The town has ordered the closing of all public fields and parks in Plymouth from dusk to dawn until further notice, citing the high risk of Eastern equine encephalitis, a […]
Author Archives: Mark Pothier - Independent Staff
Posted inBusiness
Habitat for Humanity taking applications for Plymouth home
This won’t come close to solving Plymouth’s burgeoning affordable housing crisis, but it’s a small step in the right direction. The nonprofit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth has announced […]
Posted inEnvironment
State puts Plymouth at high risk for EEE
The state has raised Plymouth’s risk level for Eastern equine encephalitis to high after a horse here was diagnosed with the disease, the first animal case of EEE reported in […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
Never mind outdoor music, what about loud motorcycles?
Plenty has been posted on social media lately about live music in downtown Plymouth. Hundreds of commenters have reacted to reporter Fred Thys’s July 25 story about a testy exchange […]
Posted inCulture
Lights, camera, Amy Adams!
This may be the closest Plymouth gets to Hollywood East, the ill-conceived 2008 project to bring a major movie studio to town. (Spoiler alert: Those epic plans by now defunct […]
Posted inWe Have Questions
‘I had this vision of what Plymouth could be’
Bring up Rick Vayo’s name in some quarters and you’re likely to get a version of this in response: “Isn’t he the guy that’s trying to take over Plymouth?” No, […]
Posted inPolice & Courts
Read the rules: Avoid getting ticketed or towed over the Fourth holiday
Plymouth Police rarely enforce the state’s fireworks laws around the Fourth of July, but parking and road restrictions are another matter. The department has released its annual list of traffic […]
Posted inPolice & Courts
Four-day search for missing Manomet man ends with the discovery of his body
It was the outcome an entire town hoped would not come to pass. The body of Rodney Riviello was found Saturday, four days after the 69-year-old Manomet man walked out […]
Posted inPolice & Courts
Police look to technology in search for missing Manomet man
Two days after a 69-year-old Manomet man with possible memory problems walked out of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth, Plymouth Police say they are transitioning from a “traditional ground search to […]
Posted inGovernment
Canty says reporter could face years in prison for not announcing he was recording a public meeting
Select Board member Kevin Canty says that a Plymouth Independent reporter committed a felony punishable by up to five years in prison for recording the board’s public meeting earlier this […]