This isn’t what real estate pros and prospective buyers were hoping for. Despite the Federal Reserve’s half-point cut in its benchmark interest rate last month, mortgage rates remain stubbornly high. They did initially dip – to a two-year low – but the decline did not last. Rates have been steadily climbing again, and this week […]
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Posted inPolice & Fire
With a suspect facing murder charges, family and friends of Brent Berkeley grieve his senseless death
The community is grieving after a minor traffic incident in downtown Plymouth late Friday afternoon led to a shocking act of violence that left one man dead and another facing murder charges. The suspect, 23-year-old David Jerome, of Plymouth, allegedly shot Brent Berkeley, 41, also of Plymouth multiple times — before trying to save him […]
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Downtown shooting leaves man dead, suspect in custody
Part of downtown was blocked off for hours Friday evening after a late afternoon shooting in the Middle Street parking lot left one man dead and another in custody. Police Chief Dana Flynn said in a statement that dispatchers began receiving reports of a shooting at about 5:45 p.m. An officer who quickly arrived on […]
Posted inCulture
Bob Hollis, the man behind the Spire, receives Santos community service award
Ed Santos, who died two years ago at 93, was renowned for his philanthropic and volunteer efforts during an era when once-sleepy Plymouth was “coming of age.” One of his admirers was Michael Gallerani, a former longtime resident who in 2023 established the Edward W. Santos Community Service Award. It “recognizes individuals for their life […]
Posted inGovernment
Traffic alert: Town warns of backups, detours due to Manomet paving work
Taking a minute or two to read this might keep you from getting stuck in Manomet traffic for many minutes. As part of a water main replacement project, the town’s Department of Public Works, working with private contractor KJS, on Wednesday (Oct. 23) started paving over recently excavated trenches along several roads in Manomet. The […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
Scaring up Halloween happenings around town
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. The Halloween season began in late summer for some aficionados, so forgive the “late” start here. […]
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Town builds a safer crosswalk, with mums, too
If you’ve driven on Sandwich Street near downtown in the last week, the patch of newly planted mums in front of the Plymouth Training Green may have caught your eye. But the burst of color is about more than beautifying the sidewalk area. The seasonal flowers were a finishing touch on a project designed to […]
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Time travel to the 17th century with the New Plimmoth Gard this weekend
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just 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. Like too many longtime Plymouth residents, there is much about the town’s history that I […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
State lowers town’s EEE risk from high to moderate
Both of Plymouth’s high school football teams are on the road this week, but when they return to play on their home fields, it will back to “Friday Night Lights.” The state Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it is lowering the town’s risk level for the deadly eastern equine encephalitis from high to […]
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Veterans services nonprofit opens center in downtown Plymouth
A nonprofit that provides behavioral health, housing, employment, and re-entry services for veterans officially opened in downtown Plymouth Tuesday. The Boston-based Volunteers of America of Massachusetts, known as VOAMASS, held a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the launch of its Plymouth Area Veterans Center at 20 North Park Ave., in collaboration with the Massachusetts […]