Though Jerry Garcia has been gone for nearly 30 years, music inspired by the legendary guitarist is alive and well in Plymouth. The members of local band Raspberry Jam weren’t even born when the Grateful Dead leader was mesmerizing legions of Deadheads at marathon concerts. It plays a style of improvisational jam music popularized by […]
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‘A powerful force for good’
Marcia Martinson was on a mission of mercy. The past president of Womanade at the Pinehills, a nonprofit group comprised of women who live in the upscale development, was dropping off a check at a residential shelter to help a family in need. “I made a payment for a woman whose family was going to […]
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Take a cruise to help float Bug Light repairs
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. Bug Light – a.k.a. Duxbury Pier Light – at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor is badly […]
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A picture perfect Fourth of July
People here and across the country are sharply divided on the state of the nation this summer, but there was consensus in Plymouth on Independence Day: The weather made for a classic Fourth of July holiday, with temperatures topping off around 80 degrees and the humidity low. The ideal conditions seemed to make for a […]
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Plymouth’s Brazilian residents live in fear
From a squat gray brick building on Castle Street in North Plymouth, Pastor Gessuy Freitas leads a congregation of about 100 at the First Brazilian Baptist Church of Plymouth. The congregation has been roiled by recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, leaving families frightened, and wondering what will happen next. Freitas said that 90 percent […]
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A bittersweet Fourth of July for longtime event organizers
My dad loved the Fourth of July holiday. As early as I can remember, my brother and I would join him on a walk downtown to watch the parade on Court Street. That evening we would pile into our station wagon (there were various ones over the years) to make our way to the Mount […]
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Barking news: Plymouth canines get their own playground
Plymouth’s first dog park is a space the human owners of Sandy, Lola, Louie, Duke, and Lene have long awaited. “The town’s been working on the thought of a dog park for a long time,” said Nick Faiella, Plymouth’s parks and forestry superintendent. “I started working for the town about 12 years ago, and it […]
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An appreciation of the beauty and history of our cemeteries
Memorial Day is almost here. Now celebrated on the last Monday in May, the holiday was established in 1868 as Decoration Day and celebrated on May 30th until 1971. I happened to be born on May 30, and as a child, my birthday was spent doing the DRT (the dead relative tour), as my friend […]
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These are my favorite places in Plymouth
I recently received a thought-provoking question from a couple new to Plymouth: What were my favorite places in town? Spaces or locations that inspire, heal, or excite? The email came on the heels of a meeting with new resident and Plymouth Independent correspondent Peter Zheutlin, who was also curious about the places I love the […]
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Downtown discoveries: From art making to axe throwing to wood carving
When your correspondent was last seen wandering around downtown Plymouth, he hadn’t made it north of Town Hall and realized his job was not yet done. There was much more to be explored, much more for a newcomer to discover. But before we head beyond Town Hall, there’s at least one gem south of there […]