The Plymouth Independent welcomes its newest staff member Emily Spatz, who will be enhancing its coverage of education and other relevant issues around town. A recent graduate of Northeastern University, Spatz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and political science. While attending Northeastern, she was named editor in chief of the Huntington News, […]
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Teenager’s push for more lights at park wins support
For most 8th graders, a civics project ends with a grade. For 14-year-old Emma Dries it was the beginning of a months-long passion project to persuade Town leaders to install lights and extend hours at Stephens Field. When the incoming freshman stepped to the podium before the Plymouth Select Board on Tuesday, she wasn’t asking […]
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Plan to replace Cold Spring, Hedge schools graduates to next level
Cold Spring Elementary School was a fitting setting for last week’s Select Board meeting – the building itself was the subject of an update from Town Manager Derek Brindisi on the building’s uncertain future. A study is underway to explore the feasibility of replacing it and the nearby Hedge Elementary School on the corner of […]
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Wandering kindergartner prompts tighter security
Plymouth school officials say they have increased staff monitoring after a kindergartner was inadvertently allowed to walk away from a before-school program at Nathaniel Morton Elementary School earlier this month. The five-year-old boy apparently left to walk home and was missing approximately six minutes before an alert bus driver spotted the child walking on South […]
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‘A random person is funding my education’
In this season of giving, it is important to express appreciation for the kindness shown by others. But that can be difficult when you need to thank someone whose name you don’t know. Ruby Blackwell understands that conundrum – she owes a debt of gratitude to a person she has never met. This fall, the […]
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Some parents believe sex ed program for eighth graders goes too far
Should eighth graders learn that unprotected sex is especially risky, while deep tongue kissing is low risk and holding hands is not risky at all? Should they be taught what constitutes consent for sex— when “no” means no? Some Plymouth parents don’t think so. They object to a new sex education curriculum for eighth graders […]
