The Plymouth Independent welcomes its newest staff member Emily Spatz, who will be enhancing its coverage of education and other relevant issues around town. A recent graduate of Northeastern University, Spatz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and political science. While attending Northeastern, she was named editor in chief of the Huntington News, […]
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Posted inPolice & Fire
Woman fatally injured by falling tree
A 61-year-old Plymouth woman was fatally injured Monday afternoon when a tree fell onto her back porch, according to fire and police officials. A report of a woman trapped under a fallen tree at her Sullivan Avenue home came in around 1:10 p.m., when first responders were dispatched. Plymouth Police and her neighbors located the […]
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52-year-old man dies in apparent drowning
Authorities are investigating what they say was an apparent drowning of a 52-year-old man Wednesday afternoon at Charge Pond in Myles Standish State Forest. Plymouth Police reported they got the 911 call of a possible drowning at about 2:04 p.m. In addition to Plymouth Police and state troopers, rescue workers form three other agencies were […]
Posted inCulture
A celebration in photos
Independent Photographer Jim Curran was everywhere on Saturday, from the 7 a.m. firing of the cannon atop Coles Hill to the fireworks finale at 10 p.m. Check out these photos of Plymouth’s celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary.
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Introducing the Independent’s new culture writer
We welcome Julia Davis as our new Culture columnist. She began her writing career as a reporter at the Old Colony Memorial, and later worked as a book editor and communications consultant in Boston and New York before returning to Plymouth, where her family settled in the 1980s and where she now lives among longtime […]
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Fatal crash closes State Road for hours Friday
A two-car crash following a police chase on State Road near the intersection of Plimoth Patuxet Highway left one driver dead and traffic backed up on both roads for hours Friday morning. According to Plymouth Police, the 9:45 a.m. crash was reported by multiple witnesses. Both drivers were taken to area hospitals, where one since […]
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Protesters call for release of Afghan youth
Protesters outside the Plymouth County Correctional Facility – a detention facility for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – demand the release of a 19-year-old Afghan man identified only as Rihan, who was allowed into the U.S. as a legal immigrant after his father served as an interpreter for American troops in Afghanistan. He […]
Posted inGovernment
Protestors Picket ICE outside Town Hall
An ongoing series of protests organized by Plymouth Indivisible, part of a nationwide effort, is set to continue this weekend. About 60 protesters organized by Plymouth Indivisible showed up Saturday afternoon in front of Town Hall, part of a nationwide effort to oppose the tactics of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Another demonstration is […]
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ICE agents capture man facing deportation in Miami
A man living in Plymouth but facing deportation proceedings in Florida was taken into custody by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday morning after he was found hiding in Vine Hills Cemetery. When ICE agents approached him, the man fled by car into the cemetery off Summer Street where he struck multiple headstones, according […]
Posted inBusiness
‘The Power of Local Journalism: A conversation’
The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area hosted a forum on local journalism, at the library. The May 19 event featured Plymouth Independent editor Mark Pothier and Barbara Roessner, founding editor of the New Bedford Light. Their conversation was moderated by Tom Redburn, a member of the Independent’s board, and a former New […]