A Plymouth man was sentenced Monday to six months in home confinement after pleading guilty to Covid relief fund fraud, according to the US Attorney’s office in Boston. Ferris Brooks, 41, who pleaded guilty in February, applied for benefits in his own name and the names of three others — including two homeless people and […]
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Posted inCulture
Things to do around town this week and beyond
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Tuesday, May 21 The Plymouth library’s storytime engages babies and their caregivers with 30 […]
Posted inCulture
How plastic is invading our bodies
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. The subject of our obsession with plastics and how their proliferation is affecting the […]
Posted inGovernment
Want a say in how Plymouth is run? Consider voting in the town election.
There’s still time to register to vote in Plymouth’s annual town election, which is set for May 18. Simply visit the state’s Election Division site to register. The deadline to be able to vote in is Wednesday, May 8, at 5 p.m. If you’re already registered, you can check or change your personal information – […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
You’ve heard of tiny houses, but what about a tiny forest?
A.D. Makepeace announced Friday it will create a tiny forest, called a Miyawaki, at the entrance of the Redbrook development in South Plymouth. The company, working with a group of Redbrook residents called Sustainable Redbrook, said it will create an organic, dense, and diverse forest made up of 350 native trees and shrubs. Makepeace said […]
Posted inBusiness
Take a video tour of Plymouth Industrial Park, from the street and high above
The industrial park has changed dramatically since its inception in 1968, and more changes are happening now. Videographer Christopher Harting, with an assist from Jim Curran, chronicle what businesses are – and what’s coming – in this dramatic visual tour. For more on the park and what it means to Plymouth’s economy, see the accompanying […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
Watch a time lapse video of the eclipse above the Forefathers Monument
We know that the total eclipse of the sun is totally over, and that wasn’t quite a total eclipse here in Plymouth. Nonetheless, it was pretty dramatic, as documented by videographer Christopher Harting in this brief time lapse clip he made at the Forefathers Monument on Monday afternoon. And don’t worry – looking directly at […]
Posted inGovernment
Take a video tour of the proposed historic district expansion
One of the articles to be voted on at the April 6 annual Town Meeting proposes expanding the boundaries of the Plymouth Historic District. Under Article 15, the area would expand to include Union Street to Barnes Lane and Lincoln Street, the west side of Lincoln Street plus 11 Lincoln St. (the Plymouth Public Schools […]
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Now you can listen to the Plymouth Independent
Thanks to the Talking Information Center, you can now listen to some of the Plymouth Independent’s journalism. Since 1978, the Marshfield-based center has provided a reading service available to all – especially to the blind, visually impaired, and otherwise text-impaired population of Massachusetts and beyond. Each week, approximately 200 volunteers read aloud from national and local […]
Posted inFrom the Editor
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday
An hour less sleep for more light at the end of the day is a trade-off most of us are happy to make. Here’s a reminder that Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. March 10 (Sunday morning). Make the appropriate adjustments (especially if you still have clocks that don’t automatically jump ahead 60 minutes). […]