In January 1621, 14-year-old Francis Billington – who arrived on the Mayflower the year before – scrambled up a tree atop Fort Hill in Plimoth, known today as Burial Hill, and gazed to the west. He claimed to have seen “a great sea.” The sea, it turned out, was a 269-acre pond, known ever since […]
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The wanderer: A newcomer discovers some of what downtown has to offer
When I moved to Needham in 1988, I took a walk downtown to familiarize myself with the place and wandered into Harvey’s Hardware, an absolute miracle of space utilization. It seemed to have every widget and doodad even vaguely hardware related in a space about the size of a broom closet. If you were looking […]
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Picture this: Volunteering as an art restoration guide at Pilgrim Hall
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. The public is invited to a “Coffee and Conservation – Volunteer Meet and Greet at Pilgrim […]
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Marking some milestone achievements
We can’t cover everything we’d like to – Plymouth is a big town and we’re a small operation. News that isn’t headline-screaming but nonetheless worth noting sometimes gets bypassed. (That’s why we encourage organizations to send us a letter for publication celebrating the outcome of a fundraiser or other events.) Here’s a capsule report on […]
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‘We’re the last part of Plymouth anyone thinks about’
My last column detailed an ill-advised and unsuccessful mission to drive to Saquish with two large dogs in a small, two-wheel drive convertible. Saquish is a small, orphaned piece of Plymouth at the southern end of Duxbury Beach, accessible overland only by a rudimentary road. Though it can take as long to drive to Saquish […]
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As Plymouth grows, so is its homeless population
The campsite in North Plymouth is a lonely outpost at the end of a trampled-down path. The ground is littered with evidence of lives upended. There’s a tattered tent, a rusting bicycle hanging from a tree, mismatched boots, takeout containers, a child’s coloring book. No one would call this place home. Not by choice, anyway. […]
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Grand finale: July Fourth group to disband after this year’s parade, fireworks
This year’s Fourth of July parade and fireworks display will be the last one organized by the volunteer organization that has overseen the events for decades. What happens after that is uncertain. Matt Tavares, who with his father, Ken Tavares, co-chairs the six-member July 4 Plymouth Committee, told the Select Board Tuesday night that it […]
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A retired lawyer walks into a comedy club…
Gary Levine wants to make you laugh. “I woke up the other morning and Sue was sitting on the side of the bed, staring at me,” he says as he, his wife Susan Htoo, and I sit down in their Pinehills apartment with a pitcher of Cape Codders. “I said, ‘Good morning, what did I […]
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Love animals? This rescue farm will train you to nurture them.
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. Kendra Bond, director of the nonprofit Peace for All Animals Rescue, says there are “many parts” […]
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They went around the world in 10 days
In mid-December, Keith and Lucia Gizzi were at an airport in Guangzhou, China, presenting their passports to a customs official. Because they didn’t have visas, the Plymouth father and daughter needed to show proof they would be departing for another country soon, so Keith proffered an itinerary detailing airline reservations for their entire trip. For […]