The local real estate market is sending mixed messages. So what else is new? More homes are going on the market in Plymouth, and it’s taking a bit longer for some of them to sell. But at the same time, of the 89 sales in September, more than half – 53 – closed at or […]
Author Archives: Mark Pothier - Independent Staff
Posted inGovernment
A father’s grief, compounded by bureaucracy
David Berkeley’s life is shadowed by a black mass of sadness. At night, it steals his sleep. By day, it burrows into his thoughts. Like others who have lost loved ones – especially under sudden or shocking circumstances – his grief does not come with an expiration date. David’s 41-year-old son, Brent Berkeley, was gunned […]
Posted inReal Estate Sales
Fifteen Plymouth homes sold for more than $1m last month
I always have the same reaction to the monthly home sales figures for Plymouth: Thank God I’m not trying to buy my first house or condo. Consider that of the 95 closings in August, 15 went for more than $1 million. That compares with 82 total sales in July and is similar to the figure […]
Posted inCulture
Where were you when Bob Dylan came to town?
How much do you know about the most significant event in Plymouth’s long history? I’m referring, of course, to the launch of Bob Dylan’s fabled Rolling Thunder Revue tour in October 1975. Dylan chose Plymouth for the traveling troupe’s first two dates, at Memorial Hall on Oct. 30 and 31 of that year. The tour, […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Second mosquito tests positive for West Nile Virus
As summer starts to fade, be extra careful if you’re outdoors at dawn or dusk. The state Department of Public Health this week said a second mosquito in Plymouth has tested positive for West Nile Virus, a serious disease that can be transmitted to humans. Plymouth County Mosquito Control used a truck to spray pesticide […]
Posted inReal Estate Sales
Plymouth home sales remained flat in July
When will the Federal Reserve start cutting interest rates again? Probably in September, which can’t come soon enough for President Trump, who has berated and threatened Fed chair Jerome Powell for not already acting. The question of when rates will be lowered hovers over the residential real estate market, here and across the country. A […]
Posted inBusiness
A message from the editor
Since the Plymouth Independent launched on Nov. 20, 2023, we’ve operated with a staff of three – me, Andrea Estes, and Fred Thys – buttressed by a formidable cast of contributors. We’ve published more than 1,000 stories, along with many letters, columns, photos, obituaries, and images from local artists. The Independent has chalked up millions […]
Posted inGovernment
Can Memorial Hall be saved?
I wouldn’t recommend taking a shower at Memorial Hall. The stalls sit behind frosted glass in a cramped hallway leading to a dank dressing room – not exactly luxury accommodations. A pallet of anti-bacterial soap couldn’t get me to step in there. That was one of my takeaways from a recent tour of the 100-year-old […]
Posted inBusiness
Select Board inches toward action on Bert’s eyesore
Town Meeting member Richard Serkey has long campaigned to get the town to do something about its most notorious blighted property – the former site of Bert’s restaurant at the entrance to Long Beach on Warren Avenue. His persistence may finally be paying off. The retired local attorney has spoken about Bert’s four times over […]
Posted inReal Estate Sales
Plymouth’s real estate market remains stuck
This summer’s local housing market isn’t as hot as the weather. Just three more homes were sold in June than in May – 91 compared with 88, according to the Warren Group, a regional real estate tracking firm. Both numbers are far below the last peak in 2019, even though inventory (the number of properties […]