Fans of Mayflower Brewing Company’s offerings on tap and in cans can rejoice. Owner Drew Brosseau said Friday that he believes he has found a way to save the Plymouth […]
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A struggling Mayflower Brewing tries to avoid tapping out
Drew Brosseau says he’s hoping to save Mayflower Brewing Co., his 17-year-old pioneering craft brewery in the Plymouth Industrial Park that has gained a reputation among beer drinkers throughout New […]
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Here are the 10 most read stories we published last year
As 2025 dawns, the Plymouth Independent has wrapped up its first full year of publication. And it truly was full. We published hundreds of stories, columns, letters, obituaries, videos, and […]
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Back on tap: New World Tavern gets its liquor license back
Just in time for the last weekend before Christmas, New World Tavern has its liquor license back. Casey Kennedy, the town’s communications coordinator, said that Karl Heine, the Main Street […]
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Restaurant owners say grease trap requirement hurts their bottom line
Restaurants connected to the town’s sewer system have until Dec. 31 to install expensive new grease traps, and some business owners are not happy about it. The requirement – aimed […]
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Zoning Board’s review of Cedarville’s ‘big dig’ will wait until March
The Town Hall hearing room was packed on Monday night with opponents of a proposed expansion of the Landers Farm in Cedarville, but no public comment was taken at the […]
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Downtown bar was serving alcohol without liability insurance
New World Tavern, one of downtown’s best-known venues, has been shuttered for a week after the Select Board suspended its liquor license on Dec. 10. The bar and restaurant had […]
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How nonprofits like the Independent are bringing local reporting back to ‘news deserts’
The Plymouth Independent began publishing just over a year ago to fill a hole left by the decline of the once-robust Old Colony Memorial. The OCM had covered the town […]
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Free parking makes its annual return
It’s that most wonderful time of year for Plymouth residents. No, not the holidays – the return of free parking downtown and along the waterfront. As of Dec. 1, you […]
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This ‘Saturday is like our Christmas’
For some small businesses in Plymouth, tomorrow is the most important day of the year. “Saturday [after Thanksgiving] is like our Christmas,” Pam Smith told the Select Board earlier this […]