Andrew Botieri bellows out a reporter’s name at the top of his lungs as the reporter drives up to Botieri’s West Plymouth condo. You would never know by the volume of his voice that Botieri, a wiry 67-year-old, is recovering from a double lung and kidney transplant. Botieri received his new lungs and kidney on […]
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Despite conflicts, Select Board votes 3-2 to advance Landers development
After weeks of closed-door discussions and a wave of public criticism, the Select Board Tuesday cleared the way for a housing developer to buy 138 acres of formerly protected land in Cedarville, with the deciding votes cast by two members who hold personal and political ties to him. The 3-2 decision to waive the town’s […]
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‘It’s the wind. It’s the damned wind’
Second of two parts In late May, Plymouth oystermen Don Wilkinson and Sean Withington, receive the “seeds,” or spat — tiny juvenile oysters each no larger than a grain of sand — that will in two to three years become oysters ready for market. Shipped overnight from a supplier in Maine, the 2.4 million seeds […]
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‘Nature is your boss’
First of two parts Oysterman Don Wilkinson of Plymouth looks the part. The towering 83-year-old has been raising oysters in Cape Cod Bay for 16 years now and has the rugged, wizened look you might expect in a man who has spent many hours on the water in all kinds of weather. Piercing pale green […]
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Downtown sculpture garden unveiled
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. This week, learn about New England Cryptids, watch Brendan Fraser play Eisenhower in “Pressure,” walk your […]
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Condos planned for old Salvation Army building
A deal is pending to convert the old Salvation Army building atop Coles Hill into condos, ending a local couple’s dream of creating a romantic wedding venue there. “We tried unsuccessfully for more than a year to find a buyer interested in a more public use of the building such as a museum site, a […]
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Grace Trail inspires introspection
During the darkest days of his life, Chris Carazas, 41, of Kingston found daylight while walking along Grace Trail in Plymouth. Grace Trail is a section of the rail trail variously known as the Seaside Trail, the Plymouth Seaside Grace Trail, and the North Plymouth Rail Trail, that runs from downtown north for about a […]
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Closed-door talks over land deal muddied by Select Board members’ link to developer
The Select Board on Tuesday held the latest in a series of closed-door meetings to consider whether it should recommend the town purchase 138 acres in Cedarville for about $5 million or allow a developer to buy the land and build homes on part of it. Under the best of circumstances, the decision would involve […]
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Plan could help fund busing costs
The town’s $6 million cost to take school kids to and from school each year could be getting a boost from taxpayers statewide next year under a new plan adopted unanimously by the state Senate. Under a budget amendment co-sponsored by State Sen. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, state lawmakers for the first time are considering the […]
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Two men arrested for attack on woman with mental illness
Two Plymouth men are facing criminal charges after a video appeared on the Facebook page ‘All Things Plymouth’ showing them allegedly punching and shoving a woman who is mentally ill and has no home. The alleged attack took place on April 8, but it wasn’t until May 20, when a caller alerted police to the […]