How’s this for a positive spin on local taxes? Your bills aren’t going down, but the town is giving you more options for paying them. It’s in the process of […]
Author Archives: Mark Pothier - Independent Staff
Posted inBusiness Beat
A (dollar) sign of Plymouth’s growth: More banks
When notorious crook Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he supposedly replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Sutton, who died in 1980, denied saying it, but who […]
Posted inBusiness
Logo alert: The Black Dog is bringing its famous brand to Main St.
Main Street is trading guns and politics for something far less aggressive – a gentle dog. The Black Dog, founded on Martha’s Vineyard in 1971, is bringing its logo-adorned apparel […]
Posted inEnvironment
Storm fizzles, colder air arrives
Tuesday’s Nor’easter was supposed to produce the first significant snowfall of the season in Plymouth. But the forecast dramatically changed as the storm system slid to the south, leaving little […]
Posted inCulture
For this Federal Furnace fourth grader, a trip of a lifetime
It started off as just another day of school for Federal Furnace Elementary School fourth grader Teaghan Bowden. But Wednesday, Jan. 31, turned out to be something extraordinary for the […]
Posted inPolice & Courts
‘I saw the smoke coming out, I parked my car, and I just ran in’
When Dylan Oxsen arrived at the scene of a house fire at about 3 p.m. on Jan. 25, he was on his own. Thick black smoke poured from the split-level […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
We know you want a Trader Joe’s in Plymouth. Here’s why it hasn’t happened.
When is Plymouth going to get a Trader Joe’s? That question has probably been asked more times than there are O’s in a box of Joe’s O’s. It popped into […]
Posted inWe Have Questions
The privilege and pain of being a veterinarian
When our golden doodle died a few weeks into the Covid lockdown, my wife and I grieved in isolation. Norm Stillman rescued us from despair. At the time, the Plymouth […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
How many self-storage businesses does Plymouth need?
For months, I wondered what the building going up at the intersection of Commerce Way and Resnick Road might be. An office complex? A manufacturing plant that would create good-paying […]
Posted inCulture
High and mighty: Inside (and on top of) the Spire renovation project
From the perspective of passersby, the restoration project underway at the Spire Center for Performing Arts has transformed the downtown building itself into an outdoor art installation. The former synagogue, […]