor signs for at least another 5 years in Plymouth
When Steven Karidoyanes drove to Plymouth for the first time in the early 1990s as a candidate for music director of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, he remembers cresting the rise on Samoset Street and catching his first glimpse of the ocean. “My lungs filled up with air,” he recalled. “I thought, ‘I have to have […]
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Mayflower II to set sail for Boston’s tall ship parade
The Mayflower II is a familiar sight along Plymouth’s waterfront, but this month the historic vessel will leave her home berth to take part in one of the nation’s largest maritime commemorations. From July 9-17, Mayflower II will travel to Boston for Sail Boston 2026 (Sail 250), a centerpiece of our state’s America 250 celebration […]
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Gurnet Light changes owners, lifting caretaker restrictions
Standing beside the keeper’s cottage on the tip of Gurnet Point, with Plymouth Harbor spread out below and Provincetown visible across the bay, Dolly Snow Bicknell began her tour not with a history lesson, but with a poem. Written by Edgar Guest, The Lightkeeper Wonders imagines a lighthouse keeper confronting automation after decades of tending […]
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July 4 festivities expected to draw thousands
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.or at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. From an early morning road race to an evening concert and fireworks over Plymouth Harbor, the […]
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Town gathering celebrates 250th
As communities across the nation prepare to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Plymouth will honor the occasion with a public ceremony connecting the nation’s founding ideals to the town’s place in American history. A Plymouth Community Ceremony for America’s 250th will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, in Town […]
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Tea Dance planned for local LGBTQ community
Psychotherapist Kelly Bearer has spent years helping people build connection and healing. Now she is bringing that philosophy to the dance floor through Plymouth Tea Dance, a new event rooted in her hope to give the local LGBTQ community space in the daylight. “The biggest obstacle we all face in meeting like-minded people is getting […]
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Filming to disrupt downtown Tuesday
A sequel to the Amazon Prime series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is set to film in downtown Plymouth on Tuesday afternoon and evening, leading to parking restrictions and some street closures, town officials said. Parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the day on portions of Court Street, Main Street, North Street, Brewster Street, […]
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‘It’s Tropical Rock’ coming to the Philharmonic
As summer settles in, the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra invites audiences to leave their worries at the door, slip on their flip-flops, and head for the islands — no passport required. The Phil’s upcoming It’s Tropical Rock concert, June 27 and 28 at Memorial Hall, 83 Court St., will feature the music of Jimmy Buffett, Bob […]
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Downtown sculpture garden unveiled
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. This week, learn about New England Cryptids, watch Brendan Fraser play Eisenhower in “Pressure,” walk your […]