In what appeared to be a preordained move, Select Board Vice Chair David Golden Tuesday became its new chair by enlisting the support of fellow members Dick Quintal and Bill Keohan to oust Kevin Canty from the position. The unusual action – which played out in dramatic fashion during an “on the road” meeting at […]
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Posted inHistory & Architecture
Plymouth’s Black and White Club has a colorful history
There’s no doubt that my love of history came from three Plymouth public school teachers. Warren Valente and Charles Hussey taught me history, and Robert Bradley awoke in me what it meant to be from Plymouth. It’s nowonder that when I made the painful decision to abandon my dream of earning a degree to teach […]
Posted inGovernment
A traffic stop upends an immigrant family’s new life
Betty was eager to share the story of how her happy life in Massachusetts was upended when ICE agents grabbed her husband last month. But she didn’t attend last Monday’s Town Hall forum on immigration detention sponsored by the Plymouth Area League of Women Voters. Betty said she feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials […]
Posted inHistory & Architecture
Half of Plymouth was consumed by flames 125 years ago this week
Alfred R. Turner Jr. rowed like he had never rowed before. Pulling desperately on the oars of his rowboat, the wealthy industrialist from Newark, N.J., watched as a 30-foot wall of fire engulfed his spacious summer home on the shores of Little Long Pond. Driven by a 70 mile-per-hour gale 125 years ago, the massive […]
Posted inGovernment
Sixty-six people appointed to town committees failed to get sworn in
It’s a stunning number that casts a shadow on citizen participation in local government: 66 people appointed to town boards and committees by the Select Board over the past two years have never bothered to get sworn in, as required by town bylaws, Kevin Canty, the board’s chair, told the Independent. Why people who […]
Posted inBusiness
A mixed menu for the summer restaurant scene
As the summer season winds down, one waterfront restaurant owner wonders why her establishment and others didn’t attract the usual crowds this year. The owner – who asked that her name be withheld out of fear of derogatory comments on social media that might further hurt business – said tourists have been filling up parking […]
Posted inCulture Calendar
‘Creative Collectives’ aims to build an arts community
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. If you want to tap into your creativity, but find the idea of a lengthy course […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Judge orders home invasion suspect held pending trial
The man accused of attacking a well-known local chef inside his North Plymouth home last month will remain in jail until trial, a judge ruled Thursday. After a 30-minute dangerousness hearing, Plymouth District Court Judge Shelby Smith granted a prosecutor’s request to keep Jose Juarez, 38, behind bars until at least January. Plymouth County Assistant […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Armed man subdued by police at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
A man carrying a bayonet and a pistol triggered a lockdown at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Saturday morning, according to police and two staff members who were there. The hospital issued a “Code Silver,” a signal alerting staff that an active shooter or a person with a weapon was in the facility and they should […]
Posted inPolice & Fire
Boys & Girls club staffer faces charges related to photographing, touching child
His mother knew something was wrong when she picked up her seven-year-old son from summer camp on the afternoon of August 11. He was afraid to say what was bothering him — he’d been warned “not to tell his mommy or daddy what happened,” Plymouth police reported. But the child eventually told his mother – […]