The Plymouth Select Board this week spent an hour debating whether the owners of Proof 22 should be punished for letting an intoxicated man enter the downtown bar and restaurant. In the end, the board — which serves as the town’s licensing authority — voted 3-2 against doing anything, concluding the alleged infraction didn’t warrant […]
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From hand sanitizer to bold spirits: How a local distillery found new uses for old beer
This is a story about beer, distilling, and the coronavirus. More accurately, it’s about how Plymouth’s Dirty Water Distillery, teamed up with local brewers to make (yet another) good use of beer and address a critical need during a time full of uncertainty. Studies have shown that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are a pretty good way […]
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Watch PI editor Mark Pothier and board member Walter V. Robinson on GBH’s Boston Public Radio
On Jan. 22, Plymouth Independent editor Mark Pothier and board member Walter V. Robinson were guests on GBH’s Boston Public Radio – with hosts Jim Braude and Margerie Eagan. They were invited to the show’s studio at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square to discuss the recent dispute between the nonprofit news site and […]
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Could Costco be coming to Plymouth?
Attention Plymouth shoppers: Costco or some other sought-after retail emporium may be coming to town. And a highly visible blight on the landscape might be cleaned up in the process. The owner of TL Edwards Inc., the hulking gravel processing plant off Cherry Street and Commerce Way, wants to sell the 54-acre parcel, preferably to […]
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The beer will keep flowing at Mayflower Brewing
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 brewery he founded 17 years ago. But the path forward will come with some pain in the form of layoffs, and Brosseau could still end […]
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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 England. In a message to the Massachusetts Brewers Guild – and reposted on Reddit – Brosseau earlier said he planned to end production at […]
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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 images from local artists. Many thousands of you came to the site every week – almost 800,000 during the last 12 months. Close to 24,000 […]
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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 bar and restaurant’s owner, has provided the required proof that his liquor liability insurance was reinstated. The Select Board suspended the liquor license on Dec. […]
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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 at preventing food byproducts and waste from clogging pipes – mainly affects restaurants located in the downtown, waterfront, and North Plymouth areas. Restaurants have known […]
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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 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Instead, further review of the controversial earth removal project was postponed until March 3. “I know it’s frustrating to have […]